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PH EMBASSY IN MEXICO PARTICIPATES IN THE ASEAN LECTURE IN ANAHUAC UNIVERSITY, MEXICO

The Philippine Embassy in Mexico joins the ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) in providing a lecture on ASEAN to students and faculty of the Anahuac University in Mexico City on 21 November 2024.

H.E. Cheppy Triprakoso Wartono, Ambassador of Indonesia in Mexico City as the Chair of ACMC delivered a presentation about the ASEAN including its history, and achievements since 1967. For the Philippines, H.E. Lilybeth R. Deapera, Ambassador of the Philippines to Mexico, and Third Secretary Marisa Winkler discussed topics related to enhancing regional connectivity focusing on digital connectivity, external partners of ASEAN that strengthen regional connectivity and lessons learned from recent crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Other ASEAN Ambassadors from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, discussed topics such as food security, climate change, and security in the region.

The lecture was very interactive with more than 50 students and faculty participants. Food from the five ASEAN member countries in Mexico was served after the event. Anahuac University is one of the top universities in Mexico with nine (9) campuses across the country. END

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PH EMBASSY IN MEXICO JOINS THE ASEAN COMMITTEE IN MEXICO CITY BUSINESS MISSION TO DURANGO, MEXICO, 25-27 NOVEMBER 2024

The Philippine Embassy in Mexico joins the ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) Business Mission to Durango, Mexico, from 25 to 27 November 2024. The business trip was organized by the Embassy of Indonesia in Mexico as the current Chair of the ACMC, together with the government of the state of Durango.

The ACMC held meetings with various officials of Durango State, including Mr. Esteban Villegas Villareal, Governor of Durango; Mr. José Antonio Ochoa Rodríguez, Municipal President of Durango; Mr. Fernando Rosas Palafox, Secretary of Economic Development; Mr. Arturo Ortiz Galan, Head of the Foreign Investment Attraction Unit; and Ms. Fernanda Ramos Velasco, Undersecretary of Promotion of the Ministry of Tourism. The committee discussed potential areas of cooperation in the field of tourism, education, renewable energy, and in the exchange of technology.

The ACMC was also invited to an exclusive tour of the Control, Command, Communication, Computing and Quality Centers or also known as C5 of the state of Durango. [C5 is a state-of-the-art facility built in 2016 that monitors all security-related matters of the state.]

The committee also witnessed the inauguration and did a walk-about of the state’s fair on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Research which served as a space for educational institutions to present their academic programs and scholarships. The Embassy observed that multiple institutions specialized in robotics and renewable energy engineering. END

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PH EMBASSY IN MEXICO MEETS WITH MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT OF COQUIMATLAN CITY, COLIMA,MEXICO

Third Secretary Marisa Winkler met with Municipal President Luis Gerardo Garcia Olivares and other officials of the Municipality of Coquimatlan, Colima to discuss possible cooperation in the areas of education, cultural exchange and tourism.

The Municipality of Coquimatlan is one of the ten municipalities that make up the state of Colima with more than 20,000 inhabitants. The municipality has four faculties of the University of Colima: Chemical Sciences, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (FIME), Civil Engineering and Architecture. END.