23/10/2026
October 23, 2026
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐: ๐๐-๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
The ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐, ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐ฌ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ช๐จ๐บ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ท๐ช) actively participated in the ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ป๐๐ ๐น๐ท-๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 70 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐ท-๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, organized by the ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐. (๐ฉ๐๐ณ๐ฐ), and held at the ๐ซ๐. ๐จ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ. ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ), ๐ช๐ท๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐.
The forum provided an avenue for students to explore the historical and diplomatic ties between the Philippines and Japan through engaging talk, insightful discussion, and meaningful cultural activities.
Hosted by ๐ด๐. ๐บ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐
๐ธ. ๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐
๐, the program commenced with the preliminaries, followed by the welcome remarks of ๐จ๐๐๐. ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ซ. ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐ณ๐ด, Founder of BYLI. ๐น๐๐. ๐ญ๐. ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด. ๐จ๐๐
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๐, adviser of JโPolist, then delivered a message expressing his gratitude to the attendees and underscoring the importance of the gathering. A video presentation followed, illustrating how the painful memories of the past can be transformed into meaningful messages.
The forum proper, entitled โ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ผ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐น๐ท-๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ offered a deeper look into the evolution of the relationship between the two nations. Hosted by Atty. Mark D. Borres, LLM, the forum featured ๐ท๐๐๐. ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐ฉ. ๐ซ๐๐๐, who shared his knowledge and experiences regarding the transformation of the Philippines and Japan from former war enemies to strategic partners. He emphasized the role of ๐น๐ฏ๐ท (๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) in rebuilding trust and fostering a stronger relationship between the two countries.
The program continued with the testimonials of ๐ด๐. ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ด. ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ and ๐ด๐. ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ. ๐ญ๐๐๐-๐๐, who shared their experiences and perspectives, further enriching the participantsโ understanding of Philippine-Japan relations. The presentation of certificates followed. Beyond the formal discussions, the forum offered students opportunities to appreciate Japanese culture through four interactive sessions: (1) ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ป๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐
๐๐๐; (2) ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐: ๐จ ๐ป๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐; (3) ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; and (4) ๐ป๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐.
Each session was facilitated by a ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ who introduced the participants to different aspects of Japanese heritage. ๐ซ๐. ๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ฉ. ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ led the origami session, while ๐ท๐๐๐. ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐ฉ. ๐ซ๐๐๐ facilitated the haiku session. ๐ด๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ. ๐จ๐๐๐๐ discussed Japanese history, culture, and language, while ๐ด๐. ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ guided the participants through traditional Japanese songs and games. These activities allowed students to engage with Japanese traditions and culture.
The event concluded with the testimonial and closing remarks of ๐ด๐. ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ. ๐ช๐๐๐๐, bringing the gathering to a meaningful close. More than a platform for academic discussion, the forum highlighted how historical understanding and cultural exchange can contribute to stronger international relationships.
๐ผ: Dessire Clanza
โ: Aleah Ann Alcazaren