Manila, March 24 -- Finance Secretary Ralph Recto secured financing for big-ticket infrastructure projects and budget support for health and climate change initiatives during the Philippines-Japan high-level meeting.

In a statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the high-level discussion took place Monday at the Bureau of the Treasury office.

Senior Japanese government officials led by Dr. Mori Masafumi, Special Advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister, visited the Philippines to convene the 15th Philippines-Japan High-Level Joint Committee Meeting (HLJCM) on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation to accelerate the roll-out of Japan-supported projects in the country.

Recto headed the Philippine delegation along with h...