(From left) Massad, corporate member Antonio Basa, Gero, PCCI president George Barcelon, Department of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Effie Ben Matityau, ICCP past president Isi Gilan and Counsellor of Embassy of Poland Artur Dabkowski
His Excellency described the Philippines as marching on the road to modernity in technology; a fact that places it and Israel as complementary economies—due in large part to Israel being a country well known as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.