Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri received Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman at the Senate Ceremonial Hall on September 25, 2023.
The envoy first paid a courtesy call at the Senate on May 31, 2023 as a new Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines. He was received by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada then.
Senate President Zubiri and Ambassador Hartman acknowledged the 75th anniversary of the Philippines-Canada bilateral relations in 2024 and their shared commitment to democracy and a rules-based international order.
They discussed defense, trade and investment, energy and food security as areas for cooperation.
Highlighting their new strategy, the Ambassador disclosed Canada’s Indo-Pacific agricultural office is set to open in the Philippines.
The Senate President then extended an invitation for Canadian Parliamentarians to attend the 31st Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in November, to which Ambassador Hartman confirmed their intention to send a high-level delegation from the Senate and House of Commons.
(Photo courtesy of Joseph Vidal, PRIB)
