President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi witness the signing of two major agreements, worth at least 6.7 billion yen, that would provide for socio-economic development and peace building in Mindanao and for the improvement of firefighting efforts in Metro Manila. The signing ceremony, held at the Prime Minister’s Residence on Wednesday (Dec. 5) was led by Philippine Ambassador to Japan Domingo Siazon, Jr. and Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kojiro Takano. (Malacaņang Photo)