12 August 2005 --  Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Franklin M. Ebdalin offers a toast to outgoing Belgian Ambassador Christiaan Tanghe in a farewell luncheon he hosted at the Hyatt Regency Manila.  “I wish to congratulate and express our appreciation to Ambassador Tanghe for doing a marvelous job as the Belgian Ambassador to the Philippines and contributing significantly to the enhancement of the relations between the Philippines and Belgium,” the Acting Secretary said.   Joining Acting Secretary Ebdalin at the farewell luncheon were Madame Carmen Pedrosa, Dutch Ambassador Robert Vornis, Head of the Delegation of European Commission in the Philippine H.E. Johannes De Kok, Czech Charges d’Affaires Radka Calabkova,  Belgian Consul Peter D’huyf,  European Affairs Director Paul Raymund Cortes, Former Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Roberto Pedrosa, Hon. Roberto Pagdanganan, Chairman of Organizing Committee for Southeast Asian Games, LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles and Ms. Carmen Arceno of the Senate Protocol.  The Belgian Ambassador served a total of three years in Manila. He began his Manila posting on 30 September 2002 (Benjie Remo). END