PH Consulate General in Chicago Explores Elevated Partnership with Oklahoma

Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin discusses PH-OK trade relationship with officials from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in Oklahoma City on 26 October 2018. (Chicago PCG photo)

CHICAGO 06 December 2019 — Academic partnerships can drive the Philippines’ economic cooperation with Oklahoma to much farther and higher levels, Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago noted in her meeting with Global Project Manager Jesse Garcia and Deputy Director for Research and Economic Analysis of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Aldwyn Sappleton.

Since 1997, MOUs focusing on research and exchange study programs in agricultural sciences and natural resources have been established by the Oklahoma State University with four Philippine universities. The University of Oklahoma’s renowned School of Meteorology also has a relationship with UP Diliman’s Meteorology and Oceanography Department.

The Consul General has suggested a Sister State or Province relationship with Oklahoma with a view to facilitate closer cooperation not only in academic or scientific research in agriculture and weather but also in two-way trade and investments. Oklahoma’s strength in the aerospace and defense industries, biosciences, energy, information and financial services, manufacturing, transportation, and distribution can be explored by potential investors from the Philippines.

As of August 2018, the Philippines ranks as Oklahoma’s 66th export destination and 17th source of imports. Both can look forward to expanding trade in commodities with a foot in the door through existing academic cooperation and a possible Sister State/Province relationship. END

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