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Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte discussed his openness to pursue a partnership with Chinese giant company, Huawei, in a courtesy call and business meeting with Huawei Technologies Philippines, Inc., Leon Guo, Huawei Philippines Regional Department Director expressed interest to work with Duterte via public-private industrial collaboration particularly on renewable energy and education. “Huawei has long […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri received Vietnamese Ambassador Hoang Huy Chung at the Senate recently to discuss ways to improve the strategic partnership between the Philippines and Vietnam, and the visit of the Vietnamese parliamentary delegation to the Philippines. The parliamentary visit is headed by the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue. […]
Philippine Agriculture Secretary William Dar and India Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar agreed to renew their partnership towards stronger technical cooperation and market access to sustainably increase food production for both countries, provide Filipino and Indian farmers with higher income, and achieve a more balanced trade of goods. Tomar hosted a brief bilateral meeting with […]
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera led a High-level Higher Education Partnership Mission to Canada to expand opportunities to engage in academic and research partnerships focused on health sciences, renewable energy, agriculture, engineering and technology, data science, and disaster risk management, among others. De Vera was accompanied by CHED Region I OIC-Director […]
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extended its continued support to the endeavors of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) during a courtesy call recently. JICA’s newly-appointed Chief Representative to the Philippines Sakamoto Takema expressed the Agency’s sincerity in prioritizing the Philippines, including the DA, as one of its partners. “Agriculture is an important sector […]
Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), met with representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Mohamed Djelid, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss possible cooperation on capacity building projects on human rights during a courtesy […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the importance of sustainable development for the Philippines during the courtesy call of UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Richard Graham. Lopez shared that one of the key priority areas for the country in terms of trade and investment is sustainable development in the form of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to allow the private sector to become more involved in its efforts, as the agency needs to revive its enrollment rate which was drastically slashed because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. During a recent hearing on the agency’s proposed 2021 budget in […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has gained another partner in its National Greening Program (NGP), the government’s most ambitious reforestation bid so far. DENR and private school Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila recently signed the memorandum of agreement covering the school’s participation in the NGP, said Dexter Villa, DENR development management […]