Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Pablo Borbon Main I, Batangas City, Philippines 4200
COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Tel. No. (043) 980-0385 local 1128

Castillo, Jemaila A. BSED 3206

Rosales, Andrealyn R.
Tabora, Hazel S.

SST 312- PHILIPPINE FOREIGN RELATIONS

JAPAN-PHILIPPINES RELATION
I. True or False. Analyze the questions carefully and write TRUE if the statement is correct,
otherwise FALSE.

1. Philippines and Japan have had a long history of diplomatic relations, dating back as
early as 1990.
2. Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement is an economic partnership
agreement concerning bilateral investment and free trade agreement between the two
countries.
3. Japan occupied the Philippines for over three years until the surrender of Japan.
4. Filipino freedom fighters sought assistance from the Japanese government during the
1898 Spanish-American War.
5. Japan had sent 3 TC-90 aircraft to Philippines and promised another two as donation.

II. Identification. Read each item carefully and supply the needed information about the
diplomatic relationship of Japan and Philippines. Write your answer on the blank provided
before each number.

__________1. He was the first Filipino president to address a joint session in Japanese bicameral
legislature.
__________ 2. It allows Japan to send instruments and machinery as reparation to the
Philippines and was approved in 1960.
___________3. An order of diplomatic merit conferred upon individuals who have rendered
exceptional and meritorious service to the Republic of the Philippines.
__________4. It is when the diplomatic relations between Japan and Philippines were
established.
__________5.It stipulated what kind of reparations that Japan would give to the countries
affected by the war and signed by forty-eight countries on ______.

III. Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer. Encircle the
letter of your answer.

1. Through ______, Japan has helped construct and improve infrastructure in the Philippines.
A. ODA C. RITM
B. JICA D. JICA’s (CCDP-B)
2. It is Japan’s largest trading partner?
A. China C. Philippines
 B. Korea D. Taiwan
3. One of the main pillars of Japan’s ODA is _______?
A. helped to established the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
B. survey and administration of Grant Aid Program
C. assisting conflict areas in Mindanao
D. address Metro Manila’s notorious traffic congestion and public transportation
4. It is an organization established in 1992 that helped the survivors of Japanese military sexual
slavery during WWII?
A. 1956 Reparation Agreement
B. Pamana
C. Lila Pilipina
D. Comfort Women
5. The following are the demands of the comfort women to Japanese government EXCEPT?
A. allowing the amendment of the Japanese Constitution to removed Art. IX
B. just compensation
C. unequivocal public apology
D. inclusion of Filipina comfort women in history

Answer Key:
I.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
II.
6. President Carlos P. Garcia
7. Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation
8. Order of Sikatuna
9. July 23, 1956
10. September 9, 1951
III.
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. A