THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is backing President Rodrigo Duterte’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda, particularly the initiatives to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila and attain lasting peace in Mindanao.

JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka conveyed the Japanese aid agency’s position during a recent courtesy call on Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd.

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