Palestine keen on leveling up ties with PH on agri, healthcare

Manila Bulletin

As Palestine moves to become a “normal state,” its foreign minister underscored her country’s interest in learning from the Philippines’ expertise and experiences in the agriculture and health care sectors. (via Raymund Antonio | MB)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/20/palestine-keen-on-leveling-up-ties-with-ph-on-agri-healthcare  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00We need to see what niche the Philippines has.

00:06If the Philippines is good in agriculture, the Philippines is good in healthcare,

00:11and we know because there are so many Filipino workers all around,

00:15especially in the Middle East and Gulf areas, that work in healthcare.

00:19And that would be an example of where we can build a relationship with the Philippines.

00:25Same with agriculture.

00:27So we would look at what the Philippines is best at and what Palestine needs the most

00:35and try to match these two together.

00:37Overdue.

00:38We should have been here a long time ago.

00:41And today, as Palestinians, we want to strengthen our bilateral relations

00:46with every country that has recognized Palestine to see how we can move forward,

00:51how we can advocate more for the plight of the Palestinians,

00:55how, for example, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand can help us more in international platforms,

01:03how we can maybe start trade activities, religious pilgrimage, and so forth.

01:10So we have several objectives in related areas of mutual interest to both countries.

01:16So have you achieved any of the goals here in the country?

01:20Yes.

01:20We have signed a memorandum of understanding, for example,

01:24with the Philippines on political consultations,

01:29from which there will be mushrooming of joint ministerial committees

01:34that will be working on various issues.

01:36For example, the minister of tourism will probably hold a meeting in the future

01:42with the minister of tourism here and discuss issues of religious pilgrimage.

01:47Same with trade, same with agriculture, and so forth.

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