San Juan Mayor Zamora, UP officials discuss potential partnership

| Written by Percy Dahe

San Juan Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines President Francis Zamora (third from left) poses for a group photo with UP President Angelo Jimenez (rightmost), NCTS Director Jun Castro, and UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay (first and second from left, respectively).
Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO.

 

San Juan City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines President Francis Zamora met with University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez and other UP officials and faculty, Feb. 27 at the Executive House, UP Diliman, to discuss potential collaboration with the UP Resilience Institute and the National Center for Transportation Studies.

 

UP President Angelo Jimenez responds to media questions at the news conference.
Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO.
UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay answers questions from members of the media at the news conference.
Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO.

 

A news conference was held after the meeting, where members of the media asked the panel — Jimenez, Zamora, NCTS Director Jun Castro, and UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay — questions on disaster resilience, traffic and transport management, and sustainability initiatives.

 

NCTS Director Jun Castro addresses queries from the media at the news conference.
Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO.