Singapore
18 November 2014
President Benigno S. Aquino III and members of his delegation arrived at 11:28 A.M. at the Changi International Airport for a two-day working visit in Singapore.
Philippine Ambassador Antonio Morales and his counterpart, Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines V.P. Hirubalan, welcomed the President. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Michael Tan Keng Siong, President’s Office Honorary Aide LTC Mak Chee Yong and other Philippine Embassy officials were also present during the arrival.
Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Presidential Management Staff Chief Julia Abad, and Communications Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III composed the Philippine delegation.
The President is giving a keynote interview at The World In Gala Dinner series by The Economist at the Four Seasons Hotel in the evening and will hold several business meetings the next day.
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