PH, Japan hold high-level meeting on infra projects

The Philippines and Japan are set to hold a high-level meeting via teleconference on February 16, focusing on infrastructure development and economic cooperation.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III will lead the Philippine delegation while Mori Masafumi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, will head the Japanese side.

The meeting will cover updates on Japan's financial support for the Philippines' COVID-19 response and peace-building programs in Mindanao under J-BIRD.

Projects like the Metro Manila Subway Project, North-South Commuter Railway, MRT-3 rehabilitation, Dalton Pass East Alignment Road, Central Mindanao Highway, and Parañaque Spillway will be discussed.

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