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Treaty acts as an agreement under international law; an agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. Treaties, MOA and MOU formulated for the security and political goals of the Philippines and Switzerland are as follows:
Extradition is the official process whereby one country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country,
MLAT provides for the sharing of information and evidence related to criminal investigations and prosecutions, including drug trafficking and narcotics-related money laundering
Its purpose is to ensure that Swiss and Philippine nationals receive equal treatment, wherever possible, in respect of their social security entitlements
• Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Philippines and the Swiss Confederation
• Agreement on Social Security between the Philippines and the Swiss Confederation
• Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Swiss Confederation on the Readmission of Persons with Unauthorized Stay
• Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Swiss Confederation on the Performance of Remunerated Activities by Dependants of Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Post and Permanent Missions
• Agreement on the Abolition of Visa Requirements for Holders of Valid Diplomatic and Official Passport between the Government of the Philippines and the government of Switzerland
D. ECONOMIC RELATIONS
The Swiss confederation officially recognized the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946. The two countries first established their diplomatic relations on August 30, 1956. In 1862, Switzerland established an honorary consulate in Manila, its first diplomatic outpost in Asia. At present, The Philippine Embassy is located in Bern, Switzerland and The Swiss have their Embassy in Manila.
ECONOMIC "Investment protection"
Comprehensive investment protection should be done or implemented to secure economic relations between the Philippines and Switzerland since it is extremely important to the both economies.
SECURITY AND POLITICAL "Foreign Aid"
The DFA will provide assistance only from the time when the persons concerned have done everything that could reasonably be expected of them to remedy a situation of distress by organizing and obtaining the necessary financial means.
SOCIO-CULTURAL "Exchange of Professional and Technical Trainees"
Strengthen the support of both countries by providing and training workers to actively promote the two-way exchange of trainees, from various professions, including nursing and healthcare
Among the agreement's objectives are:
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Switzerland on 30 August 1956, Ambassador Salvador P. Lopez, Philippine Ambassador to Paris, was concurrently accredited to Berne on 21 June 1957. Ambassador Tomas de Castro was the first resident Philippine Ambassador accredited to Switzerland
Official/state visits of Philippines to Switzerland occurred in and by: Corazon Aquino in June 1988 for a state visit, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in January 2007 for the World Economic Forum Summit, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in January 2008 for a Working Visit/ Summit – WEF 2008, Benigno S. Aquino III in January 2013 for the World Economic Forum Summit.
The following served as Chargé d’ Affaires for at least three months: Tomas G. de Castro (1958-1964); Rolando A. Garcia (1969-1972); Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. (1973); Teresita V. Prado (1978); Luis V. Ascalon (1982-1985 and 1986-1987); Ma. Fe Pangilinan-Klingert (1992-1993); Marilyn J. Alarilla (2000), Lamberto Monsanto (2006-2007), Margarita S. Ibayan (2011)
The following served as Ambassadors: Tomas G. De Castro (1959-1964); Modesto Farolan (1965-1968); Bartolome Umayam (1969-1972); Hortencio C. Brilliantes (1973-1977); Rolando A. Garcia (1978-1981); Armando D. Manalo (1985-1986); Luis V. Ascalon (1987-1992); Tomas T. Syquia (1993-2000); Rora Navarro-Tolentino (2000-2006); Minerva Jean A. Falcon (2007-2008); Maria Theresa P. Lazaro (2008-2011); Leslie J. Baja (2011-present)
Switzerland has always worked closely, cooperatively and hard with the Philippines to return all of the assets in terms of money that it froze during the regime of late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.
c. SECURITY AND POLITICAL RELATIONS
E. SOCIO-CULTURAL
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations and mission of the Philippine and Switzerland, exchanges between the two countries have flourished, particularly in the economic, cultural, social and political spheres. Collaborative efforts have also been strengthened through the signing of numerous agreements.
There are more than 22,241 Filipinos in Switzerland; and as of 2012, there are 3,140 Swiss nationals residing in the Philippines, with 1,664 of them holding dual citizenship.
Treaties and agreements between the Philippines and Switzerland involving social and cultural concerns are as follows:
• Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Swiss Federal Council on Exchange of Professional and Technical Trainees- allows the exchange of trainees between the two countries, at 50 trainees per year per country. Under this program, training candidates must meet the educational requirements of their respective professions or field of work, and must be between 18 and 35 years of age. Trainees will be engaged in regular work in the institution /company that hire them for a period of not more than 18 months, and will be duly compensated and receive benefits in accordance with the labor laws of host country.
• Memorandum of Agreement on Recognition of Certificates of Competency and Training of Seafarers for Service on Board Vessels Registered in Switzerland between the Swiss Maritime Navigation Office on Behalf of the Government of Switzerland and the Maritime Training Council on Behalf of the Republic of the Philippines
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