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DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez (left) and new JICA Chief Representative Yoshio Wada during the signing ceremony at the DOF office

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President touring the new CNS/ATM facility (Photo from Presidential Photos Division)

Photo shows 2nd to 6th from left; Datu Paglas Mayor Abubakar Paglas, JICA Chief Representative Yoshio Wada, Embassy of Japan Minister Makoto Iyori, DA Undersecretary Francisco Villano, Jr and DA PDS Director Jane Bacayo

 2 News from the Field

JICA Volunteer Michi Kurihara (rightmost)

Photo shows representatives from LandBank, DTI-ARMM, Regional Board of Investment-ARMM, Philippine Coconut Authority-ARMM, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries-ARMM and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources –ARMM.  3

Graduates from Barangay Hungduan with local government officials and professors

From left: DPWH Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Operations Emil K. Sadain, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Embassy of Indonesia in the Philippines Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission Budi Dhewajani, Loay Mayor Rochelle Brigitte Lim Imboy, Congressman Arthur Yap, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio B. Evasco Jr. and JICA Representative Keisuke Fukui (Photo from DPWH)

 4 Project updates

Ribbon cutting of the new Lawaan Municipal Hall

 5 Feature story

BEMAC Electric Transportation Philippines Incorporated – introduced electric tricycles using Japanese Power Control Unit technology

Biotech Japan – offered protein-reduced rice using a fermentation technology to help people with chronic kidney diseases

E-supportlink, Ltd. – pitched for a stock-selling management software to help farmers control prices of vegetables

eTrust – introduced sensor networks and cloud technology to help distribute irrigation water

Guun – introduced a solid waste management JICA Senior Representative Ayumu Ohshima (first row, mechanism that turns plastic wastes into left) with representatives of the 10 Japanese SMEs alternative energy sources during the pitch event Hinode Microbubbler System – pitched for a microbubbler system for waste water treatment

Inada, Inc. – introduced a portable water system that can filter E.Coli and other bacteria and make clean water accessible to remote or disaster prone areas

Informatix Inc. – pitched its custom geographic information system and mapping technology that LGUs can use in times of disasters

Iseki Polytech, Inc. – introduced its micro- tunneling technology that can help install pipelines in congested cities

Kuwanosato – pitched for its mulberry tea product to help the immune system and prevent colon cancer. 

About JICA JICA Philippines Office 40F Yuchengco Tower, RCBC Plaza The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is the executing agency of Japan’s Official 6819 Ayala Avenue, City Development Assistance (ODA), which handles technical cooperation, ODA loans and Telephone: +632 889-7119 investment, and grant aid, as well as cooperation volunteers and disaster relief programs. JICA Facsimile: +632 889-6850 is the world’s largest bilateral aid agency with its volume of cooperation amounting to about Website: https://www.jica.go.jp/philippine/english/ USD 16.4 billion for JFY 2016 and a world-wide network of about 100 overseas offices Editorial Team Jennifer Erice, including the Philippines. Lara Javier, Tracy Decena, Maffy Carandang 6