JPEPA

By Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), May 5, 2016 Japan imports bananas from the Philippines at seasonal tariff rates of 8.5 to 18.5 percent with no quotas, something our local growers had learned to lived with comfortably since the two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement in 2006 in Helsinki.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine and Japanese governments signed an Action Plan on Industrial Cooperation as part of their commitment to strengthen economic ties.

MANILA, Philippines – Japan will ease its nursing licensure examination procedures to allow more Filipino health workers to work in the country, Vice President Jejomar Binay said yesterday.

Tokyo, Japan – Filipinos are poised to secure more employment opportunities in the world’s third largest economy as the backlog for laborers in Japan would likely result in the relaxation of hiring and entry requirements.

MANILA, Philippines – Despite having an economic partnership agreement with Japan, the Philippines has not maximized the benefits of the deal as there has been no significant increase in investments from Japanese firms amid concerns over high utility and transport costs as well as policy changes, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said.

MANILA, Philippines – Japan is hiring over a hundred more Filipino nurses and caregivers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said representatives of Japan International Corporation for Welfare Services (JICWELS) and different health care facilities are set to interview applicants in the next two weeks.

High-ranking officials of the Philippine and Japanese governments on Thursday discussed ways to improve the two countries economic relations under the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) especially as trade volume and investment opportunities continue to increase under the said agreement since it came into effect in 2008.

THIRTEEN Filipino nurses out of the 160 who took  Japan’s national licensure examinations for nurses this year passed the tests called  Kangoshi, which is considered one of the most difficult nursing tests in the world.

CEBU CITY — A work standard for Filipino nurses and caregivers in Japan and the raising of tariff quotas for chicken and other agricultural items will be among the issues that the Philippines will raise when it reviews its bilateral agreement with Japan next month.

The local automotive industry has asked the government to remind Japan of its commitment to bring in fresh investments into the Philippines under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.

MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese government would like to make a comprehensive review of the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will ask the Japanese government to include in the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) a condition that the bilateral agreement shall observe any future Philippine laws, including those passed by Congress, local governments, and administrative agencies.

BUSINESSES in Manila and Mindanao want the government to restrict the entry of Japanese goods covered by the Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA).

TOKYO (via PLDT)—Japan has agreed to review its procedures for the entry of Filipino nurses under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement following the very low rate of successful applications three years since the agreement was signed, President Benigno Aquino III said Wednesday.

Despite the financial instability that almost crippled economies in the past years, the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) increased trade volume between the two countries with Manila’s export to Tokyo going up from $6.21 billion in 2009 to $7.8 billion in 2010.

The Japanese government recognizes how beneficial the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) has been in the past three years, after trade volume increased with Philippine exports to Japan going up from $6.21 billion in 2009 to $7.80 billion in 2010.

THE Department of Trade and Industry has begun consultations with civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Philippine Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA).

MANILA, Philippines – The multisectoral Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) has recently filed a motion with the Supreme Court (SC) asking for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the implementation of the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) because it allegedly violates the Constitution and the trade between Japan and the Philippines did not improve in…

MANILA, Philippines – The scheduled review of the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is still in limbo because the two governments cannot agree on a meeting yet.

MANILA, Philippines – A team from the Japanese government will be heading to Manila to discuss the renegotiation of the Japan Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

MANILA, Philippines—The country “will be guided by national interest” during this year’s general review of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Japan is making it easier for foreign nurses and caregivers to pass the licensure examinations, according to the Japanese embassy in Manila.

The government has formed an inter-agency body to review the impact of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) on the local economy.

The Philippines is assessing how it can further benefit from the Philippines-Japan economic partnership agreement two years after the country’s first bilateral pact came into force.

MANILA, JANUARY 23, 2011 (STAR) By Sheila Crisostomo – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed disappointment over the hiring scheme for Filipino nurses and caregivers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

STANDING as a strong ally of the country and the biggest source of official development assistance (ODA) loans—53 percent of the total, on average for the last 10 years—the government of Japan has pledged to strengthen its ties through more assistance in the hiring of Filipino caregivers and nurses.

YOKOHAMA – The Japanese government has sent a delegation to the Philippines to help Filipinos find jobs here as nurses and caregivers.

MANILA, Philippines—Following the provisions of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), the second batch of 10 Filipino caregivers-to-be are scheduled to leave for Japan today, September 26, the Japanese embassy here said in a news release.

THE GOVERNMENT should review provisions of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) with the aim of relaxing recruitment standards and strictly implementing pay guidelines for Filipino nurses in Japan, the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) said.

MANILA, Philippines – Whether seen through nationalistic or pragmatic lenses, the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement or JPEPA is here – signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 and ratified by the RP Senate.