PGMA arrives in Switzerland for WEF

ZURICH, Switzerland (via PLDT)--The temperature was a chilly four degrees Centigrade when Philippine Airlines (PAL) Flight PR 001 bearing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her official delegation touched down at the Zurich International Airport at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday (6:15 a.m. Wednesday, Manila time).

Wearing a dark gray trench coat, the President and First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo alighted at the airport tarmac and were welcomed by Philippine Ambassador to Switzerland Minerva Falcon, Philippine Mission to Geneva Ambassador Erlinda Basilio, and Philippine Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Manuel Teehankee.

After the brief welcome ceremony, the President and her party immediately proceeded to the Baur Au Lac Hotel located in the City Center of Zurich.

The President's brief stay in Zurich will be highlighted by her keynote address during the meeting of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday (Swiss time, 5:00 p.m. in Manila) at the Savoy Hotel here.

This would be followed by the call of Philippine-born Zuellig Pharmaceuticals owner Dr. Stephen Zuellig, also at the Savoy Hotel.

The President will have lunch with the International Board of Advisors in nearby Bocken, Landhaus before departing at 1:45 p.m (8:45 p.m. in Manila) for Casa Bracke, Davos, where she will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The President’s first day in Davos will be highlighted by courtesy calls on her by the officials of the Aragon Financial Group (AFG) and Dredging International NV. DOLE News

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