German Parlamentarians visit Philippines
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From left: MP Uwe Kekeritz, MP Helga Daub, Dr. Stefanie Schell-Faucon - GIZ, Chairwoman Dagmar Wöhrl, MP Jürgen Klimke, MP Sabine Weiss, Ralph Timmermann - Chargé d'Affaires German Embassy Manila, Robert Kressirer - GIZ Country Director
(© German Embassy Manila)
A high level visit of the Chairperson of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Parliament “Bundestag”, Ms. Dagmar Woehrl and four Committee members to the Philippines took place last August 26 to 29. The delegation met with high-ranking representatives of the Philippine Government, among them Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., Director General of the National Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Justice Leila M. de Lima. Focus of their talks were on the status of the ongoing development cooperation between Germany and the Philippines as well as bilateral issues.
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Press conference of the delegation with Justice Secretary Leila de Lima
(© German Embassy Manila)
In addition to the talks in Manila the delegation looked into the poverty alleviation and peace building needs and efforts of the Caraga Region in Mindanao. Caraga Region is a focal point of German development assistance. Since January 2011 the COSERAM Programme supported poverty reduction and peace building in the Caraga region. This 4-year programme with a project value of approx. 10 million US-dollars is a joint undertaking of the Philippine and German governments, implemented by German development cooperations and local partners. On their visit, the Parlamentarians met with local government representatives, civil society organisations, church representatives and indigenous communities.
August 2011
