{"id":58581,"date":"2015-08-10T22:31:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58581"},"modified":"2015-08-10T22:31:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T14:31:54","slug":"palace-welcomes-2-b-financial-aid-from-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/10\/palace-welcomes-2-b-financial-aid-from-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace welcomes $2-B financial aid from Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17445\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/President-Aquino-and-Japanese-Prime-Minister-Shinzo-Abe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17445\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/President-Aquino-and-Japanese-Prime-Minister-Shinzo-Abe-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"TOKYO, Japan \u2013 President Benigno S. Aquino III exchanges pleasantries with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the Summit Meeting &amp; Working Lunch at the Prime Minister\u2019s Official Residence in 2-3-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on Tuesday (June 24, 2014). The meeting is an opportunity for the two leaders to exchange views on recent regional developments and to discuss areas of cooperation to enhance the Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership. (PLDT powered by SMART) (Photo by Gil Nartea\/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau\/PNA)\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/President-Aquino-and-Japanese-Prime-Minister-Shinzo-Abe-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/President-Aquino-and-Japanese-Prime-Minister-Shinzo-Abe-1024x723.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOKYO, Japan \u2013 President Benigno S. Aquino III exchanges pleasantries with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the Summit Meeting &amp; Working Lunch at the Prime Minister\u2019s Official Residence in 2-3-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on Tuesday (June 24, 2014). The meeting is an opportunity for the two leaders to exchange views on recent regional developments and to discuss areas of cooperation to enhance the Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership. (PLDT powered by SMART) (Photo by Gil Nartea\/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau\/PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Malacanang recently welcomed the pledge of the Japanese government to donate\u00a0$2-billion official development assistance (ODA) package.<\/p>\n<p>The said financial aid is for the construction of a 36.7-kilometer\u00a0narrow-gauge elevated commuter railway.<\/p>\n<p>The transport system will be travelling from Malolos, Bulacan to Tutuban in Manila.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ODA package would be a boon to our ongoing efforts to improve and modernize our public transport system,\u201d Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as Phase 1 of the\u00a0the North-South Commuter Rail Project is one of the agreements signed during the state visit of President Aquino to Japan last June.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to become the single-biggest ODA loan package that Japan has offered any development partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ODA package is a firm testament to the robust bilateral relations between the Philippines and Japan and affirms the confidence and support of the Japanese government to the reforms undertaken by the Aquino administration,\u201d Coloma said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan has been a valuable partner of the Philippine government in promoting lasting peace in Mindanao through the Japan-Bangsamoro Initiative for Reconstruction Development project,\u201d the spokesman added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; Malacanang recently welcomed the pledge of the Japanese government to donate\u00a0$2-billion official development assistance (ODA) package. 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