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STATEMENT: ON THE DEMISE OF HONORABLE BERNARDITA L. CATALLA, PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON

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02 April 2020 - With deep sadness, the Department of Foreign Affairs announces the untimely demise on 02 April 2020, of Ambassador Bernardita Catalla, Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon, from complications arising from Covid 19.

A career diplomat for 27 years, service to the country has been the hallmark of Ambassador Catalla’s distinguished foreign service career. She served in key posts like Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta and was Passport Director where she delivered frontline service to millions of Filipinos. Prior to her assignment in Lebanon, she was Consul General in Hong Kong, looking over the welfare of hundreds of thousands of overseas Filipinos. Since December 2019, she spearheaded the voluntary mass repatriation program of the Philippine Embassy in Beirut.

Bernie, as Ambassador Catalla was fondly called, has always lent a helping hand, to her family, friends and colleagues. Her ever ready smile and infectious laughter may have been extinguished but her dedication to our country will always be there as a guiding light for all members of the Philippine foreign service. END

source: https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/26554-statement-on-the-demise-of-honorable-bernardita-m-catalla-philippine-ambassador-to-lebanon?fbclid=IwAR0O1NfNuaun5S-O8nn_PFHFX_I2bAPyni-y-wbkNeXNUHUdFgFcbXFL3eA

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA HOSTS LUNCH IN HONOR OF WOMEN HEADS OF MISSIONS IN OTTAWA

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PR 38 photorelease on Luncheon by GG Payette with Women HOPs

Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia (last row, 3rd from the left) poses for a souvenir photograph with Governor General Julie Payette (1^st row, center, in red), along with the resident Women Heads of Missions in Ottawa. Photo Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall

13 March 2020, Ottawa – Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia attended the luncheon in honor of Women Heads of Missions in Ottawa hosted by Governor General Julie Payette held on 11 March 2020 at Rideau Hall. The luncheon coincides with the worldwide and month-long celebration of Women’s Month for calendar year 2020.

Before being invested as Canada’s 29^th Governor General in October 2017, and consequently Head of State, Governor General Julie Payette was an engineer, scientific broadcaster, corporate director, and astronaut by profession. Rideau Hall is the official residence of the Governor General of Canada. —END—

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN OTTAWA ATTENDS “KABAYAN KO, KAPATID KO”

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Top: Consul General Deniega together with Ministers of the Iglesia ni Cristo during the Montreal event; Bottom: Consul Mariño together with the Ministers of Iglesia ni Cristo and event participants in Ottawa (photo courtesy of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation).

1 March 2020 – Consul General Alan Deniega and First Secretary and Consul Greg Marie Mariño of the Embassy of the Philippines in Canada attended events for the “Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko” (My Countryman, My Brethren) program held on Sunday, 1 March 2020 in Montreal and Ottawa, respectively. This initiative is spearheaded by the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) and gathered Filipinos in both cities for an evening of fellowship and information on the socio-civic projects of the church. END.

FILIPINOS IN BERMUDA REGISTER FOR 2022 NATIONAL ELECTIONS

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Filipinos in Bermuda await their turn to register as overseas voters with the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa at a consular outreach held on 1 March 2020..

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa registered Filipinos in Bermuda for the 2022 National Elections. The overseas voters registration was conducted on 1 March 2020 in Hamilton, Bermuda. The outreach overseas registration was directed by Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia in order to ensure that Filipinos who have recently arrived in Bermuda, or will be reaching the age of majority on election day in 2022, are provided the opportunity to register as overseas voters.