BAGO ang pormal na panunumpa sa tungkulin kahapon ni Vice Presidente Sara Duterte-Carpio ay personal na inihatid ni Chinese Ambassador to the Philippine ang pagbati ng China sa pangalawang pangulo at maging sa kapatid nitong alkalde ng Davao City.
Personal na nagtungo at nakipag-pulong si Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian kay Vice Presidente Sara Duterte kasama si Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte.
Binati ng Chinese Ambassador ang dalawa sa kanilang pagkapanalo sa nagdaang May 9 elections.
Kabilang sa mga pangunahing isyu na tinalakay ang substantive at positive progress ng Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project na sinusuportahan ng Chinese concessional loan na nagkakahalaga ng $350 milyon.
Napag-alamang nagkaloob din ang Chinese embassy ng 13 school buildings na nagkakahalaga naman ng P150 milyon para sa Davao City
Bilang matalik na kaibigan at katuwang ng Pilipinas, nakahanda ang China na makatrabaho si H.E. Sara Duterte at Hon. Sebastian Duterte in the spirit of Bayanihan para makatulong sa economic recovery at mga pangkabuhayan para sa Davao at tuloy tuloy na na pagpapalago ng pagkakaibigan ng dalawang bansa.
” I am very honored to meet with H.E. Sara Duterte in Davao this afternoon (Saturday) . We exchanged views on the long-time China-Philippines friendship and envisioned a better future for our bilateral relations. I briefed her about the substantive and positive progress of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project which was supported by a Chinese concessional loan of approximately 350 million US dollars. I am also delighted to meet Hon. Mayor Sebastian Duterte today. I am happy to hand 13 school buildings (worth 150 million pesos) over to Davao City, a donation from the Chinese Embassy with a purpose to provide a better educational environment for Davao students,” ani Huang.
“As a good friend and partner of the Philippines, we stand ready to work closely with H.E. Sara Duterte and Hon. Sebastian Duterte in the spirit of Bayanihan to contribute to Davao’s economic recovery and livelihood, and continuously promote friendship between our two countries to bring more benefits to our two peoples,” dagdag pa nito. (VICTOR BALDEMOR)
