July 2017

24 July 2017 – In line with its Gender and Development (GAD) program, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore conducted a seminar-workshop on the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP WPS) 2017-2022 for its personnel, including the attached agencies (i.e., DOLE, DND, SSS, and Pag-IBIG), last 22 July at Hotel Jen Tanglin. The

24 July 2017 – In cooperation with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies of the Nanyang Technological University (RSIS-NTU), the Philippine Embassy in Singapore successfully hosted a panel discussion on “Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia” last 21 July at the RSIS Lecture Theatre. This event was part of the series of activities

The Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labour Office in Singapore convened the fourth general meeting of leaders of the Filipino community (FilCom) on Saturday, 22 July 2017. More than a hundred officials and representatives of various Filcom organizations and other entities attended the Meeting. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales welcomed the participants

On 20 July 2017, Mr. Sujit Mittra, the Joint Managing Director and Co-Founder and of Premier Hotels of Asia, called on Ambassador Antonio A. Morales at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore. Mr. Mittra is also a Member of the Board of ASKI Global Limited Singapore, which provides financial literacy training for overseas Filipino workers in

The Chairman of the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD-MRI), Dr. Jaime Aristotle Alip paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Antonio A. Morales at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. Ambassador Morales was joined by First Secretary and Consul Mersole J. Mellejor and Labour Attaché Ramon Lamberto

Philippine Ambassador attended a cocktail reception hosted by Maybank on Wednesday, 19 July 207 at the Ritz-Carlton Singapore. Also present in the event were officials of Maybank’s partner companies and some representatives of the diplomatic community. During the reception, Ambassador Morales thanked Maybank officials headed by Chairman Datu Mohaiyani Shamsudin for their continued confidence in

19 July 2017 – Malagos Chocolates from Davao and Pili Nuts from Bicol were showcased at the Specialty & Fine Food Asia 2017 which is being held at Suntec, Singapore from 18 to 20 July. The Specialty & Fine Food Fair, which has been going on in London for 16 years, has now been brought

Popular blogger RJ Nieto, also known as “Thinking Pinoy” visited the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Monday, 17 July 2017. Thinking Pinoy, who is currently a social media consultant with the Department of Foreign Affairs was warmly received by the officials of the Philippine Embassy led by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales. During his visit, officials

The Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales joined other distinguished panelists in a recorded discussion regarding ASEAN at Channel News Asia’s Between the Lines held at the Presidential Suite of the Pan-Pacific Hotel Singapore on 17 July 2017. Between the Lines is an investigative reporting program of Channel News Asia hosted by Loke Wei

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 361 (2000), as amended by Administrative Order No. 35 (2002), the Philippine Embassy in Singapore led the observance of the 39th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week with the theme “Karapatan Pribelehiyo ng Maykapansanan: Isakatuparan at Ipaglaban” with a simple program on 17 July 2017. Ambassador Antonio A. Morales spearheaded

On Friday, 14 July 2017, the Vice Governor of Laguna, Philippines, the Honourable Katherine Agapay visited the Philippine Embassy in Singapore for consultations with officials led by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales. The Vice Governor was in Singapore to participate in the Foreign Academic Visit organized by the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for the

Mr. Steve Mills, the new Business Development Director for Singapore of Bleeding Heart Rum Company has called on Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales on 14 July 2017 at the Philippine Embassy along Nassim Road. Mr. Mills was accompanied by his predecessor Ms. Cristhel Molina. Bleeding Heart Rum, based in Negros Occidental, Philippines, produces

The Philippine Embassy in Singapore joined other guests in congratulating the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (PMCC) 4th Watch Singapore on the occasion of the latter’s 14th year anniversary at the Mandarin Orchard Hotel, Singapore. First Secretary and Consul Mersole J. Mellejor attended the event on behalf of Ambassador Morales. In his remarks, First Secretary

On Sunday, 16 July 2017, officials of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore separately graced the graduation ceremonies of two (2) Skills Training Providers in Singapore. Over at the National University of Singapore U-Town, Ambassador Antonio A. Morales and officials of the Philippine Overseas Labour Office graced the commencement exercises of Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI).

Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales participated in the 9th edition of The Straits Times Run in the City 2017 in the early morning of Sunday, 16 July 2017.  Organizers of this year’s event partnered with Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in preparation for the latter’s signature run in December. This year’s event drew in

Officials of the Philippine Department of Education are in Singapore to lead the Philippine contingent in the 9th ASEAN School Games hosted by Singapore on 14-20 July 2017. The DepEd delegation called on Ambassador Antonio A. Morales and other officials of the Philippine Embassy on 14 July 2017. Ten (10) ASEAN countries are participating –

A delegation composed of officials and members of the League of Vice Governors in the Philippines (LGVP) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) visited the Philippine official residence in Singapore at the invitation of Ambassador Antonio A. Morales on 11 July 2017. The group is in Singapore for a foreign academic visit, which

Officials of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore headed by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales, conducted a briefing for a delegation composed of Presidents of state universities in the Philippines and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Tuesday, 11 July 2017. The delegation is in Singapore to conduct a familiarization

Leading global strategist and best-selling author Dr. Parag Khanna visited the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Monday, 10 July 2017 where he presented to Ambassador Antonio A. Morales a copy of his book “Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization”. In the book, Dr. Khanna guides readers through the emerging global network civilization in which

The Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales was warmly welcomed by Dr. Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman at the latter’s Hari Raya Open House on Sunday, 9 July 2017. Dr. Maliki is the Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs and Mayor of South East CDC. Under the leadership of Ambassador Morales, the

Top diplomats in Singapore including Philippine Ambassador Antonio A. Morales joined Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Singapore officials at dinner coinciding with the Inter Racial Inter Religious Nite Harmony (IRIRHN) 2017 held on Saturday, 8 July 2017 at the Marina Bay Sands. The annual event, which is organized by the Thye Hua Kwan

The Global Community Day (GCD) 2017 celebration that opened on Friday, 7 July 2017, at the Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore featured booths showcasing unique culinary specialties and cultural identities of various countries including the Philippines. Celebrating the 50th Founding Anniversary of ASEAN, the opening of this year’s GCD saw the presence of Member of Parliament

The Bloomberg office in Singapore opened its doors to officials of the Philippine Embassy headed by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales who visited the premises on Thursday, 6 July 2017. Ambassador Morales was accompanied by Minister and Consul General Victorio Mario M. Dimagiba Jr. and First Secretary and Consul Mersole J. Mellejor, Head of the Embassy’s

Reverend Father Jesus M. Miranda, Jr., OP, Secretary General of the University of Santo Tomas  and officials from the Office of Public Affairs of the UST, called on Ambassador Antonio A. Morales on 29 June 2017. During the call, Father Miranda informed the Ambassador the thrust of their visit which was to learn the best

Officials of the Philippine Embassy Singapore joined colleagues from diplomatic community and representatives of the private sector in farewell events organized in honour of Mr. Nur Azman Abdul Rahim, the outgoing Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia. On Sunday, 2 July 2017, a representative of the Philippine Embassy Singapore teed off in a farewell golf tournament

Officials of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore headed by Ambassador Antonio A. Morales met with members of the Philippine delegation in the ongoing Interpol World 2017 at Suntec Singapore. The delegation from the Philippines is composed of officials from the House of Representatives, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine National Police and the National Police Commission

Distinguished academic and author Prof. Dr. Reynaldo C. Ileto presented copies of his latest work “Knowledge and Pacification” to Ambassador Antonio A. Morales during his call at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore on Wednesday, 5 July 2017. Pblished by the Ateneo de Manila University Press, the book deals on Philippine resistance during the American conquest

Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales hosted Prof. Eduardo Araral, Vice Dean (Research) and Director, Institute of Water Policy of the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore to lunch on Monday, 3 July 2017, at the American Club. Although Ambassador Morales and Prof. Araral have met

Mr. Christian Rahnsch and Ms. Roarllene Galang, officials of Little Heroes Dreams LHD), have paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales on Friday, 30 June 2017, at the Philippine chancery along Nassim Road. The two (2) officials brief Ambassador Morales on an initiative that LHD is planning to implement to

The Editor-in-Chief of Singapore-based publishing company Sun Media Pte. Ltd. Ms. Nomita Dar, officially presented to Philippine to Singapore Ambassador Antonio A. Morales a copy of Partner Philippines magazine on Friday, 30 June 2017, at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore. Partner Philippines is a special publication that the Philippine Embassy in Singapore and Sun Media

On Wednesday, 28 June 2017, Philippine government executives, who were on separate official business trips to Singapore, dropped by at the Philippine residence in Singapore at the invitation of Ambassador Antonio A. Morales who hosted them to dinner. The officials included Solicitor General Jose Calida, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra and DFA Assistant Secretary

On 25 June 2017, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Laarni Zorayda Gandarosa (left) and Commercial Counsellor Glenn Peñaranda (second from right) visited the Hari Raya Open House hosted by Imam Syed Hassan Al-Attas (second from left) at his Upper Serangoon residence. They were joined by Mr. Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance and Venerable Shi