Manila
is making a lot of countries extend their help to get her back to her once beautiful status
Lead
by the dynamic Mayor Isko Moreno, another set of envoys have made an
appointment with the local chief executive.
Envoys
from the European Union (EU) and New Zealand made commitments to help the
Philippine capital improve its waste disposal system and disaster response
programs.
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| EU Ambassador Franz Jessen and New Zealand Ambassador David Strachan in their respective courtesy calls with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (phot credit to ABS-CBN News) |
European
Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen is the first European Union
ambassador to pay a courtesy call on a Manila mayor. He
said
the EU has been involved in the rehabilitation of the Pasig river and could
further help by sharing its expertise on water treatment.
Jessen
invited Moreno to tour Europe where he could observe best practices in garbage
collection, recycling of plastic, and traffic management, among others.
“I
hope the mayor would bring that back to Manila and make Manila the best city in
Asia,” said Jessen.
Jessen
was also quoted saying that the inspiration Moreno has given to the city of
Manila is impressive.
“We
go where the action is. As long as you (Moreno) are trying to do the right
thing, you have our support,” Jessen said.
The New Zealand Envoy
New
Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines David Strachan also met with Moreno to
invite Manila’s disaster officials to a short course on disaster risk
management.
“Sabi niya (Strachan)
marami daw silang disasters, particularly earthquakes, sa New Zealand so meron
silang knowledge and new technology that we can learn,” Moreno told reporters.
“He’s extending help to
let our [disaster management] people to study here [in the Philippines] and
also there [in New Zealand],” he said, noting that New Zealand would shoulder
all costs.
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