Japan grants PH P246-B aid package

by Bernadette E. Tamayo - Catherine S. Valente - Jenica Faye Garcia

Feb 11, 2023 12:01 am

(UPDATE) TOKYO: Japan has granted the Philippines a record 600 billion Japanese yen or over 246 billion pesos in official development assistance (ODA) to help the Marcos administration carry out its economic development agenda.

ASIAN ALLIES Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Marcos is on a five-day official visit to Japan to boost defense and economic ties. PHOTO BY KIMIMASA MAYAMA/POOL/AFP

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