COTABATO CITY: Japan awarded five more grassroots projects in conflict-affected communities in Mindanao with a grant assistance in addition to 82 previous grants in its continued commitment to bring peace and stability in the country under the Japan-Bangsamoro Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development (J-BIRD).

Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa inked the contracts for the projects in a simple ceremony here on Monday with officials of recipient organizations.

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