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20th Development Policy Research Month

The Philippine Embassy in Japan joins the nation in the celebrating the 20th Development Policy Research Month.

Philippine Embassy Encourages Filipino Scholars To Help Build A Stronger Nation

01 September 2022 – Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) Robespierre Bolivar encouraged Filipino scholars studying in Japan to contribute to nation-building in a meeting at the Embassy on August 31st.

CDA Bolivar met with 20 Filipino students who will be starting their masters’ degrees this month in various universities in Japan in the fields of public policy, management, engineering, finance, and environmental science.

In his welcome remarks, he noted that Japan is one of the Philippines’ most important bilateral partners, especially in terms of human resource development and training. He also reminded the scholars that as Japan is one of the most industrialized countries, that they have an excellent opportunity to learn new ideas and technology which will benefit the Philippines. “I encourage you to make the most of your studies so that when you return to our country you will be able to use what you learned here in Japan to help build a stronger Philippines,” he said.

The 20 scholars come from various agencies of the Philippine Government. Their studies are being sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Center and Japan Grant Aid’s Human Resource Development Scholarship (JICE-JDS).

Philippine Embassy in Tokyo Returns To Tohoku For Consular Outreach Mission

30 August 2022. After a three-year absence brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo’s consular outreach mission returned to the Tohoku Region on 27 to 28 August 2022.

The Embassy rendered 481 services to members of the Filipino community in the Tohoku Region, including e-passport applications, notarials, and civil registry services. The consular mission also provided assistance-to-nationals services to members of the community who sought the advice of the Embassy team on matters of concern.

During the mission, the Embassy informed the Filipino community that the conduct of consular outreach missions was a priority activity by the Embassy immediately upon the easing of COVID-19 restrictions by the Japanese government. The Filipino community was likewise assured of the resumption of consular outreach activities to reach all Filipino communities within the jurisdiction of the Embassy.

The two (2) Filipino organizations which assisted the Embassy in the conduct of the mission, Damayan and Kapatiran, relayed the Filipino community’s gratitude for the services rendered during the outreach, especially because the pandemic prevented many of the members of the community from going to Tokyo to avail of consular services.

The Tohoku Region, which consists of the prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata, is home to more than 7,500 Filipinos.