Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel suggests that Finance Secretary Ralph Recto should visit Japan to seek additional official development assistance (ODA) for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). Pimentel believes that Japan, which is interested in promoting peace and development in Mindanao, might be willing to help fund the project.
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto should consider visiting Japan to seek Tokyo’s assistance in funding the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project , Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday.
The Mindanao lawmaker, a senior member of the House Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects, said Recto should visit Tokyo to seek additional official development assistance from Japan for the MRP. Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio underscored Mindanao’s importance in Tokyo’s vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” in his speech at a joint session of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives during a visit in November last year.“Stability in the Mindanao region is linked to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. From this perspective, Japan has supported the peace process and economic development over the past two decades.
“The MRP will surely drive Mindanao’s economic and jobs growth in a big way. The project will help fight unemployment and poverty – conditions that have bred instability,” Pimentel said.
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