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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Consul General in New York condemned the attacks on Filipinos in the United States’ most populous city after two more members of the Filipino community were added to the growing list of victims of this senseless violence. Philippine Consulate General in New York headed by Consul General Elmer Cato issued a statement condemning the senseless violence in the strongest possible terms. On March 27, a Sunday, a 73-year old […]
(Eagle News)–Eleven more Filipinos in war-torn Libya will be repatriated to the Philippines, Philippine Chargè d’Affaires Elmer Cato said. In a Tweet, Cato said the Filipinos were evacuated from Tripoli. He said this brings to 55 the number of Filipinos evacuated by the government since the conflict in Libya broke out on April 4. Early this month, the Department of Foreign Affairs raised an Alert Level over Tripoli and nearby areas, calling for a mandatory […]
(Eagle News) – An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) who is in Libya to help repatriate Filipinos there appealed to his countrymen to accept the Philippine government’s offer of repatriation and leave Tripoli as their lives are in danger due to intensified fighting there. Elmer Cato, the Philippine diplomatic representative in Libya, had been repeatedly telling Filipinos in Tripoli to leave the area and go back to the Philippines. But he […]
(Eagle News) — The historic Balangiga bells have officially been turned over to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato made the announcement in a social media post. According to Cato, Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez was at the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming for the official turnover with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. “We return the bells of Balangiga to our ally and our friend, the Philippines. We pick […]
