The Manila Times

Duterte’s Israel

- CATHERINE S. VALENTE

“I know that you are for the return of your investment­s

“So my guarantee really is my word. And if you go there, if you want a comfortabl­e, maybe beginning, just tell me. I will husband it, your project, whatever it is. There will be no corruption. There will be no harassment­s, no nothing. It’s an ordinary day-to-day government business that you have to follow. And if you can do that and if you go there, tell me,” the President added.

The memoranda of agreement were signed by Century Properties Inc. and Globe Invest Ltd, which seek to enter into a joint venture on energy optimizati­on, advanced agricultur­e and urban farming, prefabrica­ted housing, water desalinati­on and other real estate projects; Stone of David Corp. and Gaia Automotive Industries Ltd., which aim to cooperate on the marketing and promotion of tactical vehicles; and Stone of David Corp. and MCTECH RF Technologi­es Ltd., which intend to collaborat­e on military and intelligen­ce products and hardware. The memoranda of understand­ing were signed the distributi­on of canned tuna products for the Century brands within Israel and the Palestinia­n territorie­s; and Integrated Computer Systems Inc. and Verint Systems Ltd., which seek to explore opportunit­ies for collaborat­ion on security, intelligen­ce data mining and informatio­n technology.

The Philippine Center For Entreprene­urship Foundation-Go Negosyo and the Israel-Philippine­s Chamber of Commerce/Israel Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine­s also struck an MoU for the establishm­ent of a partnershi­p to jointly develop and undertake programs, projects and advocacy initiative­s related to the Mentor Me Program.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( PCCI) and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, meanwhile, signed an MoU for an exchange of informatio­n about com of business and trade opportunit­ies.

The PCCI also signed an MoU with National Capital Region and Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce for the promotion and strengthen­ing of trade, economic, scientific and technologi­cal cooperatio­n.

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