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Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss(file photo) MANILA - The Philippines and Israel will craft a roadmap to boost trade and investment relations between the two countries through their new Joint Economic Commission (JEC). Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said in an interview Friday the first JEC meeting between the two governments will likely start within the year. "We are waiting for the new administration to come in, and then we'll develop a roadmap that will be mutually agreed (upon)," Fluss told reporters. This, as Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivai, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing the JEC last June 7. The Israeli envoy said the JEC will open up huge economic opportunities for the two countries in terms of trade and investments, he said "we are not tapping the potential". Fluss said with the reopening of the Philippine econo