Manila, Feb. 19 -- The head of Israel's aid agency MASHAV is in the Philippines to enhance Israel's development collaboration.

MASHAV Head Ambassador Eynat Shlein arrived Monday and met with various Filipino private and public stakeholders.

In an interview Wednesday, Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said the official met with the GMA Kapuso Foundation, which MASHAV is eyeing to partner with on humanitarian and disaster relief.

The delegation, he said, also went to Tarlac Agricultural University, where Israel is currently providing capacity building and technology transfer support.

"This is a three-day visit where we are looking to enhance our partnerships and collaboration- What we are trying to do is to grow (our devel...