Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Willy C. Gaa meets with Western Union's President and Chief Executive Officer Cristina Gold to discuss business expansion in the Philippines, the 4th largest Western Union remittance center in the world. Ms. Gold, who launched Western Union's Asia-Pacific Branch in Manila in October 2007, is accompanied by senior Western Union Officials, EVP for Corporate Affairs Anne McCarthy, Senior VP for Government Relations Tim Daly, and Vice President for Public Affairs Barbara Span.

Ambassador Gaa welcomed Western Union’s additional investments in the Philippines. He also said that Western Union’s broader reach will bring remittance services to a greater number of people and make such service even more safe and secure.