13 August 2015 – Philippine Consul General Oscar G. Orcine met with Bitung City Vice Mayor Maximilian J. Lomban in the latter’s office on July 07. The meeting discussed the impact of recent Indonesian fishing regulations on Filipino-owned tuna fishing and canning factories in Bitung, the planned survey on Filipino nationals in Bitung City, regional interconnectivity and the establishment of direct transport links for trade, tourism, commerce and shipping via a RORO vessel plying between Bitung and General Santos City, the revitalization of Sister-City Agreements between Bitung and Davao and Bitung and General Santos City, and the proposed launch of the pilot project to officially establish a maritime highway between Bitung and Davao or General Santos City. END