DPP and CALD Chairmen meet in Manila

(August 13, 2007) Former Taiwanese Premier You Si-kun, Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party paid a courtesy visit to Former Philippine Senate President, Franklin M. Drilon, CALD Chairman and President of the Liberal Party (LP) at the LP Headquarters in Manila last Friday.

The high-level DPP delegation was accompanied by H.E. Wu Hsin-hsing, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Manila.

Messrs. You and Drilon underscored the importance of the bilateral relations between DPP and LP as sister parties through their memberships in both CALD and Liberal International.

The meeting was emceed by former MP, Dr. Neric Acosta, CALD and LP Secretary General.

Ms. Concepcion Asis, LP Director General gave a presentation of the Liberal Party and its political plans. Former Senator and LP President Wigberto Tanada, CALD Executive Director John Coronel and Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Manila) Representative Siegfried Herzog also gave brief remarks.

DPP International Affairs Director Dr. Lai I-Chung extended DPP’s invitation for Senator Drilon to speak during the LI Human Rights Conference in Taipei this December. Senator Drilon accepted the invitation.

The other members of the DPP delegation are Mr. Lin-Yu-Chang, Special Assistant to the Chairman;Mr. Meng Yi-Chao, Director of the Department of Culture and Communications; Mr. Lin Bing-Chung, Deputy Director of the Department of Organizational Development; Mr. Hung Pai-Liang, Secretary to Chairman; Mr. Chen Chun-Liang, Secretary of the Department of Culture and Communications and Mr. Roger Lee Huang, Deputy Researcher of the Department of International Affairs.

Hon. You previously served as Office of the President’s Secretary General, Executive Yuan Vice-Premier, Chairman of the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and Taiwan Provincial Assemblyman.  In DPP, he was a former Secretary General and Chairman and Spokesperson of the 2000 Presidential Elections Campaign Headquarters.

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