Photograph from Speaker Romualdez’s Fb web page.
MANILA, Philippines — Home of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez introduced that following a gathering with Japanese officers in Tokyo on Tuesday, extra Filipinos can be employed by the Japanese authorities in essential sectors.
Romuladez, in an announcement, stated he was in a position to safe the dedication of their counterparts within the Nationwide Eating regimen of Japan, notably throughout high-level discussions with Japanese Speaker Nukaga Fukushiro and Vice-Speaker Kaieda Banri.
Romualdez stated Kaieda acknowledged Japan’s demographic challenges — just like the lower in inhabitants — and the way Filipino employees have contributed to addressing these challenges.
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“Japan is dealing with a lower in inhabitants, and on this regard, Japan really appreciates the Filipinos working right here, particularly aged care employees,” Kaieda stated.
“We’re trying ahead to welcoming extra Filipinos to work in Japan,” he added.
Romualdez, in the meantime, emphasised the potential for enhanced cooperation between the 2 nations, notably in upskilling the labor power.
“The Philippines has a rising inhabitants, so we’re more than pleased for our folks to return and work right here after receiving the suitable coaching,” the Speaker stated.
“It creates a perfect atmosphere for Japan to proceed investing within the Philippines, not simply in human sources however in Japanese-trained human sources, which is able to additional promote financial cooperation between our international locations,” he added.
Other than hiring Filipino employees, Nukaga stated Japan may also repeatedly assist the Philippine financial system’s progress, with 1,400 Japanese corporations working in Southeast Asia.
The Japanese Speaker additionally acknowledged the numerous presence of Filipinos in his hometown of Ibaraki Prefecture.
“I’ll proceed to cooperate with the Philippines to assist uplift the Philippine financial system,” Nukaga stated.
“Ibaraki Prefecture’s Sakuragawa Metropolis and Sakai City have sister metropolis relations with Bacoor and Marikina, respectively, resulting in about 7,000 Filipinos working within the prefecture. I wish to promote extra native exchanges between our native authorities,” he added.
Each leaders of the respective international locations’ legislature stated the assembly and the vow for a stronger cooperation bodes nicely for the celebration of the Philippines and Japan’s diplomatic relations.
“We’re completely satisfied as a result of this can be a nice lead-up to the celebration of 70 years of our diplomatic relations in 2026,” Romualdez stated.
“Japan and the Philippines have constructed an excellent bilateral relationship […] Japan and the Philippines, each island nations, have a powerful basis to construct good relations and pleasant bridges,” Nukaga replied.
Romualdez and several other rating lawmakers from the Home are in Japan for a gathering with their counterparts on varied points involving the 2 international locations. Earlier, the Speaker stated the connection between the Philippines and Japan is at an all-time excessive, due to the strategic partnership of the 2 Asian international locations by way of improvement and safety preparations.
Among the many protection and improvement applications that Romualdez cited had been the availability of Y600 million-worth of protection support beneath the Official Safety Help (OSA), signed final November 3, 2023 when Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visited the Philippines.
Romualdez additionally thanked Japan for safeguarding the 300,000 Filipinos within the stated nation, which incorporates abroad Filipino employees (OFWs).
“We’ve very sturdy diplomatic relations, notably involving protection and financial ties. We specific our deep appreciation for Japan’s position in securing, nurturing, and accepting over 300,000 Filipinos who reside right here,” he stated.
“Our international locations have frequently engaged with one another since final 12 months, a transparent indication of the agency dedication of each our international locations to our decades-long cooperation,” he added.
Other than Romualdez and Nukaga, different Home officers led by Secretary Basic Velasco additionally held discussions with their counterparts, notably with Japanese Home of Representatives Worldwide Affairs Division Director Basic Yamamoto Hironori, to alternate greatest practices for a extra environment friendly legislative work.
Velasco stated that the assembly underscored the dedication of each nations to strengthen parliamentary cooperation.
Among the many greatest practices mentioned within the assembly, Velasco stated, had been digital transformation of legislative processes, efficient public session mechanisms, and methods for enhancing legislative oversight.
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