President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed gratitude to outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the Philippines Gerard Ho for his position in strengthening the ties between the 2 international locations.
Marcos conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the Rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Silver Distinction to the Singaporean envoy in recognition of his important contributions in strengthening the partnership between the Philippines and Singapore.
“We thanked our dear friend, H.E. Gerard Ho Wei Hong, outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the Philippines, as we conferred upon him the Order of Sikatuna with the Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, in recognition of his instrumental role in effecting many milestones in our bilateral ties,” the President stated.
He additionally congratulated Ho on his new task because the incoming Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN in Jakarta.
“We wish him the very best on this new endeavor,” he stated.
Ho had a farewell name on Marcos on Tuesday on the Study Room in Malacañang Palace.
Among Ho’s notable contributions, as learn within the quotation, embrace his help and facilitation of quite a few government-to-government cooperation agreements within the areas of financial, safety and people-to-people; his efforts to acquire and supply humanitarian help to the nation in occasions of pure disasters and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; and his initiatives to foster amity and mutual appreciation between the peoples of the Philippines and Singapore.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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