TOKYO, 08 May 2025 – The Philippine Embassy, represented by Chargé d’affaires, a.i. (CDA) Christian L. De Jesus, welcomed Secretary J. Prospero E. De Vera III, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines (CHED), and the CHED delegation at the chancery during CHED’s official visit to Tokyo this week.

Above photo: Chargé d’affaires, a.i. Christian L. De Jesus (3rd from left) with Chairperson J. Prospero E. De Vera III of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines (CHED) (2nd from left) and (from left to right) Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr., Chancellor of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB); Atty. Ryan L. Estevez, CHED Officer-in-Charge Executive Director, Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST); and members of the Executive Committee of the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ) during the meeting at the Philippine Embassy on 07 May 2025.

In his welcome remarks, CDA De Jesus reaffirmed the Embassy’s commitment to supporting CHED’s initiatives aimed at further strengthening Philippines–Japan cooperation in higher education. He expressed hope that the Commission’s meetings with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), the Japan Foundation, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), and other institutions during their visit to Tokyo would result in concrete outcomes that benefit the Philippine education sector and Filipino education professionals.

CHED’s meeting with the Embassy, which was also attended by the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ) Executive Committee led by its President, Mr. Kevin Saure, produced discussions on the state of higher education in the Philippines, the Philippine government’s initiatives to strengthen the country’s higher education programs, and the development of improved information dissemination systems to maximize higher education opportunities in Japan for Filipino scholars.

Secretary De Vera was joined by Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr., Chancellor of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB); Atty. Ryan L. Estevez, CHED Officer-in-Charge Executive Director, Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), Mr. Felizardo R. Colambo, Deputy Director General for Special Concerns of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Ms. Zyrile Gomez, Assistant of CHED Chairperson, during the meeting with the Embassy.

Chargé d’affaires, a.i. Christian L. De Jesus (6th from left) and Chairperson J. Prospero E. De Vera III of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines (CHED) (5th from left) with (from left to right) Ms. Zyrile Gomez, Assistant of CHED Chairperson; Atty. Ryan L. Estevez, CHED Officer-in-Charge Executive Director, Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST); Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr., Chancellor of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB); Mr. Felizardo R. Colambo, Deputy Director General for Special Concerns of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); and Mr. Kevin Saure, President of the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ) and members of the AFSJ Executive Committee.

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