21 June 2016 – As part of the Philippine Embassy in Pretoria’s efforts to promote gender and development (GAD), a comprehensive information session on the Philippine Family Code’s provisions on marriage was conducted on June 12 in front of over 300 members for the Filipino community from all over southern Africa. The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria’s GAD focal person Vice Consul Marie Cris Chieng conducted the information session which detailed the requirements for marriage, the various grounds for annulment and legal separation and their subsequent effects. The community found the seminar informative and useful, particularly those provisions that have a direct relevance in their civil status. END