Canberra, Australia 24 October 2012 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard MP welcomed President Benigno S. Aquino III at the Parliament House in Canberra. The President signed the Prime Minister’s Visitors’ Book before their official photo was taken. Thereafter, the two leaders went to Her Excellency’s office where President Aquino was introduced to the Australian officials continue reading : Meeting with Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia
Philippines-New Zealand Business Forum
Sky City Auckland Convention Centre Auckland, New Zealand 23 October 2012 President Benigno S. Aquino III attended the Business Forum spearheaded by the Philippines-New Zealand Business Council (PNZBC) in cooperation with the New Zealand-Philippines Business Council (NZPBC). Around 200 business delegates from both countries converged for a unified cause, to establish a platform in uplifting continue reading : Philippines-New Zealand Business Forum
Meeting with the Filipino Community in New Zealand
Sky City Auckland Convention Center Auckland, New Zealand 22 October 2012
Meeting with the Filipino Community in New Zealand
Sky City Auckland Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand 22 October 2012 President Benigno S. Aquino III met with the Filipino community upon his arrival for his two day state visit in New Zealand. Around 36,000 Filipinos are working and residing in different parts of New Zealand and they are considered as the third largest group continue reading : Meeting with the Filipino Community in New Zealand
Advancer #17 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand 22 October 2012 Cuba Street
Advancer #11 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand 19 October 2012 Victoria Lookout The 360-degree panoramic view of the whole Wellington City can be viewed at the Mt. Victoria Lookout, the highest peak of the city. * * *
Advancer #10 Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand 19 October 2012 Botanic Gardens The temperate weather in Wellington City allows plants and trees to healthily grow and bloom at the Botanic Gardens. The 25-hectare landscape houses conifers, specialised plant collections and colourful displays and the protected native forest. The Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture classified the Botanic Gardens as continue reading : Advancer #10 Wellington
Advancer #9 Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand 19 October 2012 Katherine Mansfield’s Birthplace Katherine Mansfield is a world-known modernist writer who was born in Wellington, New Zealand on October 14, 1888. She was admired all over the globe because of her authored non-fiction books like The Garden Party, The Daughters of the Late Colonel and The Fly. Her birthplace continue reading : Advancer #9 Wellington
Courtesy Call of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister and Special Envoy Fu Ying
Music Room, Malacañang 19 October 2012 Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang as part of the regular consultations being held to further strengthen ties between the two nations. The special envoy was accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing, Ministry of continue reading : Courtesy Call of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister and Special Envoy Fu Ying
2012 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Awards Rite
Rizal Hall, Malacañan Palace 19 September 2012 President Benigno S. Aquino III honored this year’s outstanding civil servants by conferring the Presidential Lingkod Bayan, Dangal ng Bayan and CSC Pagasa Award in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace. Twenty-two (22) individuals and six groups comprise the 2012 awardees that were selected from 383 nominations submitted from continue reading : 2012 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Awards Rite