Manila, June 5 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has sent off a total of 218 Filipino health workers bound for Japan.

In a news release Thursday, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the deployment on Wednesday is proof of the growing strength of the two nations' relations, particularly in people-centered cooperation under the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA).

During the event, officials from both the Philippines and the Japanese governments reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties through human resource exchange.

In his speech, Cacdac noted that the send-off is more than a deployment but a "partnership in action".

He said that every Filipino worker sent not only fills a c...