Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell have discussed possible bilateral cooperation arrangements that would allow the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Social Security System (SSS) to tap New Zealand’s expertise on modernizing their respective processes and services to better serve the public.
Kell said during a recent virtual meeting with Dominguez that New Zealand can get involved in the ongoing BOC modernization project as a consultant and advisor.
He added New Zealand can provide training and the services of its experts to assist the BOC in capacity building and modernizing its trade facilitation and border protection functions.
“New Zealand is also finalizing the financing component of a project with the SSS to redesign the processing of social security pensions and other benefits, which aims to improve the approval system and procedures for SSS members applying for these claims,” DOF said in a statement.
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