Officials from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) pose before the camera after the 8th NEDA-CIDA Bilateral Consultations ended, NEDA ground floor lobby. The meeting was held to discuss primarily CIDA’s next strategy in the Philippines, i.e., the Interim Programming Strategy and plans for the next Country Development Programming Framework for 2006-2011. Photo shows (bottom row, L-R): Mr. Gerard Belanger, Head of Aid, CIDA; Ms. Penny Morton, CIDA First Secretary; Ms. Pauline Kehoe, DG for CIDA BSE/G Asia Branch; Mr. Rolando Tungpalan, NEDA Assistant Director-General for Programming; Mr. Robert Patzer, Asst. Director-Planning, CIDA SPE/G Asia Branch; (top row, L-R): Ms. May Wong, CIDA Philippine Country Analyst; Ms. Julie Bedard, CIDA Development Officer; Ms. Cristina Pineda, CIDA Sr. Dev't Officer; Ms. Narcisa Umali, CIDA Sr. Dev't Officer; Mr. Joseph Goodings, CIDA Second Secretary; and Ms. Myrna Jarillas, CIDA Sr. Devt Officer.