The Philippine government promoted its Public-Private Partnership program at a gathering of potential Japanese investors in Manila, at a seminar organized by the Japan External Trade Organization.
"Now is the time to consider taking advantage of investment opportunities in the Philippines" thanks to the business and state policies of President Benigno Aquino, the country's socioeconomic planning chief, Cayetano Paderanga, said Friday at the JETRO seminar.
"It is our hope that the partnership between the Philippines and Japan will continue to flourish as we seek to improve and develop our country's infrastructure," he said, adding that the Japan International Cooperation Agency for the past 10 years has been Manila's biggest source of development aid, especially in terms of infrastructure-related funding.