{"id":274927,"date":"2020-11-11T02:49:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T07:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=274927"},"modified":"2020-11-11T02:49:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T07:49:49","slug":"prrd-grateful-for-sustained-ph-japan-ties-under-hanedas-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/11\/prrd-grateful-for-sustained-ph-japan-ties-under-hanedas-stint\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD grateful for sustained PH-Japan ties under Haneda\u2019s stint"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu on outgoing Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Koji Haneda who paid a farewell call on the President at the Malaca\u00f1ang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang Park, Manila on November 10, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday thanked outgoing Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda on his successful tour of duty, saying the Philippines and Japan enjoyed \u201csustained\u201d high-level exchanges under his stint.<\/p>\n

In a statement from the Office of the President (OP), Duterte conferred on Haneda the Order of Sikatuna, with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross), Gold Distinction.<\/p>\n

He thanked Haneda\u2019s valuable contributions in strengthening and deepening the strategic partnership and overall bilateral relations between the Philippines and Japan since he assumed the post in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring Ambassador Haneda\u2019s tenure, the Philippines and Japan enjoyed sustained high-level exchanges. President Duterte undertook four official visits to Japan since 2016, while former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo visited the Philippines twice in 2017,\u201d the OP said.<\/p>\n

Abe was the first head of state to visit the country after Duterte assumed office in 2016.<\/p>\n

Under Haneda\u2019s stint, the OP said Manila and Tokyo likewise enhanced their cooperation in infrastructure, education, transportation, maritime security, emergency assistance, and trade and investments.<\/p>\n

\u201cJapan remains a major partner of the administration\u2019s \u2018Build, Build, Build\u2019 program and a key supporter of the Mindanao peace process, ongoing transition to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and rehabilitation of Marawi City,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Duterte likewise conveyed his appreciation for Japan\u2019s generous and consistent support in the Philippines\u2019 fight against the prevailing pandemic through aid in emergency response and economic recovery efforts and the Philippines\u2019 inclusion in the clinical trials of Avigan as a potential treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Haneda reaffirmed the value of the Philippines-Japan strategic partnership while citing gains made in stronger cooperation, particularly in infrastructure, maritime domain awareness, countryside development, and the peace process in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

He thanked Duterte for all the assistance as policy guidance supported through Cabinet secretaries and vowed to always be a “true friend of the Philippines.”<\/p>\n

Haneda also recalled his many warm memories and the great strides achieved by the Philippines since he began his foreign service career, which started with his first foreign posting in Manila and ended likewise in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Last July, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Haneda exchanged diplomatic notes on the 50-billion Japanese yen (approximately PHP23.13 billion) loan assistance package extended by the Japanese government to support the Philippines\u2019 Covid-19 emergency response, as well as related social protection, relief, and economic recovery stimulus measures.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan is to be co-financed by the Asian Development Bank\u2019s Covid-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support program, as well as other development partners.<\/p>\n

Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Motegi Toshimitsu had personally affirmed his country\u2019s commitment to extending this assistance to Locsin in their telephone discussion on May 22.<\/p>\n

The package is consistent with Japan\u2019s pledge to assist the Philippines and the larger Asean region in recovering from the impact of Covid-19, and building public health and economic resilience against future such emergencies.<\/p>\n

Japan has been the Philippines\u2019 top official development assistance partner for decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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