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Philippine Embassy Meets with Filipino Students Association – University of Ottawa

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12 April 2017, Ottawa - Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia welcomed officers of the newly-formed Filipino Students Association – uOttawa in a courtesy call held at the Philippine Embassy on 12 April 2017.

Calling on the Ambassador are FSA Co-President Angelique Maiquez, VP External Steven Travale, VP Logistics Elle Tejano-Gallupo, VP Outreach Earl Tamayo and Mikhaela De La Pena, Social/Cultural Committee member Julia Mira Flores, and VP Philanthropy Bailey Clinton. Joining the Ambassador are DCM Francisco Noel Fernandez, Minister and Consul General Eric Gerardo Tamayo, Consul Greg Marino, and Vice Consul Siegfried Masangkay.

CONTINUING EDUCATION OF DFA PERSONNEL IN OTTAWA

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12 April 2017, Ottawa - The Philippine Embassy is conducting a series of training workshops for the benefit of its personnel under its Personnel Continuing Education Program (PCEP), the latest of which was a seminar on "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: An Overview" held on 11 April 2016 at the Mindanao Hall of its Chancery in Ottawa.

Ambassador Petronila Garcia enlisted the assistance of Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez who served as resource speaker for the seminar.

OTTAWA PE CELEBRATES CULTURE WITH ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

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Photo Caption: The Philippine Embassy’s First Secretary and Consul Greg Marie C. Mariño and Cultural Officer Teresa Benitez-Bragais during Algonquin College’s Celebration of Cultures.

4 April 2017, Ottawa – The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa joined other members of the diplomatic corps at Algonquin College during the school’s 22nd Annual Celebration of Cultures. The event featured traditional cuisine, art, handicrafts, tourism, and music and dance performances of the different countries represented in Ottawa.

Those who visited the Philippines’ booth also availed themselves of free samples of Filipino pancit bihon (rice noodles with chicken and vegetables), biko (sticky rice with coconut milk and brown sugar) and maja blanca (coconut pudding). Visitors also received brochures on tourist spots in the Philippines while others talked to Embassy representatives about Filipino history, culture, and geography. END

AMBASSADOR PETRONILA P. GARCIA WITH MINISTER MARIE CLAUDE BIBEAU

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Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia and the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie pose for souvenir photograph during the Women Ambassadors of Ottawa Breakfast Meeting on 10 April 2017.