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JICA was formed in 2003 [citation needed] as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of Japan's ODA. It is now one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world, with a network of 97 overseas offices, projects in more than 150 countries, and available financial resources of approximately 1 trillion yen ($8.5 billion).
Mission: JICA, in accordance with the Development Cooperation Charter, will work on human security and quality growth. Vision: Leading the world with trust JICA, with its partners, will take the lead in forging bonds of trust across the world, aspiring for a free, peaceful and prosperous world where people can hope for a better future and explore their diverse potentials.
In 2010, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) formulated the creation of an expressway network under the High Standard Highway Network Development Master Plan, focusing on a growth area within 200 km (120 mi) of Metro Manila. The DPWH, under JICA's assistance, completed the feasibility study for the proposed Central Luzon ...
The institute's output was criticised in underground publications during the martial law regime because its research findings were not being released in the Philippines, and were instead only being submitted to JICA to satisfy grant requirements, [6] given that the majority of the patients it served were research patients, while the Philippine ...
This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines. [1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.
Here are some examples of words with meanings unique to Philippine English: Accomplish [5] — To fill out a form. (Original meaning: to finish successfully) Advanced [7] [5] — Indicates that a clock or watch is ahead of the standard time. (Original meaning: state-of-the-art) Blowout [27] — To treat somebody with a meal; [60] a birthday ...
The Malay language, a Malayo-Polynesian language alongside the Philippine languages, has had an immense influence on many of the languages of the Philippines. This is because Old Malay used to be the lingua franca throughout the archipelago, a good example of this is Magellan's translator Enrique using Malay to converse with the native ...
Today Philippine English, as formally called based on the World Englishes framework of linguist Braj Kachru, is a recognized variety of English with its distinct lexical, phonological, and grammatical features (with considerable variations across socioeconomic groups and level of education being predictors of English proficiency in the ...