Key infrastructure projects of the Duterte administration will get a boost from Japan funds, after the Japanese government has pledged to close to Php 60 billion worth of loans during President Rodrigo Duterte’s two day visit to Japan. The loan will cover three projects, and will amount to about an equivalent of 129.857 billion yen […]
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Japan And PH Ink $6B Worth Of Business Deals
More investments are expected to pour into the Philippines in the coming years, as at least 18 business deals were signed recently between Philippine and Japanese firms that will yield at least $6 billion worth of new investments. Philstar.com reports that none other than President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the signing of the agreements, which ranged […]
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Filipino choir Boscorale wins gold in Japan
All male high school choir Boscorale of Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati bagged the gold medal as the Youth Choir Equal Voices Grand Prize Winner
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Japan’s Sogo Sosha to invest almost P 200B in PH economy
Japan’s Sogo Sosha group is investing Php198.5 billion in the Philippines’ railway and transportation, energy, water management, and security sectors.
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PHL microsat Diwata-1 images hailed as world-best
The first Philippine-made microsatellite Diwata-1 has received praises for capturing world-best high-resolution images
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Diwata-1 microsat captures first images in space orbit
The first Philippine-made microsatellite, DIWATA-1, successfully captured its first images from space orbit during initial checks of the onboard components.
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Historian Ambeth Ocampo wins Japan’s 2016 Fukuoka Prize
Historian Ambeth R Ocampo is the recipient of the 2016 Academic Prize from the Fukuoka Prize award-giving body in Japan.
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Former housemaid is Bb. Pilipinas-Miss International
A former “kasambahay” or housemaid has managed to overcome her humble beginnings and is now pursuing her dream
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Gilas bags Silver in FIBA Asia, Castro still Asia’s best point guard
Gilas Pilipinas with a lot of heart and grit may have lost to the mighty Chinese squad 78-67 at the FIBA Asia Championship finals
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Nihongo-speaking Pinoys in demand in IT-BPO sector
Filipinos who speak Japanese and specialize in information technology (IT) are sought-after by Philippine-based Japanese companies
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Foreign tourist arrivals expand in 1st 5 months of 2015
Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines grew by 8.15 percent to 2.23 million visitors in the first five months of the year from the 2.06 million
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