Minister for Economic Affairs, Akio Isomata, of the Embassy of Japan attended the send-off ceremony for the 11th Batch of Fellows of the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship Project (JDS) on August 8 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The director of the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ma. Angelina Miciano Sta. Catalina, was also present at the event, together with officials of National Economic and Development Authority, Civil Service Commission, and representatives of Philippine government agencies, to which the 11th batch of fellows belong.

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