{"id":125966,"date":"2017-10-23T21:54:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T01:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125966"},"modified":"2017-10-23T21:54:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T01:54:19","slug":"palace-sees-stronger-ph-japan-ties-with-abe-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/palace-sees-stronger-ph-japan-ties-with-abe-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace sees stronger PH-Japan ties with Abe victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following his big election victory, saying his fresh mandate is a cause for optimism for stronger ties between Manila and Tokyo. (Photo<\/a>: U.S. Embassy Tokyo\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following his big election victory, saying his fresh mandate is a cause for optimism for stronger ties between Manila and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish to congratulate His Excellency Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the results of the elections this weekend. This fresh mandate augurs well for the excellent Philippine-Japan ties,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Abe won a historic third term as his Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partners secured a two-thirds parliamentary \u201csuper majority\u201d during the weekend.<\/p>\n

Abella pointed out that the Philippines have many points of collaboration with Japan, which include economic, socio-political security and defense cooperation.<\/p>\n

Aside from being the country\u2019s top trading partner, Japan is also the Philippines\u2019 top source of official foreign assistance (ODA).<\/p>\n

During President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s state visit to Japan in October last year, he secured USD 1.85 billion in investment pledges from Japanese companies.<\/p>\n

Last January, Abe visited the Philippines and became the first foreign head of government to be hosted by President Duterte in Malaca\u00f1ang since he assumed office.<\/p>\n

In that meeting, the Japanese leader committed up to one trillion yen in ODA grant as well as investments to the Philippines in the next five years.<\/p>\n

Abe even went to Duterte\u2019s home in Davao City.<\/p>\n

The Japanese government has also pledged to provide patrol boats and aircrafts to the Philippines to help secure its territorial waters.<\/p>\n

At the height of the Marawi rebellion, the Japanese government donated USD2 million in humanitarian aid to the Philippines to augment relief operations in Marawi City.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Duterte\u2019s economic managers and the Japanese government are firming up financing commitments for PHP315.4 billion in big-ticket infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

Government officials said the Philippine and Japanese governments are set to sign the loan commitments for three big-ticket projects when Prime Minister Abe visits Manila in November for the ASEAN Summit.<\/p>\n

These are the PHP230-billion Mega Manila Subway Project-Phase 1; the PHP211.5-billion Malolos-Clark Airport-Clark Rail Project: and the PHP9.99-billion Cavite Industrial Area Flood Management Project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are therefore confident that both countries\u2019 solid and strategic partnership would continue to gain greater strength in the years to come,\u201d Abella said.<\/p>\n

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