Philippines Donates $30,000 to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Permanent Representative HE Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. presents to Secretary-General Kitack Lim the USD30,000 Philippine donation to the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme of the International Maritime Organization |
The Philippines donated $30,000 to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for technical cooperation trainings and activities. Permanent Representative to the IMO H.E. Teodoro L. Locsin Jr presented to Secretary-General Kitack Lim the donation made by the Philippines to the Organization on 20 October 2023 at the IMO Headquarters in London.
The donation was coursed through the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) of IMO Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC). It will be used to fund trainings relating to maritime security and safety, such as maritime casualty investigation or anti-piracy workshops and prevention and control of maritime pollution. Intended beneficiaries of the trainings will be personnel from relevant government agencies of the Philippines, as well as government personnel from other interested countries.
TCC oversees IMO´s capacity-building programme and the implementation of technical cooperation projects for which the Organization acts as the executing or cooperating agency, ensuring that IMO supports the United Nations sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Also present during the event was Mr. Xiaojie Zhang, Director of the Technical Cooperation Division of the IMO.
Embassy Outreach in Dublin, Ireland, 27 – 29 October 2023
The Philippine Embassy will conduct a consular outreach in Dublin, Ireland on 27-29 October 2023 (Friday–Sunday).
Interested applicants for passport, notarial and civil registration services may register here: https://forms.gle/4h7uS11EFPL1CiDc8
Interested applicants for reacquisition or retention of citizenship service (dual citizenship) may register here: https://forms.gle/S3HTGKhU2YnRDh8t9
For those who will collect their passports, please check the Embassy’s website and Facebook page for the list of available passports for release in Dublin.
The venue will be announced and appointments will be granted in due course.
Due to the limited slots, not all registrants may be accommodated. This notwithstanding, the outreach team will endeavour to serve as many clients as possible.
Representatives of MWO-OWWA, SSS, DOT, and COMELEC will join the outreach.
Thank you.
Philippine Embassy London Hosts Forum on the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China
In observance of the Maritime and Archipelagic Awareness Month (Mana Mo), the Philippine Embassy in London hosted a forum last 22 September 2023, on the importance of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea, with DFA-Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela Ponce as a special guest lecturer.
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Tanner Collection of Vintage Filipiniana Formally Bestowed to the Philippine Embassy in London
LONDON 29 August 2023 – The Philippine Embassy in London recently held a ceremonial signing of the Deed of Donation which bestows to the Embassy the Rachel and Clare Tanner Collection of vintage Filipiniana and other items.
The Deed of Donation was signed by Ambassador Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Mr. David Tanner on behalf of the Tanner family. Mr. Tanner’s daughter Clare and her family were also present during the event.