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3 PH diplomats in Malaysia receive Gawad Mabini award

Three ofcials o the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were conerred

on Thursday the Gawad Mabini Awards or their eorts in the establishment o

alternatie learnin! centers "AL#$ or %ilipino and other mi!rant children in &abah'

Amon! the recipients o the Gawad Mabini, (a)ilan! Kamanon! "Grand #ross$*the

hi!hest ran) out o three awards*was Ambassador +ose Eduardo Malaya '

-./0ur initiaties are mere 1rst steps in a lon! 2ourney, but we are hopeul that with

the support o all sta)eholders, we will be able to improe their lies throu!h

education, one child at a time,3 Ambassador Malaya said'

The si4 other recipients o the Gawad Mabini, (a)ilan! Kamanon! were Maria

5enaida An!ara #ollinson, Ambassador to Austria6 +esus &' (omin!o, Ambassador to

7ew 5ealand6 Maria Theresa &' La8aro, Ambassador to %rance6 (omin!o P' 7olasco,

Ambassador to taly6 9lredo #' &antos, Ambassador to :atar6 and #arlos ('

&orreta, Ambassador to ;ussia'

Embassy Attach< Atty' 7orren +oy #alip was bestowed the Gawad Mabini, Kasu!o

"Member$ or assistin! Ambassador Malaya on the AL# pro2ect'

/ther conerees o the Gawad Mabini, Kasu!o were Ani)a A' %ernande8 o the (%A

#ebu ;e!ional /fce and Gladys /' Perey o the Embassy in Lebanon'

The Embassy=s (epartment o &ocial 9elare and (eelopment Attach< >ernard

>onina receied the Gawad Mabini, (a)ilan! Kasu!o "(istin!uished Member$ or his

-dedicated serice in the rescue and e4tendin! assistance to %ilipinas who became

ictims o trafc)in!'3

/thers who were bestowed the Gawad Mabini, (a)ilan! Kasu!o were (ennis +ohn

>riones o the (%A /fce o American Aairs, (onna #eleste %eliciano?Gatmaytan o

the (%A /fce o @nited 7ations and nternational /r!ani8ations, and &ie!red

Masan!)ay o the Philippine Embassy in &yria'

The awardin! ceremonies at the (%A main ofce in Pasay were held in line with the

Bthoundin! anniersary o the (%A' The awards were !ien by President >eni!no

ACuino and (%A secretary +ose ;ene Almendras'

n his closin! remar)s, President ACuino praised the diplomats or their dedication

despite the difculty o their wor)'

-.A0nywhere in the world, you proe that you are %ilipinos serin! or the welare o

your countrymen' (espite the doubts and ris)s at wor), you do not waer' Dour

dedication to nurture our bosses*the %ilipinos*always preails,3 ACuino said'

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e also commended ormer (%A secretary Albert (el ;osario or his initiatie and

respondin! to problems -beyond e4pectation'3 e said that (el ;osario=s leadership

bore -!ood employees3 such as the awardees'

ACuino ended his speech by continuin! to e4press his !ratitude to the Gawad

Mabini recipients, sayin! that their hard wor) would always sere as a !oode4ample to the entire country'

-May we stren!then our unity and continue promotin! our ambition*to leae the

country in a ar !reater situation than what we came to see,3 he concluded'

Pursuant to Presidential (ecree 7o' FH, the Gawad Mabini Awards are !ien to

distin!uished personnel o the (%A who -hae rendered distin!uished serice or

promoted the interests o the ;epublic o the Philippines at home and abroad'3