PHL EMBASSY IN DHAKA MEETS WITH MALDIVES OFFICIALS
(From left to right): Philippine Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) assistant Ms. Joany Margallo-Lucas, Philippine Honorary Consul to the Maldives Mr. Abdulla Salih, Maldives Police Service (MPS) Head of International Relations Unit (IRU) Chief Inspector Aiminath Suzee , Philippine Third Secretary and Vice-Consul Ms. LV de Guzman, and MPS-IRU Deputy Chief Civil Officer Ms. Rana Waheed. The Embassy and the MPS discuss the establishment of informal focal point systems between the Embassy and the Maldives Police Service with cases involving overseas Filipinos based in the Maldives, and possible areas of cooperation between the Maldives and the Philippines in the area of police work and training on March 01.
(From left to right): Third Secretary and Vice-Consul Ms. LV de Guzman, Maldives Ministry of Economic Development Permanent Secretary Mr. Yusuf Riza, and ATN assistant Ms. Joany Margallo-Lucas. The Embassy and the Ministry discussed matters relating to laws, policies and programs in the Maldives that protect and promote the welfare of human trafficking victims in the Maldives on March 01.
(From left to right) East and Central Asia Assistant Director Mr. Ahmed Suzil, Director Lauza Ali, and Philippine Third Secretary and Vice-Consul Ms. LV de Guzman. The Philippine Embassy expressed appreciation to the Ministry on March 04 for its responsiveness during various meetings held with the Philippine Embassy throughout its visit to the Maldives from February 27 to March 04. Discussions with Maldives government officials covered a number of issues including migrant workers’ rights, human trafficking, police cooperation, information sharing, and gender sensitivity.
SAASCO GROUP CALLS ON PH AMBASSADOR IN BANGLADESH
Philippine Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio Bandillo (center), (from left) Ms. Lauren S. Arce, Attache of the Philippine Embassy with Md. Sofiqul Islam Bito Howlader, Adviser; Md. Ramiz Uddin Bhuyan, Adviser; Sheikh Atiar Rahman, Managing Director; Sk. Akib Rahman Deputy Managing Director; and Md. Abdullah Muslehuddin Sadi, Director of SAASCO Group.
08 March 2018 DHAKA – SAASCO Group, a Bangladesh conglomerate headed by Shiekh Atiar Rahman, Managing Director and CEO called on Ambassador Vicente Vivencio Bandillo to discuss business investment opportunities in the Philippines on 08 March.
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PHL EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH MEETS WITH MALDIVES IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
Philippine Embassy in Dhaka and the Philippine Honorary Consul to the Maldives discuss migrant workers concerns with Maldives Immigration officials.
27 February 2018 DHAKA - The Philippine Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh represented by Third Secretary Ms. LV de Guzman and Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Officer Ms. Joany Margallo-Lucas, called on officials of the Maldives Immigration on February 27 to discuss local labor and immigration laws and practices relating to migrant workers in the Maldives. Maldives Immigration was represented by Assistant Controllers Abdulla Waheed and Hamid Fathuhulla, Chief Principal Immigration Officer Moosa Rameez (Airport Control Section), Chief Principal Immigration Officer Ahmed Waheed (Expatriate Monitoring and Repatriation Service), Chief Principal Immigration Officer Aminath Rasheeda (Foreign Employment and Expatriate Service), and Chief Immigration Officer Ali Saeed (Information Communication Technology).
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PHL EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN ANNUAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY IN BANGLADESH
The Philippine Embassy in Dhaka, represented by Cutural Officer Ms. Lauren Arce, poses with Shilpakala Academy Secretary Mr. Zahangir Hossain Chowdhury (left) and Mr. Ramon Billanes (right)
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