To get money, you have to spend money, too.
“The government will be spending PHP14.8 million for President Benigno Aquino III’s visit to the United States,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
The report noted: “The amount covers expenses for transportation, accommodation, food, equipment, and other requirements of Aquino and his delegation.”
Aquino’s delegation includes members of his official family, namely, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Socio-economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Presidential Assistant on Climate Change Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Press Secretary Herminio Coloma, Presidential Management Staff Chief Julia Andrea Abad, Presidential Protocol Chief Celia Anna Feria, Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III, and Undersecretary Rochelle Ahorro.
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. explained, “(The President) sees this visit to the U.S. as an opportunity to push our agenda on trade, tourism, peace and security as well as further strengthen ties between our country and the US.”
Aquino—who had just come from his eight-day working visit to Europe—arrived in Boston on Sunday, Sep 21, He will be in New York on Sep 22. He will be back in the country on Sep 25.
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