Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, yesterday morning met the Republic of Philippines' Presidential Adviser, Secretary Hermogenes C Esperon Jr at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade building in the capital.

Secretary Esperon is the Adviser to the President on the Peace Process currently taking place between the Philippines government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Brunei Darussalam has an observer team deployed under the International Monitoring Team in Mindanao to help monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

Secretary Esperon is in the country on a two-day visit. - Borneo Bulletin (25th June 2008)