OCD reaffirms vow to strengthen ties with Japan

By Francis Earl Cueto

Sep 10, 2024 12:08 am

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.

VISITORS FROM JAPAN Philippine officials welcome visiting Japanese officials. From left are Col. Carlyleo Nagac; Tomoko Matsuzawa, director for Defense Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region, Indo-Pacific Regional Policy Division, Bureau of Defense Policy, Japan Ministry of Defense; OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno; Col. Miyuki Yoto, chief, Women Peace and Security Promotion Office, Policy and Programs Division, Policy and Programs Department, Ground Staff Office of Japan’s Ministry of Defense; and Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, OCD deputy administrator. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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