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Examinees accomplish their Special Philippine Licensure Examination applications to Philippine Regulatory Commission visiting representatives for documentary assessment. (POLO-Qatar photo)

DOHA 11 September 2019 — A total of 690 Filipino professionals took part in the Special Philippine Licensure Examination (SPLE) administered by the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) in Qatar on 12 – 14 August 2019.

The SPLE covered 21 PRC-accredited professions, which was held simultaneously within the premises of the Philippine International School-Qatar (PISQ).  The top five professions that participated in this year’s special exams include engineering, nursing, registered master electrician, architecture, and teaching.

Unlicensed Filipino professionals in Qatar look forward to the holding of the annual PRC activity that afford them the comfort of taking their respective licensure exams in in their country of work, without the need to returning to the Philippines for the exams.

The conduct of the SPLE was made possible through the joint efforts of the the PRC, the Philippine Embassy in Doha, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, and the Philippine Professional Organization in Qatar (PPO-Q).

The SPLE in the Middle East is conducted every year in pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 835 dated 06 October 2009, which directs the PRC and other concerned government agencies, through the Department of Labor and Employment and in coordination with the Philippine Embassies in the region, to conduct SPLEs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and other Middle East countries for the benefit of qualified but unlicensed overseas Filipino workers. END

Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan (fifth from left) is flanked by officials and representatives from Philippine Overseas Labor Office, the Philippine Regulatory Commission and Philippine Professional Organization in Qatar as they pose for a photo (Photo credit: Doha PE)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan (second  from right) joins other ASEAN Heads of Missions accredited in Qatar for a symbolic “ASEAN handshake”photo

DOHA 29 August 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha joins other ASEAN Embassies in celebrating the 52nd founding anniversary of ASEAN at the Vietnamese Embassy on 8 August 2019. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Qatar Nguyen Dinh Thao currently chairs the ASEAN Committee in Doha (ACD), an organization made up Ambassadors of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan headed the Philippine participation to the event.

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Thao recalled how the ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 and its evolution from its humble beginnings to what it is today, an “ASEAN Community” of some 660 million people.

Ambassador Thao also described the strengthening relations between ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and recognized Qatar’s “important role in connecting these two regions through its engagement in fostering synergies between ASEAN and the GCC.”

Also joining the event were ACD Working Group members, and other officials from the ASEAN Embassies. END

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan delivers welcome message to the participants of the Embassy-organized financial literacy seminar for returning overseas Filipino workers. (Doha PE photo)

 

DOHA, 14 August 2019 — A financial literacy seminar entitled: “Usaping Pera, Pagpaplano ng Kita” (Money Talks, Revenue Planning) was held on 16 July 2019 for around 126 returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) housed at the Embassy’s Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Resource Center.

Organized by the Philippine Embassy in Doha, the seminar impressed upon the importance of financial planning in managing resources, and taught practical ways and methods on how to achieve financial security.  

In his remarks, Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan told participants that the seminar is one way to help promote equal opportunities for women through knowledge-empowerment. He encouraged participants to share their acquired knowledge with their families back home because “financially stable families are a foundation of a progressive Philippines”.

The seminar, which forms part of the Embassy’s Gender and Development activities for the year, was conducted in collaboration with the Office of Social Welfare Attaché, and the Overseas Filipino Investors Entrepreneurs Movement, which provided volunteer resource persons. END

 

Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan (seventh from left) is joined by Embassy officials and volunteers from Overseas Filipino Investors Entrepreneurs Movement for a photo. (Doha PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Undersecretary Enrique A. Manalo (left) received National Security Adviser to the Emir of Qatar Mohamed Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mesned at the Department of Foreign Affairs on 17 July 2019.  During the call, the two officials exchanged views on security issues affecting their respective regions. (DFA-OSCR photo by Philip Fernandez)

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