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Ambassador Maria Theresa P. Lazaro in a meeting (top left) with Locarno Mayor Mme. Carla Speziali (at center to the right) at Marcacci Palace in Locarno.

BERNE PE MEETS WITH LOCARNO MAYOR CARLA SPEZIALI

10 August 2009

Philippine Ambassador to Switzerland Maria Theresa P. Lazaro met with Locarno Mayor Mme. Carla Speziali, as Locarno is the site of the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival to be held from 5-15 August 2009. Mr. Brillante Mendoza, Cannes Best Director, is a juror for the Filmmakers of the Present Competition, an important aspect of the Locarno International Film Festival.

Ambassador Lazaro also discussed with Mayor Speziali the possibility of sending Filipino nurses to Locarno under the “Agreement between the Philippines and Switzerland on the Exchange of Professional and Technical Trainees.” The Locarno Mayor showed interest as she is also the CEO of one of the prominent private clinics in Locarno, and in view of the fact that Filipino nurses are widely respected in Switzerland.

The Swiss-Italian town of Locarno is located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the Swiss canton of Ticino at the foot of the Alps. The people speak Italian in Locarno, one of the major languages in Switzerland. It is also one hour away from the Italian border.

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