Philippine Embassy Firms Up Technical Cooperation on Fisheries and Aquaculture with Chile

Philippine Ambassador to Chile Celeste Vinzon-Balatbat (left) hands over the original signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture between the Philippines and Chile to Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura (SERNAPESCA) National Director Maria Soledad Tapia (right). (Santiago PE photo)

VALPARAISO 01 April 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Santiago pushes through with implementing the areas of cooperation under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture between Philippines and Chile on 25 March 2024.

During the official handover to Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura (SERNAPESCA) of the signed copy of the MoU on Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture between the Philippines and Chile, Ambassador Celeste Vinzon-Balatbat discussed with SERNAPESCA National Director Maria Soledad Tapia Almonacid the establishment of the Joint Technical Working Group as well as specific initiatives raised by the Philippines’s Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR).

Ambassador Vinzon-Balatbat discussed the conduct of exchanges between Philippines and Chile in addressing mutual concerns such as climate change, overfishing, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF), and food safety and security, among other issues.

SERNAPESCA is Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service under the Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism.

The MoU, signed in 2023, is a landmark agreement that aims to foster scientific and technical exchanges between the Philippines and Chile.

The two countries remain committed to pave the way for a long-lasting collaboration on the sustainable development of their fisheries and aquaculture sectors. END

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