MOU ON VET. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (left) and Hungary Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on the sidelines of the 2022 International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) in New York on May 20, 2022. The two ministers signed an MOU on vocational education and training (VET).(Photo courtesy of the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations) MANILA - The Philippines and Hungary will partner on vocational education and training (VET), the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations announced on Friday night via its Twitter account. This was after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and his Hungarian counterpart Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the sidelines of the 2022 International Migration Review Forum in New York on May 20. The MOU covers cooperation in the areas of VET systems; development of competency standards, assessment, and certification in VET; strengthening businesses' participation; mobility
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SFA) Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. led the launch of an exhibit that highlighted the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. Entitled “When the World declared Peace,” the exhibit at the United Nations Headquarters…
A triumphant journey of a Filipina The canton of Vaud and Geneva in Switzerland is home to about 5,000 Filipinos, according to the Philippine Permanent Mission in Geneva. That sounds like a big enough market for a ready-to-eat (RTE), home-cooked style Filipino food and beverage (F&B) business
MANILA - The Philippine government has pledged USD100,000 or approximately PHP5.1 million to support the humanitarian response in Afghanistan, the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday. "(The) Philippines announces a voluntary contribution of USD100,000 to support the humanitarian response in Afghanistan. This is in line with our strong humanitarian tradition and solidarity with the Afghan people," it said in a statement. The country's voluntary contribution was made during a high-level pledging event that was launched by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and co-hosted by the United Kingdom, Germany, and Qatar. The UN-coordinated relief operation for Afghans is appealing for USD4.4 billion, three times the amount requested in 2021. A year after the Taliban fighters seized the capital and took over the country, Afghanistan was plunged into an economic and humanitarian crisis of disastrous proportions. "Without immediate action, w
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. is expected to ink several agreements with his Moroccan counterpart Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during his official visit to Morocco this week.