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PHILIPPINES JOINS ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH AT THE SENATE

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8 May 2017 – The Embassy of the Philippines joined Ottawa’s Asian communities in celebrating Asian Heritage Month at the Sir John A. MacDonald Building on Parliament Hill. Organized by the Senate of Canada, this annual tradition was attended by Parliamentarians, employees and staff of Parliament, as well as members of Ottawa’s diverse communities.

PHILIPPINES AFFIRMS ADHERENCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS

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Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Twenty-seventh session
1–12 May 2017

National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21*
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I. Introduction
1. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) affirms the universality, indivisibility, interdependence, and interrelatedness of all human rights, respectful of our unique national and regional particularities borne by our diverse historical, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT ASEAN IN OTTAWA

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Caption: Clockwise from left: 1. Ambassador Htut opens the Briefing; 2. DG De La Vega discusses the Philippine Chairmanship of ASEAN 2017; 3. MP Arif Virani, Permanent Representative Buensuceso, DG De La Vega, MP Alghabra, DG Ian Burchett, Ambassador Petronila Garcia, and Assistant Secretary Maria Andrelita Austria; 4. Q&A with the audience; 5 and 6. PR Buensuceso talks about ASEAN – Canada Partnership.

9 May 2017, Ottawa – Officials from Canada’s Parliament and Federal Government, members of the diplomatic and consular corps, academe, civil society, students, and media gathered at the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa today to attend a briefing conducted by the Philippines’ top officials to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The briefing, titled “ASEAN@50: Partnering for Change, Engaging the World,” was led by H.E. Elizabeth Buensuceso, Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN, and the Honorable Hellen De La Vega, Philippine Director General for ASEAN Affairs and Acting SOM Leader.

PH EMBASSY HOSTS BENEFIT DINNER FOR FAMILY SERVICES OTTAWA

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Caption: (Top: Embassy officers, members of Mann Lawyers, and other guests sit down to a sumptuous feast of traditional Filipino dishes at Tahanang Rizal. Left to right: 1. Singers perform “The Prayer” in Filipino and English, 2. Guests at the benefit dinner, 3. Ambassador Garcia talks about the history of Philippines – Canada relations)

4 May 2017, Ottawa – For the second year in a row, the Embassy of the Philippines hosted a benefit dinner for Family Services Ottawa (FSO) at the Tahanang Rizal, the Official Residence of the Ambassador of the Philippines to Canada. The dinner was offered as part of a silent auction during Family Services Ottawa’s Music on a Mission fundraiser held in 2016.