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Filipino students to get ‘world-class training’ on semiconductors supply chains from Japan, US
Filipino students to get ‘world-class training’ on semiconductors supply chains from Japan, US
United States President Joe Biden said the Philippines' alliance with US and Japan will spur “more jobs, more investments” for Filipinos as Tokyo and Washington — 2 of the world’s major economies — pledge to help fortify Manila’s economic resilience. US President Joe Biden on Instagram

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Japan and the United States will be helping the Philippines expand its semiconductor industry workforce by granting “world-class training” for students who wish to work in semiconductor supply chains, the leaders of the three countries said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Japan and the United States will be helping the Philippines expand its semiconductor industry workforce by granting “world-class training” for students who wish to work in semiconductor supply chains, the leaders of the three countries said on Thursday.
“We intend to pursue a new semiconductor workforce development initiative, through which students from the Philippines will receive world-class training at leading American and Japanese universities, to help secure our nations’ semiconductor supply chains,” the three countries said in the Joint Vision Statement, released after their trilateral summit at the White House.
“We intend to pursue a new semiconductor workforce development initiative, through which students from the Philippines will receive world-class training at leading American and Japanese universities, to help secure our nations’ semiconductor supply chains,” the three countries said in the Joint Vision Statement, released after their trilateral summit at the White House.
“This initiative complements the expansion of semiconductor investments in the Philippines that would strengthen supply chain resiliency among our three nations,” it read.
“This initiative complements the expansion of semiconductor investments in the Philippines that would strengthen supply chain resiliency among our three nations,” it read.
Semiconductors and electronics remain the Philippines’ top export, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Semiconductors and electronics remain the Philippines’ top export, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier said that he was keen on developing assembly lines in the Philippines so that high-value electronic products could be assembled in the country instead of the nation just settling for importing parts for these gadgets.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier said that he was keen on developing assembly lines in the Philippines so that high-value electronic products could be assembled in the country instead of the nation just settling for importing parts for these gadgets.
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