Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development visits research sites in Metro Manila, Philippines

by Arjay Dineros, Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines Project 

Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development and Member of Parliament for Brandon West in Ontario Kamal Khera visited the research sites of Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines: Investing in Climate and Disaster Resilience Project in Marikina City and Pasig City on December 9, 2018.

Also part of the visit was Stephen Weaver, Head of Cooperation of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines, and Rusell Milon, Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management of the Office of the Minister of International Development.

CCAR Project Leader Dr. Emma Porio led the tour which started in Arete Sandbox Zone and followed by a visit in Barangay Tumana in Marikina City and Manggahan Floodway in Pasig City.  Lisa Cabahug, Senior Manager at the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences of University of California San Francisco, and Arjay Dineros, Research Associate of the CCAR Project, also joined the said site visits.

Quick tour in Sandbox Zone with Brandon West MP Kamal Khera with Stephen Weaver of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines, Rusell Milon of the Office of the Minister of International Development, and Dr. Emma Porio of Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines Project

Quick tour in Sandbox Zone with Brandon West MP Kamal Khera with Stephen Weaver of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines, Rusell Milon of the Office of the Minister of International Development, and Dr. Emma Porio of Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines Project

Quick tour in Sandbox Zone with Brandon West MP Kamal Khera with Rusell Milon of the Office of the Minister of International Development, and Dr. Emma Porio of Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines Project

Visit of Brandon West MP Kamal Khera with Stephen Weaver of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines and Dr. Emma Porio to Barangay Tumana, Marikina City

Visit of Brandon West MP Kamal Khera to Barangay Tumana, Marikina City with Dr. Emma Porio and Ms. Lisa Cabahug

Visit of Brandon West MP Kamal Khera to Manggahan Floodway. Pasig City with Dr. Emma Porio

Lisa Cabahug (Senior Manager of University of California San Francisco), Kamal Khera (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development), Dr Emma Porio (CCAR Project Leader), Rusell Milon (Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management of the Office of the Minister of International Development), and Stephen Weaver (Head of Cooperation of Embassy of Canada to the Philippines)

Lisa Cabahug (Senior Manager of University of California San Francisco), Kamal Khera (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development), Dr Emma Porio (CCAR Project Leader), Arjay Dineros (CCAR Researcher), and Stephen Weaver (Head of Cooperation of Embassy of Canada to the Philippines)

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