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Philippines Attends Canadian Defense Industry Event

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Photo Caption: (Defense Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs Teodoro Cirlo Torralba III, 4th from the left, leads the Philippine delegation to CANSEC)

1 June 2017 - Defense Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs Teodoro Cirilo Torralba III leads the Philippine delegation attending CANSEC held in Ottawa from 31 May to 1 June 2017. CANSEC, organized annually since 1988 by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), is the largest and most important defense industry event in Canada. More than a hundred companies and organizations including Airbus, Lockheed Martin Canada, Gentex Corp, and Rolls-Royce showcased the latest technology and most innovative products and services for land-based, naval, aerospace, and joint forces military units during the two-day trade show.

The Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Canadian government corporation, invited and hosted the Philippine Delegation. Assistant Secretary Torralba was accompanied by Ms. Patricia Ann Ingeniero and Ms. Mara Czareanah Gerona of the DND. Minister for Economic Affairs Eric Gerardo Tamayo and Second Secretary Jeffrey Salik of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa also attended CANSEC. END

OTTAWA POLICE CONDUCTS SECURITY BRIEFING

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Ottawa, 31 May 2017 - Constable Sebastien Lemay of the Ottawa Police Service joins the staff of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa led by Chargé d'affaires,a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III after the briefing Constable Lemay gave on the security situation in Canada's capital. The security briefing is part of the Personnel Continuing Education Program (PCEP) of the Embassy intended to equip staff with important information to better serve the Filipino community in Canada.

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FILIPINO SENIORS OF MISSISSAUGA VISIT PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN OTTAWA

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Caption: Top: Ambassador Garcia addresses the members of FSM; Bottom: FSM officers with Ambassador Garcia and the Embassy officers 

18 May 2017, Ottawa – More than fifty members of the organization Filipino Seniors of Mississauga paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to Ottawa Petronila P. Garcia at the Embassy’s new building on Murray Street. Led by Ms. Vangie Alcasid, FSM President, the group expressed their appreciation for the warm welcome accorded to them and the lively interaction they had with the Ambassador and other members of the Embassy. END