In an effort to improve the English-language skills of their citizens, Indonesia wants to hire more Filipino teacher. This is what the Philippine Ambassador, Rosario Aguinaldo said, during an interview at the 21st Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Aguinaldo said that Indonesians think that Filipinos can greatly help them achieve their goal to improve their English communication skills.

“They want to be good in speaking English, and they have opened several international schools here. And because Filipinos are fluent in speaking the language, they hired a lot of Filipino teachers,” she said.

The Ambassador also said that aside from English teachers, Indonesia is also hiring Filipino teachers to teach Science and Mathematics.

Aguinaldo added, “We have a lot here in Bali, also in Medan and Surabaya, and not just in Jakarta. Perhaps this is our contribution, one big contribution here. And this is on top of the Filipino accountants, auditors who have remained as consultants.”

The Philippines is reviewing various bilateral agreements with Indonesia to ensure that projects do not overlap and ensure that the full benefits of each agreement will prevail to both countries.

“It is important that we see for ourselves the extent of their implementation, but because they have too many, we can’t implement everything,” she said.

She said trade relations between the two countries are also under review.

“We have had problems bringing in some of our products and we’re working on this now. Among them are bananas, shallots. We’ve had trouble, a little trouble, bringing them in because of the regulations,” she said.

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