Philippine Ambassador to Israel Calls on the Deputy Mayor of Haifa to Boost Deeper Cooperation
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:59
26 January 2010- The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia, together with Philippine Honorary Consul Carmel Hacohen, Vice Consul Greg Marie Mariño and trade, tourism and cultural Attaché Chester Omaga-Diaz traveled to Haifa to call on Deputy Mayor Hedva Almog. The meeting is a part of the Embassy's continuing efforts to promote trade and cultural cooperation. During the meeting, Ambassador Garcia emphasized the need for a more dynamic bilateral cooperation, including the city of Haifa to find many opportunities for trade, tourism and cultural exchanges with the Philippines.
Deputy Mayor Almog cited the success of the third Philippine trade fair in Haifa on August 2009.
RP Embassy in Singapore Commemorates Rizal’s 113th Death Anniversary
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:53
12 January 2010 - Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda Calaguian-Cruz led Embassy officers and staff, Filipino community leaders, and guests from the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs in commemorating the 113th anniversary of the death of Dr. Jose Rizal by offering a wreath of flowers at the Rizal marker located at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM).
The wreath-laying ceremony was followed by a short program and reception at the ACM lobby auditorium.
In her remarks, Ambassador Cruz emphasized the legacy and influence of Dr. Rizal not only in the Philippines but also throughout Southeast Asia, and the significance of Singapore in the hero's life.
Singapore was the first foreign country Dr. Rizal visited, setting off his well-documented journeys to other foreign soil, the last one before his execution in 1896.
Dr. Vicente Reyes, a Filipino professor at the National University of Singapore, read excerpts from Dr. Rizal's poem, Mi Ultimo Adios to the delight of the audience.
After the program, guests were treated to puto bumbong, bibingka, lumpiang shanghai, coffee, tea and salabat.
At the end of the reception, guests were given free passes to the museum's major exhibition on Philippine culture, "Land of the Morning: The Philippines and its People," which features rare and important pre-Hispanic artifacts on loan from museums and private collections in the Philippines, some of which are on public display for the first time. END
26 January 2010- The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia, together with Philippine Honorary Consul Carmel Hacohen, Vice Consul Greg Marie Mariño and trade, tourism and cultural Attaché Chester Omaga-Diaz traveled to Haifa to call on Deputy Mayor Hedva Almog. The meeting is a part of the Embassy's continuing efforts to promote trade and cultural cooperation. During the meeting, Ambassador Garcia emphasized the need for a more dynamic bilateral cooperation, including the city of Haifa to find many opportunities for trade, tourism and cultural exchanges with the Philippines.
