Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Edsel Custodio awards outgoing Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Ståle Torstein Risa, with the Order of Sikatuna, the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines on Thursday 30 July in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Risa was awarded the Grand Cross, “Datu” in gold for his accomplishments as Ambassador of Norway to the Philippines for more than four years.
The Embassy wishes to remind all Filipinos, 18 years and above, who would like to exercise their right to vote during the May 2010 national elections to take the opportunity to register for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) that is being conducted by the Embassy until 31 August 2009 during office hours from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (during summer). The embassy also welcomes would-be OAV registrants on weekends by appointment.
All interested OAV applicants are requested to bring two (2) passport-size photos and their valid Philippine passports for the OAV registration.