19 September 2023, Ottawa - The Philippine Embassy called on PEI’s Deputy Premier and concurrent Minister of Agriculture Bloyce Thompson on 18 September 2023. The Philippine Embassy’s Deputy Head of Mission Myca Magnolia M. Fischer highlighted the importance the Philippines has placed on agriculture and food security. Minister Thompson noted previous cooperation between the Philippines and PEI on potatoes which had seen success in improving the yields of Filipino potato farmers. Both sides agreed to look into expanding this cooperation to other high value crops, as well as looking into possible cooperation in bovine genetics.

Following Hurricane Lee which has brushed past PEI over the weekend, both sides also agreed to explore educational linkages in the fields of climate change resilience, disaster preparedness and response.