PH Embassy in Manama Celebrates Labor Day

Ambassador to Bahain Alfonso A. Ver and Labor Attaché Vicente M. Cabe lead other Embassy Personnel and members of the Filipino Community during the singing of the Philippine National Anthem. (Manama PE photo)

MANAMA 10 May 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Manama and the Filipino community in Bahrain celebrated Labor Day with a flag-raising ceremony and a short program at the Embassy grounds on 01 May 2019. Embassy personnel and Filipino community members attended the program.

During the program, Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso A. Ver read the message of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to overseas Filipino workers while Labor Attaché Vicente M. Cabe read the message of Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III.

Ambassador Ver also delivered his own message to the Filipino community, encouraging them to exercise their right and duty to vote and choose our country’s next leaders, as the Embassy continues to conduct overseas voting.

A Special Health program was also conducted by the Embassy in cooperation with Ibn Al Nafees Hospital. Free services included blood pressure checking and random blood sugar testing. END

Left photo: Ambassador to Bahain Alfonso A. Ver reads the Labor Day message of President Rodrigo R. Duterte during the program. Right photo: Labor Attaché Vicente M. Cabe reads the message of Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III during the program. (Manama PE photo)

Ms. Rosalyn Reyes one of the volunteer nurses from Ibn Al Nafees Hospital, checking the blood pressure of Ambassador to Bahain Alfonso A. Ver. Also in the picture is Mrs. Ema Maria Gardner, the head of the volunteer nurses. (Manama PE photo)

The personnel of the Philippine Embassy (Manama PE photo)

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