MANILA – Fully vaccinated Filipinos and foreign nationals with or without negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure from Japan are required to undergo facility-based quarantines, swabbing and self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms.

MANILA/TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday pledged to continue to support the Philippine government in addressing the novel coronavirus pandemic.

MANILA – The Japanese government through UNICEF Philippines donated PhP36 million worth of cold chain equipment to the country to help strengthen its novel coronavirus vaccination.

MANILA – An additional 1,065,600 doses of Japanese-manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Japan arrived at the Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday.