+ Follow FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY LAURO BAJA Tag
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[Title] => CA confirms RP envoys to UN, Romania
[Summary] => The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed yesterday the nomination of former press secretary Noel Cabrera as ambassador to Romania with concurrent jurisdiction over Bulgaria and Moldova.
Cabrera was a journalist for many years before he joined the government. He served as press secretary to both ousted President Joseph Estrada and President Arroyo. Before his foreign service appointment, he headed Cocolife, one of several sequestered companies funded by billions of pesos in coconut levy money.
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[Title] => Alvarez named adviser on OFWs
[Summary] => Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Heherson Alvarez is President Arroyo’s new adviser on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
The STAR learned from a highly reliable source yesterday that Mrs. Arroyo signed the appointment of Alvarez before she flew to Kuwait Sunday.
The STAR tried but failed to get an official statement from Alvarez, who was out of town.
Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, however, confirmed that her husband had accepted a new assignment from Mrs. Arroyo.
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[Title] => RP, Indonesia, Malaysia sign pact vs terrorism, transnational crime
[Summary] => Officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia approved yesterday a draft accord to fight terrorism and transnational crime, including measures to enhance international communications and create joint rapid response forces.
The accord and possible areas of cooperation covers crimes such as terrorism, money laundering, smuggling, piracy, hijacking, illegal migration, marine pollution, arms trafficking and other crimes.
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[Title] => ASEAN-wide pact vs terror eyed
[Summary] => Deputy foreign ministers of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia met in Manila yesterday to discuss ways of boosting security cooperation in combating terrorism.
Immigration, Customs, finance, justice, police and military officials from the three countries also attended the two-day conference while fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Brunei and Thailand sent observers, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said.
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[Title] => China objects to Taiwan posting of military men
[Summary] => Short of diplomatic protest, the Chinese Embassy in Manila has called the attention of the Philippine government on the designation of three military attaches in Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan saying it is a violation of the One China Policy.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said yesterday China objected to the designation of military attaches in MECO because the office is not an embassy.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-11 00:00:00
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[Title] => DFA: RP To Open Shanghai Consulate
[Summary] => The first step in the opening of a new consulate which President Arroyo pledged to Filipino expatriates in Shanghai, China commences this week with a simple exchange of diplomatic notes during the President’s state visit to China from today up to the 31st.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said yesterday the exchange of notes will take place in Beijing during the President’s state visit but will dispense with any ceremony.
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[Title] => DFA awaits extradition order for Ang, Ricaforte
[Summary] => Suspected gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte, the alleged jueteng auditor of ousted President Joseph Estrada, can be arrested abroad after the Sadiganbayan orders the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to request their extradition.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin told The STAR yesterday Ang and Ricaforte can also be deported to the Philippines as the DFA had already canceled their passports.
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[Title] => No legal barriers to Luli’s appointment
[Summary] => Not an impropriety but a matter of law.
Career officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) echoed yesterday the opinion of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja that there is no legal barrier preventing President Arroyo from signing the appointment papers of her daughter as foreign service officer (FSO) IV.
"The President’s signing of the appointment of Evangeline Lourdes ‘Luli’ Arroyo and her batchmates, Noel Novicio and Myca Magnolia Maog, is a matter of law," said Antonio Modena, minister and consul general to Paris, France.
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[Title] => RP ibinenta ni Erap sa China - U.S. Congressman
[Summary] => Ibinenta umano ni dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada sa China ang kapakanan ng sambayanang Pilipino.
Ito ang ibinintang kahapon ng ilang kongresista ng United States na sina Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, Roger Wicker at Darell Issa na dumalaw kahapon kay Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa Malacañang.
Sinabi ng tatlong dayuhang kongresista na walang pasubaling kinikilala ng U.S. ang lehitimong awtoridad ni Arroyo na pumalit kay Estrada kasunod ng pangalawang EDSA people power revolution.
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[Title] => Paglahok ng CPP sa halalan ikinabahala
[Summary] => Nagpahayag kahapon ng pagkabahala si Senate committee on national defense and security chairman Sen. Rodolfo Biazon sa napaulat na balak ng Communist Party of the Philippines na lumahok sa halalan sa Mayo 14.
Sinabi ni Biazon na isang istratehiya ang naturang plano para magkaroon ng kapangyarihan ang mga rebeldeng komunista na hindi maisagawa sa armadong pakikibaka.
