MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda exchanged notes on two major Philippine infrastructure projects, as well as grant aid for agriculture development, higher education scholarships, and critically needed health equipment at the DFA on June 8.

MANILA/TOKYO – Marubeni and LSI Medience have launched COVID-19 testing in the Philippines last April through their joint venture company, Medi Linx, in partnership with Metro Pacific Hospitals Holdings, Inc. (MPHHI), the largest private hospital operator in the Philippines.

MANILA – Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda signed and exchanged notes with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. for Japan’s grant aid to assist the Philippines in its battle against COVID-19 on June 8.

MANILA/TOKYO – The Philippine Health Department is continuing its close coordination with the Japanese government for the shipment of the antiviral medication Avigan, while preparing to start the clinical trials of the potential COVID-19 drug.