MANILA/TOKYO – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to Japan for its donation of about two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

TOKYO – Japan will supply the Philippines with an additional two million doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by British drug giant AstraZeneca PLC, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said in a press conference last Friday.

MANILA – Japan has donated two metric tons of pre-cooked rice to the Philippines as part of its novel coronavirus relief efforts to the country, the Japan Embassy in Manila said on Tuesday.

Tokyo saw three of its eateries placed on the list: Den retained its position at No. 11, Narisawa climbed three spots to No. 19, and Florilège made its debut at No. 39.