Manila - The Philippines and Kuwait on Friday signed three agreements aimed at boosting cooperation between the two countries on health, energy and tourism.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and visiting Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Haber al-Sabah witnessed the signing of the agreements.

A Philippine government statement said the agreement on health was expected to facilitate and enhance the sharing of expertise in improving the quality of health-related services in both countries.

The energy cooperation agreement is to pave the way for joint projects as well as enhance training of gas technical personnel and foster private sector cooperation, the statement added.

The third agreement was on tourism, which aimed to increase tourist exchanges between the two countries and encourage tourism-related investments. dpa