Japan turned over on Tuesday fish processing plants in the Municipality of Basey, Samar for the Japan-funded Quick Impact Projects under the Urgent Development Study on the Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Typhoon “Yolanda.”
In a statement, the Embassy of Japan said the municipality was also provided submergible fish cages, a disaster-resilient technology developed in Japan, under the same project.
The embassy said its First Secretary Koji Otani handed over the donations to Basey Municipal Vice Mayor Ramon Lancanan.
The aid projects are expected to boost the livelihood of Yolanda victims and help accelerate the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the damaged areas.
Japan, as the top official development assistance donor to the Philippines despite being a disaster-prone country itself, has supported the Philippines’ disaster mitigation efforts by sharing its experiences and lessons learned from past natural disasters.
This project, based on a policy of “Build Back Better,” is expected to further foster the strategic partnership between the two countries and serve as a model for other disaster-prone areas of the Philippines.