After visiting Tokyo and meeting with Japanese leaders during an official parliamentary visit, senators picked up a few systems and policies in Japan that they hope the Philippines can learn from. | BPinlacINQ
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said there are “so many things to learn” from Japan’s playbook.“Not just transportation and the importance of planning and continuous evaluation of their existing programs. Even in legislation,” he told reporters in a message.Among the systems in Japan that he hopes to pitch in the Philippines is the East Asian country’s employment strategy.
“Actually, their tradition is once you hire that employee from graduation, you intend to keep him or her until he or she retires,” Villanueva said partly in Filipino.Senator Mark Villar, the head of the Department of Public Works and Highways during the Duterte administration, reflected on Japan’s “really efficient” subway system when he took the train there.
“Hoping we can emulate this in the Philippines for better and more reliable public transportation,” he said in a social media post.LOOK: Former DPWH Secretary and now Senator Mark Villar shares his experience riding the train in Japan and expresses hope that the Philippine transportation system can emulate it. | 📷: Villar/Facebook
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