On November 3, Ambassador Kitagawa Katsuro received a courtesy call from nine newly arrived and one departing Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV).

The departing volunteer successfully completed her assignment, making significant contributions to programs supporting children and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the assigned local community.

The new volunteers, including a senior, will be deployed across the Philippines (Iloilo Province, Cebu Province, Leyte Province, etc.), to contribute their expertise in elementary education, support for children and PWDs, social work, design, architecture, and chemistry/applied chemistry.

It is hoped that their skills, knowledge, and experience will contribute to the economic and social development of the Philippines and further deepen mutual understanding between Japan and the Philippines. Embassy of Japan in the Philippines FB page