As Korean Economy Recovers, Philippine Embassy Intensifies Its Financial Literacy Campaign
9 May 2009 – As the South Korean economy successfully avoids a recession and shows positive signs of bouncing back, Philippine Ambassador to Seoul Luis T. Cruz reports that the Philippine Embassy continues to intensify its Financial Literacy Campaign to overseas Filipinos as one way of enhancing their skills and providing them options when they return to the Philippines.
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak yesterday held a bilateral meeting to discuss steps to further strengthen the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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PGMA exhorts Filipinos in Korea to join RP gov't volunteerism drive
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today exhorted the Filipino community in South Korea to join her administration’s program on volunteerism.
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Korean firms to invest $500-M in RP agricultural projectsvagifem erfaringer vagifem 25 mg vagifem 10
Three South Korean firms have pledged to invest some $500-million worth of agricultural projects in the Philippines. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Korean President Lee Myung-Bak witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the proposed projects held at the Lotte Hotel here.
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PGMA unveils 'reciprocity' program for OFWs
To “reciprocate†the invaluable contribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to the Philippine economy through their remittances, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today unveiled a P1-billion government assistance program for OFWs displaced by the global economic crisis.
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Let's wait for UN Security Council's decision on North Korea - PGMAvagifem erfaringer vagifem 10 mg vagifem 10
Saying she finds the situation in North Korea “disturbing,†President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today called for sobriety and asked the people to wait for the United Nations Security Council’s decision on the issue.
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PGMA pushes RP as best value for investment in the regionvagifem erfaringer vagifem 25 mg vagifem 10
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today pushed the Philippines as the “Best Value for Investment in the Region†and urged Korean businessmen to invest in the country which she said has a “stable (economic) environment.â€
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South Korean firm to put up $49-M coconut-based sweetener plant in RPvagifem erfaringer vagifem 25 mg vagifem 10
A South Korean food processing company committed itself to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this morning to put up a coconut-based sweetener manufacturing plant in the Philippines. CJ Corporation (CJC) led by its chairman Kyung Shik Sohn and its president and CEO Jinsoo Kim called on the President at the onset of the 20th ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit held at the Shilla Hotel here to personally present to Mrs. Arroyo their “expansion†plan for the Philippines.
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Increased but controlled spending key to maintain RP's economic resiliency – PGMA
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo revealed here yesterday her government’s “battle plan†and strategy on how to keep the country’s economic resiliency in the face of the threat of recession confronting the entire world.
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Hanjin to hire additional 24,000 workers for its Subic and Misamis plantsbioclavid wiki bioclavid modic bioclavid til hunde
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed elation here today after being informed by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corporation (HHICC) officials that the company would here an additional 24,000 Filipino workers for its Subic and Misamis Oriental plants. At present, Hanjin Philippines, Inc. (HPI), HHICC’s main office in the Philippines employs 16,000 workers.
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ASEAN-ROK FTA on investments signed
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo witnessed Monday the signing of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Republic of Korea (ROK) Free Trade Agreement on Investments here. The President joined other leaders of the ASEAN member countries and Korean President Lee Myung Bak in witnessing the accord signing at the culmination of the 20th ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit held at the Jeju International Convention Center here.
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RP economy moving upwards says NEDAvagifem erfaringer zholdbarhed.site vagifem 10
The Philippine economy is seen to be “moving upwards†towards the end of the year based on the conservative gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast of 0.8 to 1.8 percent. GDP is the total volume of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY ADVISORY
The Philippine Embassy wishes to announce that the registration for overseas absentee voters for President, Vice President, Senators and Party List Representatives for purposes of the May 10, 2010 National Elections will end on 31 August 2009. In this regard, we wish to encourage all Filipinos to register and vote for the upcoming 2010 national election.
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Donations for the Victims of Typhoon “Ondoyâ€
A. Cash donations Those who wish to help the victims of Typhoon “Ondoy†that hit the Philippines on 26 September 2009 may send their donations to any of the following: Philippine National Red Cross For donations to be acknowledged, please fax bank transaction slips to (632) 5255654 or 4040979 with donor’s name, address and contact numbers. Guidelines for donations may be accessed via www.redcross.org.ph.
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S. Korea donates more for typhoon victims
South Korea has donated an additional $250,000 in cash and relief goods for victims of tropical storm “Ondoy†and typhoon “Pepeng,†raising its total donations to $600,000.
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