17 December 2021- The Chilean government awarded Philippine Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza, the Medalla al Merito de Chile, Grado Gran Cruz, the highest distinction granted by the Chilean Government to foreign nationals. At the awarding ceremonies held at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores of Chile, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Carolina Valdivia commended the outgoing Philippine Ambassador for her exemplary efforts in promoting Philippine-Chile bilateral relations, including ensuring the conclusion of important bilateral agreements and hosting year-round activities in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. Despite the constraints posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Philippines and Chile successfully signed in 2021 the MOU on the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) and the MOU on Cooperation in Agriculture, and laid the groundwork for future cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture, tourism and culture.
Ambassador Daza expressed her profound gratitude for the singular honor bestowed on her and on the Philippines, and noted important areas of common concern between the Philippines and Chile that provide ample opportunities for continued and future engagement, including disaster response, climate change adaptation, sustainable fisheries and productive aquaculture, as well as growing cooperation between ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance, and within FEALAC. END.
