DAGUPAN City has forged an agreement with the State of Hawaii, the city and county of Honolulu, and the county of Maui for cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, culture, education, health, tourism, and environmental protection, and social development.

Mayor Benjamin Lim, along with other members of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation during his recent visit to the 50th American state.

The other principal signatories of the MOU are Neil Abercrombie, governor of Hawaii; Peter Carlisle, mayor, City and County of Honolulu; Alan Arakawa, mayor of Maui; and Oscar Rodriguez, president, LCP.

Lim underscored the benefits that the city will significantly gain from this tie, especially in strengthening the international relationship between the contracting parties and expand economic opportunities for cooperation.

“More importantly, there is a common desire to maintain a close cultural, commercial, and financial bridge between ethnic Filipinos living in the State of Hawaii with their relatives, friends, and business counterparts living in Dagupan City,” said Lim.

The contracting parties agreed to carry out joint programs and projects that may contribute to improving the quality of life of their respective constituents, increase the exchange of knowledge, information, experiences and best practices that can contribute to the economic and social development, foster mutual peace and goodwill, and promote mutual understanding of the cultures of the parties through education, exchanges, and shared programs.(CIO)

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