THE Philippines is set to sign labor, science, and investment agreements with Israel when President Rodrigo Duterte visits the Jewish state, the first to be made by a sitting Philippine president.

"With Israel, with this first ever visit of a Filipino president, the areas of cooperation will be enhanced by the signing of the following agreements: Labor, a memorandum of agreement on the employment of Filipino caregivers; Science, a memorandum of understanding on scientific cooperation; and Investment, an MOU between the Board of Investments and Invest in Israel," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella told a press briefing in Malacañang on Thursday.

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