Tag: courtesy call

US Defense Chief pays courtesy call on President Duterte

(Eagle News) –US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III paid a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte in the Palace on Thursday, July 29, making him the first member of US President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to do so. In a statement, the Office of the President said Austin’s visit came as both nations celebrate 75-year-old diplomatic ties and the 70 years of the Mutual Defense Treaty. The OP said President Duterte and Austin had an “open […]

Indian ambassador to the PHL makes courtesy call on Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister

  (Eagle News) – The Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Philippines, H.E. Jaideep Mazumdar, visited Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday, Feb. 26. at the new INC Museum in Quezon City. This was the first time that an ambassador from India, the second most populous country in the world, made a courtesy call on the INC Executive Minister. In September last year, the INC, […]

The Ambassador of Spain visits INC Museum for courtesy call on INC Executive Minister

(Eagle News) –Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines, H.E. Jorge Moragas Sanchez, visited the newly opened Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Museum for a courtesy call on INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday morning , October 9. Ambassador Jorge Moragas Sanchez is the first ambassador from Spain and the first diplomat from Western Europe to visit the INC Executive Minister. He arrived together with Spain’s Consul General in the Philippines, Fernando […]

Nigeria’s ambassador visits INC Central office for courtesy call on INC Executive Minister

  (Eagle News) – The ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Central Office in Quezon City for a courtesy call on INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, on Friday, August 9, 2019. The visit of Her Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Adekunbi Abibat Sonaike-Ayodeji to the INC Executive Minister was also the first visit of a representative of Nigeria to the INC Central Office. “The […]

Head of Japan’s House of Councillors pays courtesy call on President Duterte

  (Eagle News) — President Duterte received the President of Japan’s House of Councillors, Hon. Chuichi Date in a courtesy call at the President’s Hall in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, where they discussed issues of mutual interests in a closed door meeting. Hon. Chuichi Date came together with his spouse Yuko. They were accompanied by Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda, Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano, Japan Embassy Secretary Yojiro Konno, Japan Embassy […]

In photos: Duterte meets Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray

(Eagle News) — In these pictures released by Malacanang, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen meeting newly crowned Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray at the Villamor Air Base on Thursday, Dec. 20. Gray is the fourth Filipina to have been named Miss Universe, after Pia Wurtzbach, Margie Moran and Gloria Diaz. In a previous statement, the Palace hailed Gray, saying she showcased the “genuine qualities” of the Filipina: “confidence, grace, intelligence and strength in the face […]

Mexican Ambassador visits INC Executive Minister, expresses appreciation for Church’s projects to fight poverty

  (Eagle News) – Mexican ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Gerardo Lozano Arredondo, visited Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, at the INC Central Office in Quezon City on Wednesday, April 18. Ambassador Lozano’s visit comes just a week after the visit of the Ambassador of Brazil to the Philippines, H.E. Rodrigo do Amaral Souza, on April 11, and nine months after the courtesy call of the Ambassador of […]

Brazil’s Ambassador visits INC Executive Minister; seeks stronger ties with Church

  (Eagle News) — Brazil’s Ambassador to the Philippines Rodrigo do Amaral Souza paid a courtesy call to Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday, April 11, becoming the second Latin American ambassador to visit the INC Central Office. Ambassador Souza arrived at the INC headquarters minutes before 11 a.m. The Brazilian ambassador is the second Latin American ambassador to visit the INC Central Office, after Panama’s Ambassador to the Philippines Rolando […]

US Ambassador and directors of US-Phil Society pay courtesy call to President Duterte in Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday afternoon joined the board of directors of the US-Philippines Society during their courtesy call at the President’s Hall, Malacañang Palace. Included in the group was US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim. The US-Philippines Society is a private sector initiative organized “to broaden and expand interaction and understanding in areas of security, trade, investments, tourism, environment, history, education and culture” between the two countries. https://youtu.be/GxAX5TPQSDY

Robredo says INC’s housing projects an “inspiration” during courtesy call to Brother Eduardo

  (Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City to make a courtesy call to INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo and discussed her plans on how to reduce the housing backlog in the country. At the same time, Robredo expressed appreciation and admiration for the INC’s housing programs, saying she would want to visit one of the Church’s eco-farming and resettlement sites which would serve […]

Chinese Ambassador to PHL makes courtesy call on President Duterte

  MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua in Malacañang on Thursday, July 7. President Duterte earlier said he was willing to have bilateral talks with China even if the Philippines wins in the arbitration case it filed before the UN arbitral tribunal regarding the disputed Scarborough shoal in the West Philippine Sea. He said ownership by the Philippines on some islands in the West Philippine […]

Poe, Escudero make courtesy call to INC Executive Minister

  QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) —  Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe and her running-mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City on Monday to make a courtesy call to the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Poe, who is running as an independent, came to the INC office earlier than Escudero. Both were welcomed at the INC’s Bulwagan room by Brother Eduardo who heard the tandem’s platforms. […]