NAIA 2, Pasay City
23 January 2013

President Benigno S. Aquino III left the country for a four-day visit to Davos, Switzerland to participate in the annual World Economic Forum with other state leaders and top business executives around the world.

According to President Aquino in his departure statement, going to Davos is a great opportunity to show and tell the world about the good things that have been happening in the Philippines.

“Hindi rin po natin mapapalampas ang pagkakataong patibayin ang ating ugnayan sa mga bansa sa Europa. Makikiisa tayo sa pagpapanday ng mga solusyon sa ating mga suliranin na may implikasyon sa hinaharap ng iba’t ibang rehiyon,” he said.

The President said he’ll be bringing good news from the country when he meets the members of the Filipino community in Zurich.

“Ipapaabot natin sa kanila ang ating pasasalamat sa malaki nilang ambag sa pag-angat ng ekonomiya, hindi lamang ng Switzerland kundi pati na rin ng ating bansa,” he added.

President Aquino was accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Trade and Industry Sec. Gregory Domingo, and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on the said trip.

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