STRONGER PH-NETHERLANDS PACT. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Foreign Affairs Minister of The Netherlands Hanke Bruin Slot sign a memorandum of understanding during Slot’s official visit to the Philippines. The two officials discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on other regional matters of mutual concern.
The focal point “would be officials from the Department of Trade and Industry and their Ministry of International Economic Affairs, who would now be sitting down and engaging with each other so as to spur further economic and business-to-business engagement between the two sides,” Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya told reporters.
He also discussed with her maritime cooperation, which is anchored on “our common heritage as maritime nations,” as well as the safety and security of Filipino seafarers working in Dutch-owned and -flagged vessels.