Manila, Nov. 15 -- India and the Philippines are making progress towards establishing reciprocity in the registration of medical practitioners, with Indian graduates of Philippine medical institutions now eligible to take the country's Physician Licensure Examination, Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Harsh Kumar Jain said.

In an interview with ANI, Jain said the development was an important step in strengthening people-to-people ties between the two countries ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Philippines.

"The Philippine Professional Regulation Commission conveyed last week that Indian graduates of Philippine medical institutions can take the Physician Licensure Examination and receive a certificate of registratio...