Duterte state visit to boost economic ties with Brunei

INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc. ( ICTSI) is confident that Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s recent state visit to Brunei Darussalam will enhance diplomatic and economic relations between the Philippines and Brunei.

ICTSI, who operates the sultanate’s leading trading gateway, the Muara Container Terminal ( MCT), looks forward to improved investment opportunities between the two countries.

“We are hopeful that this state visit will open up more opportunities for the two countries to further develop the Brunei- Indonesia- Malaysia-

President Duterte flew to Brunei recently to hold bilateral meetings with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu-izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, and his ministers. Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area ( BIMP- EAGA). ICTSI is fully committed to be an active partner in both countries’ drive to promote economic growth, especially through sound investments in port management and development,” says Christian Gonzalez, ICTSI senior vice president and head of Asia- Pacific.

ICTSI has been successfully operating the MCT for the past eight years under the stewardship of highly experienced managers and staff of ICTSI unit New Muara Container Terminal Services ( NMCTS). Around 85 percent of NMCTS’s employees are Bruneians. Just recently the NMCTS was honored as one of Asia’s top employers in the 7th CMO Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards 2016 in Singapore.