at about 20.16% as of August of 2016. The airport serves direct flights to key destinations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Seoul, Narita, Doha, and Los Angeles among others. To accommodate more passengers, construction of a $364 million second terminal 2 is underway.

To sustain and expand economic growth, the government and the private sector in Cebu are working together to improve and build more infrastructure in the province.

Cebu, located at the heart of the Philippines, is a strategic location for business growth. It is the preferred destination of national and multinational enterprises outside of Metro Manila. The city and province host several economic zones where locators churn out products exported to different parts of the globe.

All these contribute to Cebu’s viability as a haven forCountry Profiles

UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka Reconciliation

Press Statement

John KerrySecretary of State

Washington, DC

March 21, 2013

Today’s vote in the UN Human Rights Council encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to continue on the path toward lasting peace and prosperity following decades of civil war and instability. This resolution, which builds on a similar 2012 resolution, reaffirmed that Sri Lanka must take meaningful action on reconciliation and accountability in order to move forward. The United States, together with international partners, calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to fulfill its public commitments to its own people on these longstanding issues.

While some important progress has been made, there is much work still to be done. We look to the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of the