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Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Undersecretary Robert Borje is welcomed by Vice Consul Maria Cecilia Hernandez, Honorary Consul of the Philippines to Tunisia Sonia Ayed, and Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage Airport in the Republic of Tunisia on December 19, 2019.
Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Undersecretary Robert Borje is welcomed by Vice Consul Maria Cecilia Hernandez, Honorary Consul of the Philippines to Tunisia Sonia Ayed, and Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage Airport in the Republic of Tunisia on December 19, 2019.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte designated Undersecretary Borje as Special Envoy to special missions aimed at checking the conditions of overseas Filipino workers in North Africa and the Middle East.
Tunisia is the first of three countries to be visited. The missions will also include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
Nearly PhP200 million in financial assistance to Region 2 farmers, fisherfolk and their families was distributed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday in Ilagan City, Isabela as part of the government’s efforts to alleviate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on affected individuals.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. asked the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Monday to collaborate further with the government to secure the country’s energy infrastructure. At the same time, President Marcos urged the NGCP to help meet the country’s growing demand for electricity.
The Philippines must be prepared because of more pronounced external threats as a result of the heightened geopolitical tension in the Indo-Pacific, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated on Monday the Cabaruan Solar-Powered Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP), one of the country’s first and biggest solar-powered pump irrigation project to address rising challenges of energy costs in diverting water supply to farmlands.
A total of PhP162 million in financial assistance was extended by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Bicol along with other various government assistance and services.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made renewed commitment on Friday to improve the country’s agriculture sector, particularly in Camarines Sur.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally distributed on Thursday a total of PhP29.52 million in financial assistance to El Niño-affected farmers and fishermen in the provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, on Thursday vowed to provide the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the necessary resources, training, and equipment to enhance its effectiveness.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday distributed PhP30 million in financial assistance to thousands of farmers and fishermen affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the provinces of Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental.
