25/05/2026
Grateful to have attended the Business Forum Moscow Manila, a meaningful platform for dialogue on trade, investment, smart cities, technology, urban development, and future cooperation between Moscow and the Philippines.
My sincere thanks to Roman Gaintdinov, Digital Attaché of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in the Republic of the Philippines, for the kind invitation and for helping bring together a timely and productive exchange among government, business, technology, and development leaders. Congratulations, Roman, on a successful event and on opening valuable conversations for possible synergies between both sides.
It was also an honor to listen to distinguished speakers and representatives, including H.E. Marat I. Pavlov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines, Sergey Cheremin, Minister of the Government of Moscow and Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow, Artyom Tsinamdzgvrishvili, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the Republic of the Philippines, Hon. Angela Lei “Chi” Atienza, Vice Mayor of Manila, Mr. Saturnino H. Mejia, General Manager of the National Development Company, and Ms. Doris U. Gacho, Executive Director of the Philippine Overseas Construction Board.
I look forward to exploring where these conversations can lead, especially in areas where architecture, urban planning, technology, construction, investment, and city development can find new points of cooperation.