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On November 10, 1986, President Corazon C. Aquino left for Tokyo for a four-day state visit to Japan which laid the groundwork for strengthened Philippines-Japan economic, political, and cultural ties.

President Aquino's website, www.coryaquino.ph, said the highlights of the visit were the following: Commitment to the Philippines of an eight-point aid package totaling some US$ 625 million, including a US$ 252-million loan for the construction of the Calaca II coal-fired power project in Batangas.

In addition, an Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the amount of US$ 308.4 million and US$ 100 million in technical assistance grants were also extended by the Japanese government.

On this same day in 1871, Juan Cailles, a school teacher who fought during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War, was born in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Cailles, who served as public school teacher of Amaya, Tanza and Rosario, Cavite for five years when the revolution broke out, encouraged his pupils' fathers to fight the Spaniards and join the Katipunan, was founded on July 7, 1892 by Andres Bonifacio).

Cailles took part in many encounters with the Spaniards, particularly in engagements resulting in the deaths of his superior officers, such as General Candido Tria Tirona, Edilberto Evangelista and Crispulo Aguinaldo, who facilitated his rapid promotion.

He was appointed brigadier general of the army under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in 1897, and was the commanding officer of Battalion Trias which fought major battles in Cavite and in the suburbs of Manila.

Cailles was one of the signatories in the declaration of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898.

Cailles served as acting chief of operations in the first zone of Manila during the Philippine-American War. He was appointed by Aguinaldo as military governor of Laguna and half of Tayabas (now Quezon) province.

However, he surrendered to the Americans on June 20, 1901 after Aguinaldo was captured in Palanan, Isabela, on March 23, 1901.

In later years, Cailles took efforts toward rebuilding the country, serving as governor of Laguna and representative of Mountain Province in the Philippine Legislature.

Cailles died of heart attack on June 28, 1952 at age 80.

Also, on November 10, 1911, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was organized in Manila with Teodoro Yangco as its first president. It aimed to propagate Christian faith through health and sports.

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