DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
P R E S S  R E L E A S E

www.dfa.gov.ph                                                       2330Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Philippines                                          Tel. No. 834-4000
 
SFA-AGR-845-07                                                                                                                                     15 Nov 2007

PHILIPPINE  NEGOTIATING PANEL FOR RP-ISRAEL SOCIAL SECURITY 
AGREEMENT  MEETS WITH ISRAELI COUNTERPARTS  

 15 November 2007—Charge d’ Affaires a.i. and Head of the Philippine Negotiating Panel Gilberto G.B. Asuque (3rd from right) and SSS Executive Vice President and Chief Negotiator Horacio T. Templo (2nd from right) meet with National Insurance Institute (NII) Director Jacob Sasporta, Head of the Israeli Negotiating Panel (2nd from left) for the 2nd round of the discussions to finalize the text of the Philippines-Israel Social Security Agreement which was initiated by Israel. The Agreement, first  for the Philippines with a Middle Eastern Country,  aims to provide social safety nets for OFWs who are working in Israel and Israelis working in the Philippines in terms of medical coverage for work-related diseases and injuries, maternity benefits and other social security benefits.  The members of the Philippine Negotiating Panel are (R to L) Atty. Roberto Bautista, Head, International Affairs Department, SSS; EVP Templo, CDA Asuque, Atty. Judy Frances A. See, Vice President, International Affairs & Branch Expansion Division, SSS; PhilHealth Senior Vice President Valentin C. Guanio, Labor Attaché Merriam Cuasay, and Trade and Cultural Attaché Chester A. Omaga-Diaz (not in photo).  The Israeli Negotiating Panel is composed of (L to R) Atty. Irit Altschuler, First Deputy to the Legal Advisor, NII; Director Sasportar; Atty. Lilach Ravid, Treaties Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Atty. Emily Cooper, Department of International Agreements, Ministry of Justice.  (Embassy photo)

 

/Gary

 

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