MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government for its help to the country’s infrastructure development, particularly the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).

TOKYO – The Japanese government will bestow the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, its highest commendation for foreign nationals, on former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and then-Finance Chief Carlos Dominguez III.

TOKYO – The Japanese government is “ready to provide the maximum possible assistance to the Philippines,” Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a statement on Monday.

MANILA – The Philippine government is working on a long-term solution to the flooding problem of Cavite, one of the worst-hit provinces by rain-induced floods brought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng.