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Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs, Undersecretary Robert Borje, oversaw the repatriation of hundreds of distressed Filipinos from Beirut, Lebanon back to the Philippines on September 25, 2020.
Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs, Undersecretary Robert Borje, oversaw the repatriation of hundreds of distressed Filipinos from Beirut, Lebanon back to the Philippines on September 25, 2020. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte designated Undersecretary Borje as Special Envoy for the repatriation and goodwill mission aimed at assessing the condition of overseas Filipino workers in Beirut, Lebanon as nations continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. After the successful repatriation process, Usec. Borje, together with the Philippine delegation were led to the Philippine Embassy Chancery for the turnover of relief of goods to the Filipino community and medical supplies to Lebanese beneficiaries. Aside from the relief packs for the Filipino community, the Philippines also donated medical supplies to the Lebanese Red Cross, Rafiq General Hospital, and Beirut General Hospital. Andre Matar of the Lebanese Red Cross, Rawad Chehayyeb of Rafiq Hariri University Hospital, and Ghina El Andary of KAFA (Enough for Women) were among the representatives who received the donation. Accompanying Undersecretary Borje was Charge d' Affaires to Lebanon Ajeet-Victor Panemanglor. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Friday vowed to embrace the Philippine’s role in the region and around the world ‘with a sense of purpose’ as he underscored the strong potentials of the country given its position in global standing.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and the Philippine delegation, arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel to deliver his keynote address at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue and took part in the Opening Ministerial Reception. The defense forum serves as a platform for global leaders, defense ministers, and experts to discuss security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed further enhancing relations between the Philippines and Singapore during a meeting with Senior Minister H.E. Lee Hsien Loong. PBBM thanked H.E. Lee Hsien Loong for the invitation to deliver the keynote speech at the 21st IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, as well as the shared commitment to the 55 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed on Friday to strengthen the bilateral relations of their countries and explore new partnerships to adapt to the changing world.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is seeing “warmer and warmer” diplomatic ties with the Philippines under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Singapore at around 4:52 pm Wednesday where he is expected to articulate before a global audience the Philippines’ position on defense and diplomacy, and its commitment to a rules-based order and constructive multilateralism amid geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
Concluding his state visit to Brunei Darussalam, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., along with the Philippine delegation, is now headed to Singapore to deliver the keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue and to strengthen 55 years of cooperation between the Philippines and Singapore.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on energy business leaders of Brunei to invest in Philippine renewable energy (RE) as the country is making progress in the very promising sector.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday urged business leaders in Brunei Darussalam to seriously consider the Philippines as a prime investment country.
