PH, Japan Sign Two Exchange of Notes
21 March 2018 MANILA — Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Koji Haneda sign the Exchange of Notes on the Project for the Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Davao City and Exchange of Notes on the Programme for the Support of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Marawi and its Surrounding Areas at the Department of Foreign Affairs on March 20.
21 March 2018 MANILA — Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda signed the Exchange of Notes on the Project for the Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Davao City and Exchange of Notes on the Programme for the Support of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Marawi and its Surrounding Areas at the Department of Foreign Affairs on March 20.
The Project for the Development and Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Davao City, estimated to cost 2.5 billion PHP, involves the establishment of a sustainable integrated waste management system through the procurement, construction and commissioning of a Waste to Energy Facility in Davao City.
The Programme for the Support for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Marawi City and its Surrounding Areas is Japan’s additional commitment of 1 billion PHP to support the Philippines’ efforts for the rehabilitation of Marawi. With this, Japan will be providing budgetary support to relevant Philippine government agencies in rehabilitating Marawi and its surrounding areas.
Japan has been the Philippines’ top Official Development Assistance (ODA) partner since 2010 and has contributed significantly to the country’s development and capacity building measures in areas that include infrastructure, security, health, trade, tourism, human resources, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, among many others. The Philippines and Japan celebrated the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations in 2016. END
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Koji Haneda exchange notes at the Department of Foreign Affairs
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Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, H. E. Koji Haneda share a toast during the signing of two Exchange of Notes for the Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facilities in Davao City and for the Support of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Marawi