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of the Philippines in Doha
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Zone No. 66, Doha, State of Qatar
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Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan and Al-Heshemi Group Executive Director Mohammed Abdulla Al-Hashemi led the ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the annex building on 03 December 2018. (Doha PE photo)
DOHA 11 December 2018 — Officials of the Philippine Embassy in Doha headed by Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan, together with Al Hashemi Group property owner and Executive Director Mohammed Abdulla A. A. Al-Hashemi, inaugurated the newly-completed annex building of the Embassy on 03 December 2018.
The annex building, constructed at the expense of the building owner, will serve as an extension of the Embassy’s consular section. It is intended to provide a comfortable waiting area for consular clients especially during the summer season, when outside temperature reaches a high of 50 degrees Celsius.
The new building will also provide additional space to set up special areas to accommodate the needs of Filipinos awaiting completion of consular services in order to improve their overall customer experience. END
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Before and after photo of the courtyard where the annex building was constructed. (Doha PE photo)
The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth performs in the Katara Opera House (Doha PE photo)
DOHA 05 November 2018 – The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY), under the baton of young Venezuelan composer Joshua Dos Santos, performed to a capacity crowd composed of members of the diplomatic corps, business sectors, members of the Filipino Community, and local audiences at the Katara Opera House in Doha, Qatar on 26 October 2018.
The concert is a cultural diplomacy initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, in cooperation with Ang Misyon Inc. (AMI) and the Philippine Embassy in Doha.
Composed of 69 young music scholars from the Philippines aged 11 to 24 years, orchestra members came mostly from underprivileged families.
“The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth is the main performing arm of Ang Misyon or The Mission, a non-profit organization based in the Philippines which believes in the transformative power of music in bringing about social change. Ang Misyon helps talented young musicians, especially those who come from underprivileged families, to hone their potential through the pursuit of classical music,” Ambassador to Doha Alan L. Timbayan said.
The Manila-based orchestra captivated the audience with their astounding performance of the 35-minute Symphony No. 12 “The Year 1917” by Dmitri Shostakovich, Nabucco Overture by Giuseppe Verdi, Batuque by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez, Mambos by Eugenio Toussaint and a wonderful rendition of the Filipino classic “Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko” by Rey Valera.
The Katara Opera House, which has a 430-seating capacity concert, reverberated with resounding applause for the outstanding performance of the youth orchestra who indulged the audience with three encore performances after extended applauses. END
Conductor Joshua Dos Santos leads the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth’s stellar performance (Leo Bautista photo)
Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan welcomes concert goers. (Leo Bautista photo)
he 430-seating capacity Katara Opera House in Doha is filled to capacity during the concert. (Leo Bautista photo)
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The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth performs one of several classical favorites before a crowd of around 200 spectators at the Special Events Area of the Qatar National Library in Doha. (Doha PE photo)
DOHA 05 November 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Doha, through the initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of International Economic Relations and in cooperation with Ang Misyon Inc. (AMI), hosted the first international performance of the full 69-member Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY) in Qatar National Library on 25 October 2018.
The group made its debut appearance in the Special Events Area of the Qatar National Library, a 45,000-square-meter building located at the heart of Education City in Doha.
Under the baton of Maestro Joshua Dos Santos, the ensemble performed “Nabucco Overture” by Giuseppe Verdi, “Batuque Danza di Negri” by Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, “Pasadoble” from the Opera “El Gato Montes,” “Venezuela” by Pablo Herrero and José Luis Armenteros, “Danzón No. 2” by Arturo Marquez, “Pizzicato Polka” by Johann and Joseph Strauss, “Rhapsody for Orchestra” by Yuzo Toyama, “Medley Perez Prado” by Eugenio Toussaint, and the well-known Filipino classic “Kayganda ng Ating Musika” by Ryan Cayabyab.
The one-hour event was open to the public and enjoyed by spectators of all ages, who swayed and clapped along to the festive music of the orchestra.
The library project was founded by Qatar Foundation Chairperson Sheikha Moza bint Nasser on 19 November 2012.
The Qatar National Library was granted the status of National Library on 20 March 2018, and was officially inaugurated by Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on 16 April 2018. END
Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan welcomes guests at the premier international performance of the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth. (Doha PE photo)
The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth captures the attention of spectators at the Special Events Area of Qatar National Library. (Doha PE photo)
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Civil Service examinees while taking the professional and sub-professional level exam. (Doha PE photo)
DOHA 23 October 2018 — With the aim to of helping empower overseas Filipinos in Qatar and to provide them with an opportunity to enter government service, the Philippine Embassy in Doha, in cooperation with the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines, conducted the first-ever Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Sub-Professional levels in Doha, Qatar on 12 October 2018.
A total of 397 Filipinos took the Civil Service examinations. 364 examinees took the Professional Examination while 33 examinees took the Sub-Professional Examination that was held in the Philippine International School-Qatar.
This initiative of the Philippine Embassy in Doha, headed by Ambassador Alan L. Timbayan, was supported by the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III and Special Assistant to the President, Secretary Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go.
The conduct of the examination in Qatar, which hosts more than 230,000 Filipino, will also help strengthen the government's reintegration program by way of offering suitable alternative to overseas employment.
The Career Service Professional Eligibility, which will be given to those who will pass the professional level examination, may be used for both first level and second level positions which do not involve the practice of profession. On the other hand, the Career Service Sub-Professional Eligibility, is appropriate only for first level (clerical) positions. END
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Civil Service examinees look for their room assignment during the examination day. (Doha PE photo)
Ambassador Alan L. Timbayan meets with Officials of the Civil Service Commission, headed by Director Fernando Porio, during their visit to Qatar. (Doha PE photo)
Mr. Jeffrey Siy from the Civil Service Commission conducts a briefing for the teachers of Philippine International School Qatar who will serve as proctors during the examination.