Month: February 2017

23 February 2017 – The Department of Tourism (DOT) showcased the Philippines at the recently held Aviation Festival Asia last 21-22 February at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. According to Dr. Erwin F. Balane, Head of DOT’s Route Development Team, “The Philippines is the only travel destination featured in this event.” DOT was …

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22 February 2017 – Filipino fast-food chain, Yellow Cab Pizza, was officially launched in Singapore on 21 February 2017 at its sole outlet at 1 Raffles Link, CitiLink Mall, with Philippine Ambassador Antonio A. Morales as Guest of Honor. In her welcome remarks, Ms. Tiara Chopra, Director of Yellow Cab Pizza in SG, acknowledged the …

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Media Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards 2017 Per information from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), nominations to the Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards 2017 are now open. These awards were conceived in 2011 by CFO and the Inter-agency Committee for the December Celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day …

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The LSE Consortium on Migration and Development and the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) launched the opening sessions of the Batch 47  and Batch 52 of the Leadership and Social Enterpreneurship (LSE) Program at the AIA Centre on 18 February 2017 and at the Philippine Bayanihan Centre on 19 February 2017, respectively. Philippine Ambassador to …

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The Philippine Embassy in Singapore through the Philippine Overseas Labour Office organized the first Post-arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS) for the year 2017 on Sunday, 19 February 2017, at the Philippine Bayanihan Centre in Pasir Panjang. Participants in the seminar were newly-arrived household service workers (HSWs) Ambassador Antonio A. Morales led officials of the Philippine Embassy …

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The Philippine Embassy in Singapore sent its representatives to the friendly golf tournament organized by the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore at the newly-opened The Els Club in Desaru, Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia, on 15 February 2017. First Secretary and Consul Mersole J. Mellejor and Defense and Armed Forces Attaché Col Aderito Navata teed off …

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20 February 2017 – It has come to the attention of the Philippine Embassy that unscrupulous money changers in Singapore have been issuing demonetized (i.e., no more monetary value) banknotes of the Philippine Peso currency to unsuspecting clients. The public, including Singaporeans and expatriates planning to visit the Philippines, are therefore strongly advised to refer …

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As both the Philippines and Bangladesh are labor-sending countries to Singapore, the two envoys agreed on the prioritization of the issue of migration in their respective foreign policies. There are an estimated 180,000 Filipinos and 350,000 Bangladeshis in Singapore. Ambassador Morales also took the opportunity to apprise his Bangladeshi counterpart on the Philippine Chairmanship of …

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10 February 2017 – More than 50 Filipino lawyers based in Singapore were hosted to a dinner by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales, along with officials of the Philippine Embassy, at the Philippine official residence in Singapore on 09 February 2017.  The occasion provided an opportunity for the lawyers to network with their colleagues and exchange …

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After the briefing and tour of the Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP). From left to right: (Sitting) Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe, Rep. Carlos O. Cojuangco, Rep. Carlito S. Marquez, Rep. Estrellita B. Suansing, Rep. Horacio P. Suansing, Jr., and Mr. Ong Soo San (TSIP Director of Waste & Resource Management); (Standing) A representatives of the …

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