MANILA – Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa turned over Real-time Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring Systems and a Tsunami Simulation Database to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Office (PHIVOLCS) in a ceremony held on October 15, 2015 in Quezon City, Metro Manila for the Japan-funded Project for Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Management. The ceremony was also attended by the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Raymund E. Liboro.
The assistance, signed three (3) years ago, provided 1 billion yen (approximately 518 million pesos) for the installation of Real-time Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring Systems and a Tsunami Simulation Database as well as the procurement of eight (8) mobile drainage pumps which have been turned over on July 9, 2014 to Department of Public Works and Highways to assist the Philippines’ disaster risk reduction efforts.
Japan, as the top ODA donor to the Philippines as well as a disaster-prone country itself, has supported the Philippines’ disaster mitigation efforts by sharing its experiences and lessons learned from the past natural disasters. This project reaffirms the continued commitment of Japan to extend cooperation in minimizing threats of disasters. This project is expected to further fosterthe strategic partnership between the two countries and serve as a model for other disaster-prone areas of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service/Embassy of Japan)
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