TOKYO – Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will run in his first marathon event in Japan to raise money for his foundation that helps children who are in difficult situations in the Philippines.

MANILA – The Japanese government announced on Friday the conferment of The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on former Senate President and House Speaker Manny Villar in recognition of his contributions to strengthening economic bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines.

MANILA – It’s official! Kapuso Primetime King and Queen Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera are set to make their much-awaited TV comeback with the sitcom “Jose & Maria’s Bonggang Villa.”

TOKYO – Japan and the Philippines formally inked an agreement for a 30-billion yen loan in support of the latter’s emergency response measures against the novel coronavirus.