Ambassador Lopez, tiniyak ang pagtulong ng Japan sa programang rehabilitasyon ng Pilipinas

   Ni Florenda Corpuz

Tiniyak ng pamahalaang Hapon na ipagpapatuloy nito ang pagtulong sa Pilipinas sa pagsasagawa ng rehabilitasyon at rekonstruksyon ng mga lugar na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda.

Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel M. Lopez, sinabi sa kanya ni Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida na ipagbigay alam lamang dito kung kailangan ng Pilipinas ng tulong mula sa Japan.

           

“With regards to the commitment of Japan to assist us not only in the relief but even in rehabilitation efforts, I recall the Foreign Minister, when he came to the Embassy to sign the condolence book, he mentioned to me, ‘If there is anything your country needs just let us know,’” pahayag ni Lopez.

Sinabi rin ng ambassador na ang parehong mensahe ay ipinarating din sa kanya ng Japanese parliamentarians.

“I suppose in this respect, if our President will ask the Prime Minister for certain things that we badly need right now, then maybe we can see Japan responding very quickly,” dagdag ni Lopez.

Isa ang Japan sa mga bansa sa international community na galanteng nagpapahatid ng tulong sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda kung saan mahigit na sa 6,000 ang nasawi.

“This is one sign Philippine-Japan ties are strong and robust with Japan being one of the Philippines’ strategic partners,” ani Lopez.

“We can see Japan has always been very responsive to all our needs especially in this recent super typhoon Yolanda. We can see the outpouring of support not only of the Japanese government but Japanese corporations and the Japanese people. They’ve been very, very supportive of the needs of the people especially in the devastated areas,” pagtatapos ni Lopez.