With regard to socio-economic development, some major accomplishments
of Japan ODA that has been extended to the Philippines since
1969 are as follows:
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(1) Roads and Bridges
"13% of all National Highways
were improved through Japan ODA"
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In order to promote social and economic development in both
urban and rural areas, a total of 260 billion yen (113 billion
pesos) have been allocated to national highway projects. Thirteen
percent (13%) of all national highways, including the 2,100-km
Philippines-Japan Friendship Highway (Pan Philippines Highway streching from Aparri in
Cagayan Province
to Davao), have been constructed and rehabilitated through
Yen Loan. Two hundred (200) new bridges, including the
Second Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the San Juanico Bridge,
were built while another 200 bridges are under construction
or repair.
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(2) Power and Energy
"Japan assisted 8% energy generation"
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A
total of 286.6 billion yen (124.6 billion pesos) was extended
for the construction of power plants, which generate 8% of
the country electricity (including electrification of poor
and rural areas). Japan
supported the development
of geothermal power generation as well as the development
and interconnection of power grids, including electrification
of rural areas. This support greatly contributed to the resolution
of the Energy Crisis in the 1990s. |
(3) Potable Water Supply
"Million Filipinos enjoy
clean water" |
Water
facilities built by Japanese ODA provide drinking water to
an estimated 13 million Filipinos. Two-thirds of all
grants to the sector come from Japan. Japan is also
supporting rural water supply and water quality improvement. |
(4) Airports
"3
more international airports are now being built"
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A
total of 110 billion yen (47.8 billion pesos) have been
channeled to the construction of major airports, which include
the NAIA 2 and Cebu-Mactan international airports. These
facilities cater to about 13 million passengers
taking domestic flights and about 8.3 million passengers taking
international flights. |
(5) Ports
"62 major and small ports were
built" |
Japan
supported the construction, expansion and the improvement
of major ports such as the ones in Subic, Cagayan de Oro and
Batangas. Fifty-nine (59) small-scale ports were also
built or rehabilitated to provide greater access to various
areas and facilitate industrial development. |
(6) Flood Control
"No more Ormoc disaster"
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All
of the country 22 major flood control projects were assisted
by Japan. These projects help save the lives and properties
of many Filipinos. For instance, in response to the flash
floods that killed an estimated 8,000
people in Ormoc in 1991, the Ormoc City Flood Mitigation
Project was completed in 2001. Just after the project
completion, Ormoc was hit by another massive typhoon which
had the same intensity as 1991 storm, but the Flood Mitigation
Project prevented the recurrence of previous suffering. |
(7) Agriculture
"129,000 ha. were irrigated in 10 years"
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In
the last ten years, more than 50% of all irrigation projects
in the Philippines has been funded by Japan, irrigating an
estimated 129,000 ha. of farmland Japan,
through strengthening infrastructure improvement in
distributed
farmlands and extending of credit to farmers, supports the
Philippine government efforts to implement the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) . |
(8) Environment
"One of the priority areas for Japan's
ODA" |
During
the 1960s and 1970s, Japan gained plenty of pollution control,
and it is now committed to sharing its know-how and extending
environment-related aid internationally. Given that many developing
countries cannot afford environmental projects, Japan has
been urging these countries to address broad-ranged environmental
issues. In the case of the Philippines, Japan supports the
Philippine Government in various environment management projects
such as reforestation, solid waste management and Metro Manila
Air Quality Improvement. |
(9) Health
"Health is a target for Japan's Grants"
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Japan has extended grants and technical assistance amounting
to a total of \20 billion (P8.8 billion) for the Philippine
health sector. The most noteworthy projects include upgrading
and expansion of major hospitals and research institutes,
including the Philippine General Hospital, Vicente Sotto Hospital,
Davao Medical Center, and Benguet Hospital. Services at other
regional hospitals were improved through the provision of
medical equipment. Japan has also extended its support on
research center for infectious diseases. |
(10) Education
"More than 65,000 classrooms
are built" |
Japan
extends grants and loans for the expansion of school buildings.
So far, 1,557 classrooms and 156 science laboratories, have
been constructed at a cost of P4.4 billion under grant-aid
while the construction of 64,000 classrooms is ongoing funded
by loan schemes. Japan also focuses on improving science and
math education and teachers’ capabilities. |
