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SPEECHES and PRESS STATEMENTS
of the DFA SECRETARIES

DFA SECRETARY BLAS F. OPLE

JANUARY 2003
SFA's STATEMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 5 (C): INTERNATIONAL ISSUES - DEVELOPMENT INT HE ASIA PACIFIC, INCLUDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA
14th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting 
Brussels, 27-28 January 2003
 SFA's STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ
29 January 2003
TURNING TERRORISM INTO AN OPPORTUNITY
Speech for the SFA’s New Year’s Reception for the Diplomatic Corps, 
Friday, January 24, 2003, at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion, Rizal Park, Manila
SFA's STATEMENT ON CHARTER CHANGE
08 January 2003
SFA'S STATEMENT ON THE TWIN SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
05 January 2003

DECEMBER 2002

REFLECTIONS ON PHILIPPINE FOREIGN POLICY
SFA's speech before the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP)
20 December 2002
SFA's MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF EID IL FITR 
11 December 2002, 6:00 PM, DFA Auditorium

NOVEMBER 2002

BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS FOREIGN SERVICE FOR A STRONG REPUBLIC
Keynote address by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Blas F. Ople at the opening of the Department of Foreign Affairs strategic planning workshop, Saturday, November 16, 2002, at the Holiday Inn, Clark Field, Pampanga.
IN PURSUIT OF THE NATIONAL INTEREST IN A CHANGING AND CHALLENGING  WORLD
SFA's Statement in presenting the 2003 Budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs before Congress
THIS EVIL MUST NOT DEFEAT US
SFA's Remarks during the Closing Ceremony of the First International Conference on Anti-Terrorism and Tourism Recovery
9 November 2002,  Makati Shangri-la Hotel

SEPTEMBER 2002

THE G-77 : BOUND BY OUR CHALLENGES, DETERMINED TO SUCCEED
Statement by H.E. Blas F. Ople, Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Republic of the Philippines, at the 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77
57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, 19 September 2002
THE MOVEMENT FOR OUR TIMES
Statement by H.E. Blas F. Ople, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines
At the Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting,  the 57th Session of the General Assembly United Nations, New York, 18 September 2002
RENEWED FAITH IN OUR UNITED NATIONS
SFA's Statement by H.E. BLAS F. OPLE
Republic of the Philippines, During the 57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
17 September 2002, New York

AUGUST 2002

SFA Statement on the Newly Established RP-US Defense Policy Board
(14  August 2002)
SFA's Speech on the IDEA Ministerial Meeting
Tokyo, Japan / 11-12 August 2002
SFA Statement on the Designation By The U.S. State Department Of The CPP/NPA As A Foreign Terrorist Organization
(11 August 2002)
SFA's Statement on the 2 Filipino Fatalities in the 4 August 2002 Bus Bombing in Israel
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05 August 2002)

SFA's COLUMN - HORIZONS OF MANILA BULLETIN

OMINOUS SIGNS OVER KOREA
SFA's Column, Horizons  of The Manila Bulletin
Sunday, December 29, 2002 
THE CALL FOR A NEW BANDUNG
SFA's Column, Horizons  of The Manila Bulletin
Sunday, December 22, 2002 
GOING OVERBOARD ON EMBASSY CLOSURES
SFA's Column, Horizons  of The Manila Bulletin
Wednesday, December 4, 2002 
SOBRIETY AND BALANCE 
SFA's Column, Horizons  of The Manila Bulletin
Saturday, November 30, 2002
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON THE MLSA
SFA's Column, Horizons of The Manila Bulletin
Sunday, November 24, 2002
SISON'S GRAND DELUSIONS
SFA's Column, Horizons issue of The Manila Bulletin
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
THE ASEAN-CHINA FREE TRADE AREA
SFA's Column, Horizons issue of The Manila Bulletin
Wednesday, November 6, 2002 
SISON'S MOMENT OF TRUTH
SFA's Column, Horizons issue of The Manila Bulletin
Sunday, November 3, 2002