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PHL EMBASSY IN SINGAPORE CONVENES
FIRST FILIPINO COMMUNITY MEETING FOR 2016

19 January 2016 - The Philippine Embassy in Singapore convened the first Filipino community (Filcom) meeting for the year 2016 on January 16, at the public area of the Philippine chancery along Nassim Road.

During the meeting, Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales thanked the Filcom leaders and representatives for continuously working with the Philippine Embassy in promoting the Philippines which contributes to the strong relations between the Philippines and Singapore. He also commended the Filcom leaders for their help in looking after the welfare of Filipinos in Singapore and back in the Philippines. He asked Filcom leaders to encourage those who have registered for overseas voting to cast their vote early during the voting period in Singapore for the Philippine national elections to avoid congestion.

During the meeting, officials of the Philippine Embassy and the attached agencies provided updates on developments in their respective sections. Filcom organizations and other entities were also given the opportunity to announce their upcoming activities. As practiced in the past, the Filcom meeting started with the “Kapehan sa Embassy,” supported by PNB Singapore, and adjourned with the networking lunch courtesy of the Philippine Overseas Labour Office/Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO/OWWA).

The Filcom meeting is held once every two months alternating with the Post- Arrival Orientation Seminar organized by POLO/OWWA. The next meeting will be held in March.

PHL CONSULATE GENERAL IN MACAU SAR, ATENEO LEGAL SERVICES CENTER HOLD GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

04 December 2015 - The Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR held a Gender and Development (GAD) training seminar for its officers and staff at the Consulate General premises last November 28.

The two-part seminar focused on the Magna Carta of Women as well as relevant provisions of RA 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995). The seminar was facilitated by Ateneo Legal Services Center Director, Atty. Axel Rupert M. Cruz, Atty. Patricia R. Cervantes-Poco, and Atty. Takahiro Kenjie C. Aman. Case studies were presented and an open forum was held after the lectures.

The seminar is one of the Consulate General’s capacity building initiatives in Gender and Development and human resource training.

BAGONG PINUNO NG SAPICON (MYANMAR), NANUMPA

16 Nobyembre 2016 - Nanumpa ang bagong halal na mga pinuno at miyembro ng Samahan ng mga Pilipino sa Construction (SAPICON), ang organisasyon ng mga inhinyero sa Myanmar, sa isang maiksing programa na idinaos noong ika-15 ng Nobyembre, sa Pasuguan ng Pilipinas sa Yangon.

Sa kanyang pambungad na pananalita, binigyang-diin ni Career Minister Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, ang malaking ambag ng mga inhinyerong Pilipino sa pagpapaunlad ng Pilipinas at Myanmar.  Kanya ring hinikayat ang mga ito na panatilihin ang magandang imahe ng mga Pilipinong manggagawa sa Myanmar na ngayon ay dumarami dala ng unti-unting pagbukas ng bansa.

Kasabay ng panunumpa, nakiisa rin ang Pasuguan at SAPICON sa Kampanya sa Pagsugpo sa Karahasan laban sa mga Kababaihan.  Taong 2013 ng nilagdaan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang Republic Act 10398 na naglalayong pag-ibayuhin ang Kampanya sa Pagsugpo sa Karahasan laban sa mga Kababaihan.