Philippine Honorary Consul in Zürich, Dr. Urs Lustenberger, travelled to the Philippines on 13-16 January 2016 to gain insights and discuss with the Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) and Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) the possibility of a formal agreement between the Philippines and Switzerland for the entry of Filipino nurses to Switzerland.

Philippine Honorary Consul Lustenberger (left) meets with POEA officials led by Administrator Atty. Hans Leo J. Cacdac (second from right)

Dr. Lustenberger’s visit was coordinated with and duly supported by the Philippine Embassy in Berne and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Geneva.

The Philippine Embassy and POLO in Switzerland are studying the possibility of replicating the existing Philippines-Germany government-to-government agreement called the “Triple Win Project”, which allows Filipino nurses to be employed in Germany upon compliance with some German language requirements. END