High-ranking officials of the Philippine and Japanese governments on Thursday discussed ways to improve the two countries economic relations under the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) especially as trade volume and investment opportunities continue to increase under the said agreement since it came into effect in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
PH, Japan note JPEPA trade gains
March 29, 2012
13 Filipinas pass Japan’s tough tests for nurses
March 28, 2012
THIRTEEN Filipino nurses out of the 160 who took Japan’s national licensure examinations for nurses this year passed the tests called Kangoshi, which is considered one of the most difficult nursing tests in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippine-Japan agreement to undergo formal negotiations in Dec.
November 26, 2011
CEBU CITY — A work standard for Filipino nurses and caregivers in Japan and the raising of tariff quotas for chicken and other agricultural items will be among the issues that the Philippines will raise when it reviews its bilateral agreement with Japan next month. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan reneges on JPEPA commitment
November 9, 2011
The local automotive industry has asked the government to remind Japan of its commitment to bring in fresh investments into the Philippines under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan seeks comprehensive review of JPEPA
November 7, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese government would like to make a comprehensive review of the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Read the rest of this entry »
Observance of future Phl laws sought under revised JPEPA
October 17, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will ask the Japanese government to include in the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) a condition that the bilateral agreement shall observe any future Philippine laws, including those passed by Congress, local governments, and administrative agencies. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila, Mindanao traders push PJEPA restrictions
October 8, 2011
BUSINESSES in Manila and Mindanao want the government to restrict the entry of Japanese goods covered by the Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA). Read the rest of this entry »
Japan might relax rules on Filipino nurses
September 29, 2011
TOKYO (via PLDT)—Japan has agreed to review its procedures for the entry of Filipino nurses under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement following the very low rate of successful applications three years since the agreement was signed, President Benigno Aquino III said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila gains from pact with Tokyo
September 17, 2011
Despite the financial instability that almost crippled economies in the past years, the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) increased trade volume between the two countries with Manila’s export to Tokyo going up from $6.21 billion in 2009 to $7.8 billion in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
JPEPA boosted trade between PHL, Japan in 2010
September 15, 2011
The Japanese government recognizes how beneficial the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) has been in the past three years, after trade volume increased with Philippine exports to Japan going up from $6.21 billion in 2009 to $7.80 billion in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
