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PH Embassy in Santiago Honors Filipino Community Women Leaders

Santiago Womens Month 1 

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Marcos A.S. Punsalang and Consul Dennis Briones award a Certificate of Appreciation to senior Filipino Community leader Flor Solis for her contribution to the empowerment of women in Chile. (Santiago PE photo)

SANTIAGO 08 April 2019 – In celebration of Women’s Month in March, the Philippine Embassy in Santiago honored five Filipino women leaders for their invaluable contributions to all Embassy activities throughout 2018 and their vital role in the empowerment of female overseas Filipino workers in the country on 30 March 2019.

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Marcos A.S. Punsalang, handed out Certificates of Appreciation to the leaders and encouraged them to continue being excellent examples to the small community of 860 Filipinos in Chile—90 percent of whom are women in the service sector. 

Certificates of Appreciation were given to Mesdames Flora Solis, Victoria Libreslor, Maria Theresa Tapar Barola, Mary Ann Javellana Gandillo, and Delia Anrada Nudo.

Chargé d’Affaires Punsalang also chaired a meeting on prospective Gender and Development projects to be jointly organized by the Embassy and the Filipino community in 2019. He also emphasized the need to showcase Filipino talent and highlight the important role of women in shaping Philippine culture as part of the theme for the upcoming celebration of the 121st Independence Day of the Philippines in June.

The Embassy hosted a simple feast for its Filipino Community leaders following the official awarding ceremony. END

Santiago Womens Month 2

Filipino Community leaders pose with the Embassy in Santiago officials and personnel after the awarding of certificates. (Santiago PE photo)

  Santiago Womens Month 3

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Marcos A.S. Punsalang chairs meeting on joint future Embassy and Filipino Community activities on culture and women empowerment. (Santiago PE photo)

 

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