MANILA, Jan. 9 Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin M. Andanar urged the Filipino people to look back to our roots this year by participating in the once-in-a-lifetime and year-round event of the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), which is the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP). With the theme Victory and Humanity, this event will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Philippine part in the first circumnavigation of the world, the Victory at Mactan, and other related events. There are many depictions on what happened during 1521. Many perspectives can be considered. This prompted the national government to create the National Quincentennial Committee to provide clarification, right direction, and a national vision to our commemoration of Filipino history, said Sec. Andanar during the Cabinet Report sa Teleradyo on Friday, January 9, 2021.
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Published January 3, 2021, 9:57 AM
By PNA and Argyll Cyrus Geducos
A total of 234 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Kingdom of Bahrain and United Arab Emirates were brought home following a special mission to the Middle East.
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The 234 repatriates include three abandoned minors, several detainees
who had been imprisoned in Dubai, wards, and minor children from the
shelters of the Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General
in Dubai. They were either affected by lockdowns, unavailable commercial
flights, or expired work contracts.
The repatriation was facilitated by the 14-man Philippine special mission, led by Special Envoy and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert EA Borje, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola, and Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs JV Arcena