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The Philippines and Japan are moving to recalibrate their agricultural partnership, with officials laying the groundwork for key agreements during a high-level meeting, ahead of the scheduled state visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan later this month. Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo led officials in a courtesy call on Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel […]
Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya recently paid a courtesy call to Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte. This meeting marks their second official engagement, following their initial dialogue in January 2025, further solidifying the enduring bond between Japan and Davao City. Kazuya was accompanied by the Consul General of Japan in Davao, Ono Hirotaka, and officers from […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Japan’s Tokushukai Medical Group reaffirmed their commitment to advancing humanitarian healthcare during a strategic partnership meeting held at the PRC National Headquarters in Mandaluyong City.The Tokushukai delegation was led by Dr. Shuzo Kobayashi, Executive Managing Director of Tokushukai Medical Group and President & CEO of Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, […]
During the recently-concluded 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) attended by Senator Raffy Tulfo in Geneva, Switzerland, he held a bilateral meeting with the Japanese delegation led by Fujii Kazuhiro. In the meeting, Tulfo expressed elation over what he called “strong and friendly relationship between the governments of Japan and the Philippines”. As Chairman […]
Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Japanese Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi met on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meeting to discuss deeper bilateral cooperation in agriculture, including enhanced trade, technology transfer, and sustainability efforts. A key focus of the bilateral talks was increasing Philippine […]
The Province of Bohol, the country’s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark, launched a five-day business mission to Japan aimed at strengthening tourism and investment linkages while promoting the province as a model of sustainable tourism.The delegation, led by Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado, held a series of business-to-business (B2B) meetings and destination product presentations in […]
Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque announced that the Philippines has secured ₱51 billion in new investments and project expansions from three Japanese conglomerates in consumer services, property development, advanced industries, and clean energy, along with a new investor in the leisure and entertainment sector. The announcement was made during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) […]
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has officially lifted its temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their by-products from Japan, following confirmation that the country is now free from highly pathogenic avian influenza. The import ban, originally imposed by the DA in November 2024, also covered poultry meat, day-old chicks, […]
In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to deepen trade and investment ties with key global partners, Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque held a strategic meeting with executives of Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation (PPIH), the Japanese retail powerhouse behind the popular Don Quijote and Don Don Donki store chains. Held in Tokyo, […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture is all-in on training young farmers, stressing they are key to keeping agriculture going and making sure the country has enough food. “Our youth are the future of agriculture,” Tiu Laurel said in a message delivered by Undersecretary for Administration Allan Umali during the […]