BAHRAIN PM ESPOUSES STRONGER TIES WITH THE PHILIPPINES.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s special envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Amable R. Aguiluz V paid his respects to Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in his most recent visit to Bahrain. The Prime Minister lauded the progress of the Bahraini-Philippines cooperation in various fields and was open to further enhancing his country’s ties with the Philippines. He also acknowledged the contributions of the Filipino expatriate community, which number about 60,000, to the kingdom.