PHL, UK to further business exchanges
THE Philippines and the United Kingdom have renewed their commitments to boost trade and investments amid the pandemic, following the second Economic Dialogue held between the two governments.
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THE Philippines and the United Kingdom have renewed their commitments to boost trade and investments amid the pandemic, following the second Economic Dialogue held between the two governments.
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines, spearheaded by Deputy Resident Representative Enrico Gaveglia, turned over 5,000 washable face masks and 5,000 bar soaps to the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to support efforts in preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inside the New Bilibid Prison.
Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines Peter MacArthur recently paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Ma. Leonor G. Robredo.
THE Asean’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) and its secretariat hosted the online Workshop on Promoting Cross-Pillar Coordination which discussed measures on enhancing cross-pillar cooperation.
SECRETARY of Foreign Affairs (SFA) Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. received New Zealand’s Ambassador Peter Francis Tavita Kell at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) headquarters on August 20 to take stock of bilateral cooperation priorities and other topics of mutual importance between their countries.
By Chargé d’Affaires a.i. / Thomas Wiersing
In her recent visit to a Group 42 (G42) health-care station at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec), Ambassador of the Philippines to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hjayceelyn M. Quintana expressed her commendation and thanks to the hundreds of Filipino nurses and volunteers who took part in the Phase III trials of a potential coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine.Quintana said she was very proud of the Filipinos at the facility. The ambassador thanked all Filipino medical frontliners involved in the Covid-19 vaccine trial, especially since it will benefit humanity as a whole: “There is a core Filipino value called pakikipagkapwa, which can be roughly [translated] as “one’s care for his or her fellow human beings.”
IN the 17th Asean-Canada Dialogue on August 11, the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) tackled Asia-Pacific regional architecture, the global economic environment, cooperation on countering violent extremism and terrorism, people-to-people exchanges, as well as developments in the bloc and the North American country.
MEXICO was one of the 51 founding countries of the United Nations (UN) and has been a member of the intergovernmental organization since 1945.
IT will be harder for businesses to survive and recover if the government will extend stringent community quarantine, according to European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) President Nabil Francis.
SECRETARY of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. conveyed the appreciation of the Philippines for the contributions of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) during the virtual farewell call of Country Programme Representative Iori Kato.
THE State of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, or MASHAV, recently donated learning equipment to the Department of Education (DepEd) as assistance for the latter’s efforts in coping with the pandemic while providing distance learning to Filipino students.
TALENT, entertainment and culture need not be sacrificed despite the onslaught of the pandemic. As the Korean Cultural Center adapts to the “new normal,” the landmark event Pinoy K-Pop Star (PKS) will also have a different look this year.
THE Philippines and Australia held their inaugural Foreign Ministry Consultations (FMC) via video teleconference to take stock of relations and support the direction of future engagements.
BERLIN—A group of 13 Filipino nurses who recently arrived in Germany to take up employment were welcomed by the Philippine Embassy in the European capital on August 7.
THE Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industries Philippines Inc. (MCCI) handed over various medical supplies to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in support of the latter’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) containment efforts.
THE Chinese government is sending 50 more ventilators to the Philippines to support efforts in curbing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.
THE Embassy of Japan announced that the Philippines has received a supply of the antiflu tablet Avigan, with the generic name favipiravir—touted as a potential treatment against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
By Saadia Awan / Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. / Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
GEARING up for economic recovery to sustainably address the impacts of the ongoing global health crisis, the Asean conducted a high-level dialogue on post-pandemic recovery to discuss best practices and recovery forecasts of various international organizations on their respective programs assisting countries in their respective amelioration plans.
THE European Union (EU), through its “Team Europe” approach, said it stands ready to assist the Philippine government in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as it reallocates funds in originally agreed programs from less-urgent elements to address short- to medium-term consequences of the pandemic.
Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore Gerard Ho (Wei Hong) (second from left) presided the handover of the Temasek Foundation’s second batch of aid comprising 500 Yuwell 9F-5AW Oxygen Concentrators to Health Undersecretary Mario C. Villaverde (second from right) and Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant for Foreign Affairs Robert A. Borje on July 30.
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines’s Resident Representative Titon Mitra formally handed over 500,000 medical masks to Health Undersecretary Mario C. Villaverde in support of the ongoing efforts to protect frontline health-care workers fighting the pandemic.
THE United States’s (US) Department of State-sponsored Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) has just launched AdaptPH, a nationwide campaign encouraging Filipinos to observe public safety protocols that help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
THE French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement, or AFD) and the Metropolitan Agency for the Treatment of Household Waste in the Paris Region, or Syctom, signed a grant agreement on July 21 for a pilot project aimed at strengthening household waste management in Pasay City.
AS the lead activity to the commemoration of the 122nd founding anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. spearheaded the conduct of the government agency’s blood donation drive, which was themed “Love in the Time of Covid.”
FROM July 26 to August 4, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines is staging a virtual celebration of the Swiss National Day, traditionally celebrated every August 1.
WORKING in partnership with the Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army and Philippine Coast Guard, the United States Army and Marine Corps delivered an additional P11.4 million, or around $230,600, in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in 11 cities across the Philippines.
THE Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea) further solidified its standing as one of the Philippines’s staunch supporters in arresting the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), with a turnover of additional in-kind assistance at the Department of Foreign Affairs on July 27.
AS a “child-rights crisis,” the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) recognizes the potential harm of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), with many looming threats for the young in this country.
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