DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
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SFA-AGR-022-07                                                                                                                                                                          12 January 2007
 
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, PRETORIA WARNS OF FALSE ENDORSEMENT CLAIMED BY CÔTE D’IVOIRE-BASED COMPANY

12 January 2007 — Philippine Ambassador to South Africa Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr. has issued an advisory to manpower services companies in the Philippines warning them of the inaccurate and misleading statement regarding the Embassy’s purported endorsement of Don & McGrath Associate, a company alleged based in Côte d’Ivoire in western Africa.

In a report to the Department, Ambassador Reyes said that Don & McGrath Associate opens its e-mails to Philippine manpower services companies with:

“We are directed by your country Embassy in South Africa through his Excellence Ambassador Virgilio A. Reyes (Jnr) to get you informed in respect of the manpower/recruitment agency based in Côte d’Ivoire.”

Ambassador Reyes said that the statement is inaccurate and misleading as the Embassy has no record of directing the company to inform Philippine firms of such manpower recruitment in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Ambassador added that he has also informed Philippine companies seeking clarification of the legitimacy of Don & McGrath Associate to coordinate with the Philippine Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, which has jurisdiction over Côte d’Ivoire.  END

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