British trade envoy heads energy mission in Manila

The British government has sent its trade envoy to the Philippines to lead an energy delegation that seeks to boost trade and investment relations with the country tagged by the United Kingdom as a high-growth market.

In a statement, the British Embassy in Manila said George Freeman MP, the government’s trade envoy to the Philippines, will be in the country from June 17 to 18 “to boost trade and investment relations between the UK and the Philippines.”