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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.

GK FOUNDER VISITS EMBASSY IN OTTAWA

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Gawad Kalinga Founder and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Antonio Meloto visited the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa on Tuesday, 25 April 2017. He was met by embassy officials led by Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III.

POST-ARRIVAL BRIEFING FOR NEW FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA

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Photo Caption: Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia and embassy staff with newly arrived Filipino immigrants at a post-arrival orientation briefing held at Mindanao Hall of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.

Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia welcomed the latest batch of Filipino immigrants to Canada at a post-arrival orientation briefing held at the Chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa last 22 April 2017. They represent the newly arrived Filipino immigrants to the province of Quebec who were immediately granted permanent residency during the past few months, many of whom are nurses. They have settled in Gatineau, Quebec, which is part of the Ottawa-Gatineau Municipal Region.

Ambassador Garcia provided suggestions and comments to the participants in order to help them adjust to their new lives in Canada. She encouraged them to participate actively in Filipino community activities and widen their network of friends as they seek to start their respective careers.

RCMP CONDUCTS SECURITY BRIEFING FOR EMBASSY STAFF

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Photo Caption: Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel Fernandez III gives a certificate of appreciation to Sgt. Mike Ramsay of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after the lecture on dealing with suspicious mails and parcels.

At the request of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, the Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, and Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted a lecture on "Dealing with Suspicious Mails and Parcels" for the benefit of embassy personnel. The lecture was delivered by Sgt. Mike Ramsay at the Mindanao Hall of the Chancery.