HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-14 - Leyte Sister City RelationsProclamation
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Patrick Burt
Mayor
HONORING THE COMPLETION OF 59 YEARS OF SISTER CITY RELATIONS WITH
THE CITY OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINES, AND CONGRATULATING MAYOR REMEDIOS
“MATIN” PETILLA ON HER RECENT INAUGURATION AS MAYOR
WHEREAS, the Municipality of Palo, Leyte Province Philippines and City of Palo Alto, California have been
active Sister Cities since 1963, and
WHEREAS, Neighbors Abroad on behalf of the City of Palo Alto raised monies and supported the
construction and operation of a children’s library, a library that has been supported for twenty-seven years, and
WHEREAS, Neighbors Abroad in 1999 invited then Governor Remedios L. Petilla to study and observe
science centers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The impact of these visits facilitated the recent opening of the Eastern
Visayas Science Centrum in Palo with continued donations of STEM materials for children and youths by Neighbors
Abroad, and
WHEREAS, Palo Alto residents Ruth and Joe Carleton were instrumental in sending three medical missions
in 2000, 2001 and 2003 that benefited through life-changing surgeries to hundreds of children with cleft lips and cleft
palates, and
WHEREAS, scholarship of students has been supported via Neighbors Abroad via the GIANTS Club of Palo
Foundation enabling college education of young adults, and
WHEREAS, each Sister City has enacted climate action plans and resilience strategies to both limit sea level
rise as well as mitigate the impact of climate change, and
WHEREAS, opportunities for collaboration and carbon mitigation strategies can be developed in cooperation
with other Sister Cities, and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Patrick Burt, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City Council do extend
our greetings as our official Sister City organization, Neighbors Abroad, represents our commitment to 59 years of
multi-generational engagement as Sister Cities. We extend our commitment to the children’s health and education, to
reducing climate impact and building resiliency, and toward collaborations on art that inspires all our community. I
record our congratulations to Mayor Remedios “Matin” Petilla on your term as Mayor.
PRESENTED: October 14, 2022