G.R. No. 152318 2 of 19 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/april2009/152318.htm [2] their completion. On 10 December 1999, the Philippine government, through then Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo Siazon, and the German government, agreed to an Arrangement in furtherance of the 1971 Agreement. This Arrangement affirmed the common commitment of both governments to promote jointly a project called, Social Health InsuranceNetworking and Empowerment (SHINE), which was designed to enable Philippine familiesespecially poor onesto maintain their health and [3] secure health care of sustainable quality. It appears that SHINE had already been in existence even prior to the effectivity of the Arrangement, though the record does not indicate when exactly SHINE was constituted. Nonetheless, the Arrangement stated the various obligations of the Filipino and German governments. The relevant provisions of the Arrangement are reproduced as follows: 3. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany shall make the following contributions to the project. It shall (a) second - one expert in health economy, insurance and health systems for up to 48 expert/months, - one expert in system development for up to 10 expert/months - short-term experts to deal with special tasks for a total of up to 18 expert/months, - project assistants/guest students as required, who shall work on the project as part of their basic and further training and assume specific project tasks under the separately financed junior staff promotion programme of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ); (b) provide in situ - short-term experts to deal with diverse special tasks for a total of up to 27 expert/months, - five local experts in health economy, health insurance, community health systems, information technology, information systems, training and community mobilization for a total of up to 240 expert/months, - local and auxiliary personnel for a total of up to 120 months; (c) supply inputs, in particular - two cross-country vehicles, - ten computers with accessories, - office furnishings and equipment up to a total value of DM 310,000 (three hundred and ten thousand Deutsche Mark); (c) meet 1/26/2016 4:07 PM