9 9 0 ▁Lu zon ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Mount ▁Pin at ub o ▁er u ption . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Japan ▁supported ▁an ▁N GO ▁which ▁rep atri ated ▁the ▁ske let ons ▁of ▁Japanese ▁soldiers ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁N GO ▁rep atri ated ▁numerous ▁ske let ons ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Filip ino ▁ancest ors , ▁along ▁with ▁few ▁Japanese ▁ske let ons , ▁causing ▁r al lies ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Japan ▁ended ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁ske leton ▁rep atri ation ▁program ▁afterwards , ▁however , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁Filip inos ▁were ▁never ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁communities ▁they ▁were ▁st olen ▁from . ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁has ▁been ▁strong ▁recently . ▁Japan ▁supports ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁ins ur gency ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Japan ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁don ate ▁ten ▁ships ▁val ued ▁at ▁US $ 1 1 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁share ▁a ▁" mut ual ▁concern " ▁on ▁China ' s ▁increasing ▁assert iveness ▁in ▁its ▁territorial ▁claims . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Japan ▁International ▁Co operation ▁Agency ▁( J IC A ) ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 2 - b ill ion ▁loan ▁agreement ▁for ▁the ▁J IC A ▁to ▁fund ▁part ▁of ▁the