TOKYO/MANILA – No overseas Filipino worker (OFW) has been reported hurt during the onslaught of Typhoon Nanmadol in Japan, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Tuesday citing reports from the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Osaka and Tokyo.

TOKYO/MANILA – Japan is partnering with the United Nations Development Programme in the Philippines to help address the issue of sporadic conflicts caused by the use of private small arms and light weapons in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

TOKYO/MANILA – Japan has provided a grant aid worth approximately 314 million yen to enhance the development of human resources in the Philippines.

TOKYO/MANILA – Japan and the Philippines held a vice-ministerial dialogue where the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen their political and security coordination.