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ENDO KAZUYA WAS A 23-YEAR-OLD RISING JUNIOR official in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) when he and his fellow officers visited the Philippines in the mid-1990s. “At that time, the Philippine economy was facing serious challenges,” he recalled in an exclusive interview with...

The Philippines Graphic sat with Ambassador Endo Kazuya who discussed in-depth the political, economic, and military facets of what has been touted as the “Golden Age” of Japan-Philippine relations. PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC: WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE EXISTING BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PHL AND JAPAN? JAPANESE...

Marne Kilates was an award-winning poet, freelance writer, editor, and translator. He has published six books of poetry and translated works by leading Filipino poets such as National Artists Rio Alma, Bienvenido Lumbera, and Lazaro Francisco. He has won the Philippines’ Palanca Memorial...

“A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.”— Chinese proverb JUDGING FROM ITS FINANCIAL INDICATORS SINCE IT burst into the scene in 2022, one would never guess that it was a business unintentionally spawned by the debilitating COVID-19 global crisis. In 2023, DigiPlus—the mother...

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) extended its warm congratulations to Retired Judge Jaime Santiago on his appointment as the new Chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). FFW President, Atty. Sonny Matula, expressed his confidence in Santiago’s capabilities to lead the...

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has called out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for “appearing to intentionally mislead the Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) of the 112th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.” Atty. Sonny...