Naniniwala si Biazon na walang imposible na maisakatuparan ng mga rebelde ang plano nito dahil sa pagkakapasa ng batas na nagliligalisa sa CPP.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY LAURO BAJA
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[Title] => CA confirms RP envoys to UN, Romania
[Summary] => The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed yesterday the nomination of former press secretary Noel Cabrera as ambassador to Romania with concurrent jurisdiction over Bulgaria and Moldova.
Cabrera was a journalist for many years before he joined the government. He served as press secretary to both ousted President Joseph Estrada and President Arroyo. Before his foreign service appointment, he headed Cocolife, one of several sequestered companies funded by billions of pesos in coconut levy money.
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[Title] => Alvarez named adviser on OFWs
[Summary] => Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Heherson Alvarez is President Arroyo’s new adviser on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
The STAR learned from a highly reliable source yesterday that Mrs. Arroyo signed the appointment of Alvarez before she flew to Kuwait Sunday.
The STAR tried but failed to get an official statement from Alvarez, who was out of town.
Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, however, confirmed that her husband had accepted a new assignment from Mrs. Arroyo.
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[Title] => RP, Indonesia, Malaysia sign pact vs terrorism, transnational crime
[Summary] => Officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia approved yesterday a draft accord to fight terrorism and transnational crime, including measures to enhance international communications and create joint rapid response forces.
The accord and possible areas of cooperation covers crimes such as terrorism, money laundering, smuggling, piracy, hijacking, illegal migration, marine pollution, arms trafficking and other crimes.
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[Title] => ASEAN-wide pact vs terror eyed
[Summary] => Deputy foreign ministers of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia met in Manila yesterday to discuss ways of boosting security cooperation in combating terrorism.
Immigration, Customs, finance, justice, police and military officials from the three countries also attended the two-day conference while fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Brunei and Thailand sent observers, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said.
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[Title] => China objects to Taiwan posting of military men
[Summary] => Short of diplomatic protest, the Chinese Embassy in Manila has called the attention of the Philippine government on the designation of three military attaches in Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan saying it is a violation of the One China Policy.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said yesterday China objected to the designation of military attaches in MECO because the office is not an embassy.
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[Title] => DFA: RP To Open Shanghai Consulate
[Summary] => The first step in the opening of a new consulate which President Arroyo pledged to Filipino expatriates in Shanghai, China commences this week with a simple exchange of diplomatic notes during the President’s state visit to China from today up to the 31st.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja said yesterday the exchange of notes will take place in Beijing during the President’s state visit but will dispense with any ceremony.
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[Title] => DFA awaits extradition order for Ang, Ricaforte
[Summary] => Suspected gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte, the alleged jueteng auditor of ousted President Joseph Estrada, can be arrested abroad after the Sadiganbayan orders the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to request their extradition.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin told The STAR yesterday Ang and Ricaforte can also be deported to the Philippines as the DFA had already canceled their passports.
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[Title] => No legal barriers to Luli’s appointment
[Summary] => Not an impropriety but a matter of law.
Career officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) echoed yesterday the opinion of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Lauro Baja that there is no legal barrier preventing President Arroyo from signing the appointment papers of her daughter as foreign service officer (FSO) IV.
"The President’s signing of the appointment of Evangeline Lourdes ‘Luli’ Arroyo and her batchmates, Noel Novicio and Myca Magnolia Maog, is a matter of law," said Antonio Modena, minister and consul general to Paris, France.
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[Title] => RP ibinenta ni Erap sa China - U.S. Congressman
[Summary] => Ibinenta umano ni dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada sa China ang kapakanan ng sambayanang Pilipino.
Ito ang ibinintang kahapon ng ilang kongresista ng United States na sina Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, Roger Wicker at Darell Issa na dumalaw kahapon kay Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa Malacañang.
Sinabi ng tatlong dayuhang kongresista na walang pasubaling kinikilala ng U.S. ang lehitimong awtoridad ni Arroyo na pumalit kay Estrada kasunod ng pangalawang EDSA people power revolution.
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[Title] => Paglahok ng CPP sa halalan ikinabahala
[Summary] => Nagpahayag kahapon ng pagkabahala si Senate committee on national defense and security chairman Sen. Rodolfo Biazon sa napaulat na balak ng Communist Party of the Philippines na lumahok sa halalan sa Mayo 14.
Sinabi ni Biazon na isang istratehiya ang naturang plano para magkaroon ng kapangyarihan ang mga rebeldeng komunista na hindi maisagawa sa armadong pakikibaka.
Naniniwala si Biazon na walang imposible na maisakatuparan ng mga rebelde ang plano nito dahil sa pagkakapasa ng batas na nagliligalisa sa CPP.
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