Busan donates $ 6 M worth of school facilities
The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education (BMCOE) has donated million worth of school equipment to Philippine public schools and, in exchange, its 50 Korean teachers will be trained in English, Math and Science programs in the country.
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PGMA hopes for exchange of visit between her and SoKor President in March 2009
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed hope today that South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak could visit the Philippines in March next year during the 60th anniversary of RP- South Korea diplomatic relations. At the same time, the President expressed her desire to also visit Seoul next year.
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Filipino Students Shine in the Third Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference (3rd APMUN)
28 July 2008 - Four university students, headed by Mr. Jones Espeleta of the United Nations Association of the Philippines, successfully took part in the Third Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference held in Incheon City from 20 to 25 July 2008.
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ASEAN turns 41 years old
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations celebrated its 41st anniversary last week with a series of activities highlighting more than four decades of strong regional cooperation.
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DepEd trains South Korean teachers in English
MANILA, Philippines -- The National English Proficiency Program under the Department of Education (DepEd) facilitated the training on English teaching of some 50 South Korean secondary school teachers who completed the first part of the program, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said in a statement.
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Sports diplomacy brings fun, unity to ASEAN
Just like the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Seoul ASEAN Friendly Games are in the books but with less controversy and possibly more fun
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PGMA creates six new consular offices
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has issued Executive Order no. 748, which creates new six regional consular offices in six major cities in the country to further improve the services of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the Filipinos and foreigners visiting the Philippines
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BSP positive on maintaining RP's current credit ratings
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) -– Amid surging inflation and the current global economic tightening, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is positive that the country's credit ratings will not suffer a downgrade despite posting a slower year-on-year growth.
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Investor confidence in Davao Region unaffected by peace and order problem in Central Mindanaobioclavid wiki bioclavid modic bioclavid til hunde
Davao City - Investors confidence in the Davao region are not affected by the peace and order problem in Central Mindanao as shown by the total investments reaching P900million registered as of July 2008.
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Asian broadcasters ink accord on cultural exchangevagifem erfaringer zholdbarhed.site vagifem 10
SEOUL, South Korea - The Korean Broadcasting Institute (KBI), under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, organized a three-day workshop on ââ¬ÅThe Future of co-Production Beyond the Prosperityââ¬Â at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel.
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Economic planners crossing fingers that drop in world oil prices will continue
Government economic planners are crossing their fingers that the downward spiral in the price of oil in the world market would continue until the end of the year, or at least remain below $100 per barrel from a high of more than $147 in July.
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Weekly summary of press releases - September 12, 2008
In a move to attract more investments to the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will convene the National Competitiveness Council to review the measures taken to enhance the country's global competitiveness.
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Gov't will not waver in its reform agenda despite global challenges to RP's economy - PGMA
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday reassured the local and international investment community that her administration will not waver in its reform agenda and that it will act responsibly in the face of global challenges to the country's economy.
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Leaders Forum Tackles Varied Issues, Promotes Embassy Programs
The Philippine Embassy in South Korea hosted a successful Leaders Forum at the Chancery on 6 September 2008 from 4 to 7 PM. Attended by around 30 community leaders, the Forum discussed important updates and initiatives by the Embassy.
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“Kapuluan (Archipelago): Islands of Vision†– An Art Exhibitionbioclavid wiki bioclavid modic bioclavid til hundevagifem erfaringer vagifem 10 mg vagifem 10
In line with the promotion of Philippine Culture and Arts to the Koreans and other foreign nationals in Seoul, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Korea Foundation Cultural Center and the Seoul Global Center, will be holding a painting exhibition entitled ââ¬ÅKAPULUAN (archipelago): Islands of Vision,ââ¬Â on 8 to 18 October 2008, at the Gallery Nuri , Korea Foundation Cultural Center, featuring four Filipino artists and their individual visions, themes and stylistic strategies on the diversity that made the Philippines a country of fertile territory for culture and arts.
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