THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) assured the public on Monday there would be continued efforts to strengthen ties with Japan on disaster risk reduction.

In a statement, OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said the initiative would be beneficial to the OCD, especially after the courtesy call by officials from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Ministry of Defense.

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