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DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez (left) and new JICA Chief Representative Yoshio Wada during the signing ceremony at the DOF office

Metro Manila subway stations map 1

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President Rodrigo Duterte touring the new CNS/ATM facility (Photo from Presidential Photos Division)

Photo shows 2nd to 6th from left; Datu Paglas Mayor Abubakar Paglas, JICA Chief Representative Yoshio Wada, Embassy of Japan Minister Makoto Iyori, DA Undersecretary Francisco Villano, Jr and DA PDS Director Jane Bacayo

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News from the Field

JICA Volunteer Michi Kurihara (rightmost)

Photo shows representatives from LandBank, DTI-ARMM, Regional Board of Investment-ARMM, Philippine Coconut Authority-ARMM, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries-ARMM and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources –ARMM.

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From left: DPWH Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Operations Emil K. Sadain, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Embassy of Indonesia in the Philippines Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission Budi Dhewajani, Loay Mayor Rochelle Brigitte Lim Imboy, Congressman Arthur Yap, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio B. Evasco Jr. and JICA Representative Keisuke Fukui (Photo from DPWH)

Graduates from Barangay Hungduan with local government officials and professors

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Project updates

Ribbon cutting of the new Lawaan Municipal Hall

Feature story

BEMAC Electric Transportation Philippines

Incorporated – introduced electric tricycles using

Japanese Power Control Unit technology

Biotech Japan – offered protein-reduced rice using

a fermentation technology to help people with

chronic kidney diseases

E-supportlink, Ltd. – pitched for a stock-selling

management software to help farmers control

prices of vegetables

eTrust – introduced sensor networks and cloud

technology to help distribute irrigation water

Guun – introduced a solid waste management

mechanism that turns plastic wastes into

alternative energy sources

Hinode Microbubbler System – pitched for a

microbubbler system for waste water treatment

Inada, Inc. – introduced a portable water system

that can filter E.Coli and other bacteria and make

clean water accessible to remote or disaster prone

areas

Informatix Inc. – pitched its custom geographic

information system and mapping technology that

LGUs can use in times of disasters

Iseki Polytech, Inc. – introduced its micro-

tunneling technology that can help install pipelines

in congested cities

Kuwanosato – pitched for its mulberry tea product

to help the immune system and prevent colon

cancer.

About JICA

JICA Philippines Office 40F Yuchengco Tower, RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City Telephone: +632 889-7119 Facsimile: +632 889-6850 Website: https://www.jica.go.jp/philippine/english/

Editorial Team

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is the executing agency of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA), which handles technical cooperation, ODA loans and investment, and grant aid, as well as cooperation volunteers and disaster relief programs. JICA is the world’s largest bilateral aid agency with its volume of cooperation amounting to about USD 16.4 billion for JFY 2016 and a world-wide network of about 100 overseas offices including the Philippines.

Jennifer Erice,

Lara Javier, Tracy Decena,

Maffy Carandang

JICA Senior Representative Ayumu Ohshima (first row, left) with representatives of the 10 Japanese SMEs during the pitch event

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