On the sidelines of the 275^th Anniversary of Cauayan City, the delegation from Rustavi City—the first Georgian local government delegation to the Philippines and Asia—led by Rustavi Council Deputy Chairman Gocha Shavadze and Honorary Georgian Consul Thelmo Cunanan Jr., and joined by Teona Galogra, Head of Rustavi Economics Department; Rustavi Councilors Merab Sulaberidze and Davit Skhirtladze; and Georgian Consulate Public Relations Director Melissa Dizon, were shown around the best of Northern Luzon tourism, courtesy of host sister-city Cauayan, which provided local transportation, guides, and police security.

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Consul (a.h.) Thelmo Cunanan Jr will soon be bringing the Philippine-made, electric-powered Comet e-jeepney to Georgia. The vehicle is manufactured by Global Electronic Transport Ltd and runs fifty kilometres on a single charge. Each Comet has a CCTV camera for security, GPS tracking, and a computerized cashless payment system. Already running in several parts of Metro Manila, the Comet is ideal for eco-friendly, clean, and economical public transport in urban areas.

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On October 24, Consul (a.h.) Thelmo Cunanan Jr met with leaders of the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) to plan the first Filipino Entrepreneurs’ Delegation to Georgia. The group is scheduled to leave for Tbilisi in the first quarter of 2016.

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On September 14, the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia and the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines signed a historic friendship and cooperation declaration. This is the first such agreement between Georgia and the Philippines and Georgia and Asia.

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