Archive for July 2010

BusinessWorld feature: “The Tenacious Mr. Tiglao”

Jul 19th, 2010 | By staff | Category: Features

An article featuring Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao in the 6 July 2010 anniversary issue of the Philippines’ premiere business newspaper, BusinessWorld. Ambassador Tiglao started his journalistic career in 1982 at Business Day, the predecessor entity of BusinessWorld.

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Greece’s new law on citizenship and voting rights of migrants

Jul 19th, 2010 | By staff | Category: Features

Because of the many inquiries received by our Embassy, and as a service to our nationals, we saw it fit to translate Greece’s new “Law 3838″ which revises “provisions on the acquisition of Greek citizenship and the political participation of Greeks abroad and migrants who legally reside in Greece.”

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Photos at Independence Day Celebration with the Filipino Community at the Zappeion Complex, Athens

Jul 11th, 2010 | By staff | Category: Features
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Noynoy’s Mother Cory Triggered the Global Wave of Democratizations

Jul 9th, 2010 | By staff | Category: Features

Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao’s article which was the lead story in the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s special 21 August 2009 issue.

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Ambassador Meets with Athens Mayor Kaklamanis

Jul 8th, 2010 | By staff | Category: News

Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao met with Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis 6 July at the Mayor’s office to discuss the welfare of Filipinos in Athens, where most of them reside and work.
Ambassador Tiglao was accompanied by celebrity Ilias Psinakis and his brother Yorgos Psinakis, both of whom have been active in developing relations between Greece and [...]

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President Aquino Appoints DFA Undersecretaries

Jul 8th, 2010 | By staff | Category: Events, Features

President Benigno C. Aquino III appointed Erlinda F. Basilio, Rafael E. Seguis and Esteban B. Conejos Jr. as undersecretaries of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

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Two Big Independence Day Celebrations in Athens

Jul 2nd, 2010 | By staff | Category: News

The Philippine Embassy marked the 112th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence with two major, well-attended events in Athens: a fiesta-type celebration with the Filipino community at the Fokianos basketball court at Zappeio on 06 June 2010 and a Diplomatic Reception for the diplomatic corps at the prestigious King George Palace on 11 June 2010, both in central Athens.
PHOTOS FOR BOTH EVENTS AT THE FEATURES SECTION BELOW

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