PHL, China sign six agreements

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a picture during President Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit to China from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. / RTVM/

(Eagle News)–The Philippines and China have signed six cooperation agreements during President Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the agreements were “for cooperative measures and assistance in the key areas of education, science and technology, and economic growth, among others.”

Below is a list of the agreements:

  • Exchange of Notes on Cooperation Procedure for the Availment and Utilization of Concessional Loan under a Renminbi-denominated Loan Facility (between the Philippine DFA and the China International Development Cooperation Agency);
  • Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education from 2019 to 2024 (between the Philippine CHED and Chinese Ministry of Education);
  • Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (between the Philippine DOST and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology);
  • Cooperative Arrangement on the Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters (between the Philippine DOF/BOC and the Chinese General Administration of Customs);
  • Implementation Contract on Project of China-Aid Container Inspection Equipment (between the Philippine DOF/BOC and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce); and
  • Preferential Buyer’s Credit Loan Agreement of Project Management Consultancy of the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul Project (between the Philippine DOF and the Export-Import Bank of China)

Panelo said overall, Duterte’s meeting with China’s President  Xi Jinping “went well.”

“The President’s activities on the second day of his official visit here in China are a reflection of continued good faith and warm friendship between the two presidents, and undoubtedly, a testament to the enhanced and enduring bond between the Philippines and China,” he said.

The President is slated to end his China trip on Sept. 2.