Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star February 23, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government has provided 300 metric tons of rice to be given to families affected by Typhoon Odette. Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa and National Food Authority administrator Judy Dansal said the rice provision falls under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) initiative. The rice will be delivered and distributed to Odette-affected families in Cebu, Bohol and Surigao del Norte as soon as the approval by the APTERR Council is given to NFA. Koshikawa said Japan is comm…