Philippine Space Agency Deputy Director-General Pays Courtesy Call at the Embassy
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(19 August 2022) -- Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Bryan B. Lao receives a token replica of the Diwata-2 microsatellite from Deputy Director General for Space Science & Technology Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez of the Philippine Space Agency during her courtesy call at the Philippine Embassy.
Dr. Perez attended the 26th session of the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC-26) on the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP) hosted by Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi) in Jakarta, Indonesia from 18-19 August 2022. She delivered the Philippine statement as co-chair of the ICC-25 in 2021.
PH Start-Up Companies in Indonesia Call on Embassy Officials
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Agosto: Buwan ng Kasaysyan at Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
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Mensahe ni Tagapangulo Dr. Rene R. Escalante sa Pagisimula ng Buwan ng Kasaysyan at Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
Manila Metropolitan Theater
ika-01 ng Agosto 2022
Mula nang tayo’y bata pa, ang Agosto ay itinuturing nang buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. Naging pagkakataon ito upang itampok di lamang ang ating Pambansang Wika kundi maging ang mga bagay na magpapadama sa atin na tayo’y Pilipino. May mga sayawan, awitan, pagbigkas ng mga tula, patimpalak sa pagsulat, at kung nakakaluwag-luwag ang paaralan, may handaan pa ng mga pagkaing Pilipino. Sa ganang ito, masasabi kong ang Buwan ng Wika ay buwan din ng kulturang Pilipino. Kung may pagbabago man akong napansin sa taunang Buwan ng Wika, ito ay ang pag-aangat din ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino sa iba’t ibang wika ng Pilipinas. Patunay ito na narating na natin ang isang lipunang may pagkilala sa katangian ng Pilipinas: Isang bansang maraming wika, kultura, at karanasan.
Lingid sa kaalaman ng marami sa atin, buwan din ng Kasaysayan ang Agosto sa bisa ng Proklamasyon Blg. 339, serye ng 2012. Napili ang Agosto dahil punong-puno ito ng makasaysayang pangyayari na may kinalaman sa pagsilang ng bansang Pilipino. Kasama na rito ang pagsiklab ng Rebolusyong Pilipino noong Agosto 1896. Ito’y isang pangyayari sa ating kasaysayang nagtulak sa ating pagkabansa, paglaya, at pagiging unang demokrasya at republika sa buong Asya.
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Statement of the Secretary of Foreign Afairs on the 6th Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award
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Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on the 6th Anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration
12 July 2022
Today we commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration. More than a historic milestone whose value lies in its commemorative significance, we recall 12 July 2016 as the day that affirmed to the community of nations that the rule of law prevails, and that stability, peace and progress can only be attained when founded on a rules-based legal order on the oceans, as it should be everywhere else.
The Award and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) are the twin anchors of the Philippines’ policy and actions on the West Philippine Sea.
The year 2022 is also the 40th anniversary of the adoption of UNCLOS. UNCLOS sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out. There is no recourse to general international law on matters comprehensively covered by the UNCLOS. Compliance with UNCLOS, which represents a delicate balance of the rights and obligations of all States Parties, in its entirety is key to ensuring global and regional peace and the fair and sustainable use of the oceans.