SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS FOR PHILIPPINES

10 January 2005

Singapore International Foundation (SIF) Director Chia Meng Tze, (left most) shakes hand with Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) Executive Director Joselito C. De Vera (second from left), after signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that establishes linkage between the two agencies. Singapore Embassy Counselor Paul Koh Kok Hong (right most) and National Economic and Development Authority Assistant Director General Margarita R. Songco (fourth from right) witnessed the event. The MOA signing means that SIF will initially deploy volunteers in the Philippines to assist in development projects of a national agency and a nongovernment organization in the area of education and information technology.