Second Secretary Takuhiro Watanabe attended the promotion activity for “The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP)1 Promotion” held in Davao City in September. The activity was organized by the Embassy of Japan in partnership with the local NGOs and was attended by almost 26 participants and representatives from various Philippine NGOs in Davao and nearby areas.
In his opening address, Watanabe mentioned that the embassy has implemented 512 projects in Philippines under the GGP. He emphasized the significant participation of the government of Japan with regard to promotion of socio-economic and development especially in the Mindanao areas since J-BIRD’s2 first implementation in 2006. J-BIRD will not be successful without the help and cooperation of the local partners, and the Embassy of Japan would like to continue the good relationships with them in promoting economic assistance.
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