Press Releases

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;

Mga minamahal kong kababayan:

FILCOM Norway, the newly established federation of Filipino groups and businesses in Norway, sponsored the RayAn Fuentes Inspirational Concert at the Mortensrud Kirke in Oslo on 26 June 2010. The venue was filled to capacity and was attended by Filipinos and Norwegians.

His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House Speaker Prospero Nograles and members of the House, justices of the Supreme Court, members of the foreign delegations,Your Excellencies of the diplomatic corps, fellow colleagues in government, aking mga kababayan.

After extensive discussions and negotiations with the government of Norway and various agencies in the Philippines, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment have announced the lifting of the ban on the deployment of au pairs bound for Norway. The order will take effect immediately.

Below is Memorandum Circular No. 05 issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on 24 May 2010 containing the guidelines on the implementation of the lifting of the Ban on Au Pairs bound for Norway.

Philippine diplomatic and consular missions in various European cities attended a COMELEC Training held in Madrid, Spain on 11-13 March 2010 in order to prepare them for the upcoming May 2010 national elections. The Training was attended by four Ambassadors, a few Consuls General and various foreign service officers and staff from all posts in Europe and Turkey.

My Visit to Mama’s Hope Haven of Norway
By Amb. Elizabeth P. Buensuceso

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ranked fifth among 177 government agencies last year for meeting the integrity standards set by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission-Office of the President (PAGC).