I have stayed in Greece after 30 September because  Foreign Affairs  Secretary Alberto Romulo wanted me to stay as ambassador until the end of the year to complete certain important work at the Embassy that would have been more easily done by me because of my deep or long involvement in these particular matters.
I had [...]

Mr. Valencia himself is on a fund-raising campaign, as his  Munting Nayon school, which  is one of his main  sources of income  (he has never held a regular job nor a business) is  in dire straits. It had been ordered  closed January 2010 by the Education Ministry because its poor facilities threaten  children’s safety.
Valencia has [...]

The Philippine School in Greece, formerly the Katipunan Philippines Cultural Academy (KAPHILCA), was off to a good start during the current school year 2009-2010 with an enrollment of  214 children in all three levels of its curricular offerings.  This is more than double its initial enrollment of 106 when it started in 2006.
Enrollment officially started [...]

The second round of negotiations for the RP-Greek Social Security Agreement (18-21 May 2009) was successfully concluded on 20 May 2009, with only minor details still to be worked out in a final round of negotiations early next year.

Philippine Embassy representatives conducted a two-day OAV field registration and consular outreach service at Nicosia, Cyprus on 11-12 July 2009.
Hundreds of Filipinos gathered at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) at Nicosia to register as overseas absentee voters. A total of 102 Filipinos at Nicosia registered as new overseas absentee voters.

Consular services were also rendered [...]

H.E. Rigoberto Tiglao, the Philippine Ambassador to Greece, was one of three guest speakers at the launching of Steve Psinakis’ book, “A Country Not Even His Own” at the Rockwell Center in Metropolitan Manila in July. The other two speakers were former close comrades of the hero Ninoy Aquino– former senators [...]

The Inventor of the portable machine that can detect early signs of atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arterial wall) and in the process help save many lives from coronary artery disease can think of only two perfect complement to her machine: exercise and a diet filled with fruits and vegetables.

Madame Getsy Tiglao Spearheads Embassy’s Cultural Diplomacy by Maj. Yoko Ramos-Vingno
The Women’s International Club of Athens (WIC) selected the Philippines to make a presentation of the different varieties of Philippine dishes — the Filipino cuisine which was held at the Ambassador’s residence last November 27, 2008.
This is the second time this year that the WIC [...]

RP HANDS OVER INTL MIGRATION FORUM CHAIRMANSHIP TO GREECE
Last 16 December 2008, Philippine Ambassador to Greece Rigoberto Tiglao graced the Philippines’ official turnover of its chairmanship of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to the Hellenic Republic.
DFA OUMWA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, Chair of the Second Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and [...]