By
Joyce Ann L. Rocamora
December 9, 2017
MANILA--Japan
is set to provide the Philippines a new package of assistance amounting to
USD477,444, or about PHP 23 million, for school building projects.
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| Ambassador Koji Haneda and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte |
The
projects will be funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human
Security Projects (GGP) implemented by the Embassy of Japan.
Japanese
Ambassador to Manila Koji Haneda is scheduled to sign five grant contracts for
school building projects in the Philippines on Dec. 13.
In a
statement, the embassy said the new package of assistance will form part of
Japan's commitment to development efforts in the Philippines.
This
includes construction of 22 units of school buildings with school furniture
such as armchairs and blackboards in four elementary school and one high
school.
The
contracts are for classroom constructions for schools Santo Niño High School in
Talibon, Bohol; Bagong Buhay Elementary School in Ormoc City, Leyte; Bonifacio
Elementary School in Surigao City; Catalunan Grande Elementary School in Davao
City; and Julian P. Gomilla Elementary School in Ilog, Negros Occidental.
The
Government of Japan, as the top official development assistance donor for the
Philippines, launched the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security
Projects in the Philippines in 1989 to reduce poverty and help various
communities engaged in grassroots activities.
At
present, the embassy said 525 grassroots projects have been funded by GGP.
"Japan
believes that this project will not only strengthen the friendship between the
peoples of Japan and the Philippines but also contribute to further fostering a
strategic partnership between Japan and the Philippines towards the
future," it added. (PNA)
