KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof received a courtesy call from Philippine Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday (Feb 13).
In a brief post on X, Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, shared that they discussed bilateral ties and efforts to step up cooperation in a few identified sectors during the visit to his office in Wisma Asli, Putrajaya.
The courtesy call was part of Duterte’s official visit, which began yesterday in accordance with her duties as president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo).
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry posted on Facebook that Duterte also visited the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) in Setia Alam on Tuesday.
The visit marked the strong partnership between both countries and showed Malaysia’s commitment to developing prosperity and quality of life for people in the region in the fields of education and health, including through Seameo, which has 26 institutions in South East Asia, the ministry shared.
"Malaysia, as a Seameo member, has set up three Semeo regional centres, the SemeoRegional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (Recsam) in Penang, Southeast Asia Minister of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Special Educational Needs (Semeo Sen) in Melaka and Semeo Tropical Medicine and Public Health (Tropmed) Malaysia in Selangor,” the ministry posted. – Bernama
Menerima kunjungan hormat Puan Yang Terutama Sara Duterte Carpio, Naib Presiden merangkap Setiausaha Pendidikan Republik Filipina di pejabat saya di Wisma Sumber Asli, hari ini.#Philippines #TPMFY#KerajaanPerpaduan#MalaysiaMADANI pic.twitter.com/bkGtCEAVEu
— Fadillah Yusof
