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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF FILIPINO OVERSEAS VOTERS

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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY OBSERVES 18-DAY CAMPAIGN FOR VAW-FREE PH

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7 December 2019, Ottawa – The Embassy of the Philippines in Canada joined Filipinos around the world in observing the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women which runs annually from 25 November to 12 December. In cooperation with the Philippine Commission on Women, the Philippine Embassy mounted the official Campaign Icon in its Consular area and distributed information materials on relevant Philippine laws and government programs to assist women and children affected by violence.

Embassy personnel also wore the 2019 Campaign Advocacy Shirt during its Saturday consular service for the month of December to raise awareness on the campaign and encourage the public’s continued vigilance and support in protecting women’s rights #vawfreeph. END.

ANNUAL CONSULTATIONS CONCLUDED IN OTTAWA BY PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS IN CANADA

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The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa headed by Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia hosted the annual consular and economic consultations of Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Canada from 29 November to 1 December 2019. The principal officers of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Philippine Consulates General from Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto were joined by senior officials from the Office of American Affairs (OAA), Office of Strategic Communications and Research (OSCR), and Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the meeting.

The annual meeting discussed work programs for the incoming 2020 after an assessment of activities and programs conducted in 2019. The hosting of the meeting is rotated among the diplomatic and consular missions in the Philippines in Canada and has been valuable in ensuring that the needs and expectations of the growing Filipino diaspora in Canada, which is nearing the million mark, is met.

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