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![NEDA's Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency head De Vera receives JICA award<br><br />
The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) head Joselito De Vera received this year's Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative Award that honors Filipino public servants and organizations for their contribution to the strong relationship between JICA and the Philippines and impact of their work to development.<br><br />
Photo shows JICA Philippine Chief Representative Yoshio Wada (left) and Mr. De Vera (right) during the presentation of the award at the JICA Philippine Office.<br><br />
De Vera is executive director of the PNVSCA, an attached agency of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), created to converge and link volunteering efforts and resources aligned with the Philippine economic agenda. PNVSCA is a longtime partner of JICA in its JICA Volunteer Program in the Philippines where Japanese citizens live with different communities and implement development projects.<br><br />
"In the end, our job is connecting a volunteer to a community, or to a beneficiary organization. It [International cooperation] is not just about building roads or providing equipment, but also building relationships between Japanese and Filipinos," said De Vera during the awarding ceremony held in Makati City last week.](/philippine/english/office/others/c8h0vm00004g0v6q-img/photo88_l.jpg)
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