{"id":130881,"date":"2017-11-13T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T02:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130881"},"modified":"2017-11-13T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T02:23:07","slug":"pres-duterte-mulls-more-investment-from-india-on-cheaper-meds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/13\/pres-duterte-mulls-more-investment-from-india-on-cheaper-meds\/","title":{"rendered":"Pres. Duterte mulls more investment from India on cheaper meds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 5th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-US Commemorative Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on November 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 13, said he is mulling more investments from India, particularly in the manufacture of cheaper medicine.<\/p>\n

President Duterte held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the sidelines of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to discuss trade relations further and especially, the most important one is that\u2026 and I\u2019m happy that you\u2019re here because of we can\u2019t find the medicines, and you have it and it is [in] India [where] people who [can] really afford to buy it,\u201d President Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said there might be Indian investors who may be interested in seeking a business venture in the Philippines in producing more affordable medicines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would [be] happy to see you building an investment that would include the medicines,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The President also lauded the Indian-made Mahindra cars, which are being used by the Philippine National Police (PNP).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the one that\u2019s being used and there are a lot of them\u2026 almost 1,000 and it\u2019s good and it\u2019s being used now. They are outside, they are guarding this place,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the things that would interest us really. There\u2019s just a need for us to talk further and I might just send my Secretary of Finance and Agriculture Secretary, and the Department of Trade, and the Department of Health,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m more interested, really, in the medicines because we are a poor country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if there is an investor that could be interested, an Indian citizen of yours who would want to venture in our place, we would be happy,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

For his part, Indian Prime Minister Modi thanked President Duterte for the hospitality extended to him and his delegation, noting that it is his first time to visit the Philippines and his first time to have a bilateral meet with President Duterte.<\/p>\n

He also thanked the President for including the music of Indian artist Rama Hari during the program at the opening ceremony of the 31st ASEAN Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this particular program, you have touched the hearts of the Indian people and you have won their hearts,\u201d Modi said.\u00a0(PND)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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