NewsWhore
05-03-2011, 03:20 PM
Former President of the Philippines (2001-2008), Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will speak at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) at 7pm today. She will focus on what the region can do to strengthen ties with Asia.
She is currently a legislator for the state of Pampanga in the Philippines. She will talk about relations between East Asia and Latin America and the lecture, which will be in Spanish, is open to the general public. The DR has diplomatic relations with the Philippines since the 1960s.
"This is the most important visit by a government official or public figure from the Philippines," explained Hans Dannenberg, Dominican ambassador to the Philippines. "It is definitely a landmark event for the strengthening and consolidation of our bilateral relations and creating closer ties for the country with the emerging economies in the Asian continent," said Dannenberg who is also Asia director for Funglode's Dominican Council of International Relations. The Funglode auditorium is located at Capitan Eugenio Maria de Marchena 26, La Esperilla. Santo Domingo. Tel 809 685-9966.
Forbes listed her as the world's fourth most powerful woman in 2005 when she was President of the Philippines. She was also the second longest sitting president after Ferdinand Marcos, with 9 years in office.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
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She is currently a legislator for the state of Pampanga in the Philippines. She will talk about relations between East Asia and Latin America and the lecture, which will be in Spanish, is open to the general public. The DR has diplomatic relations with the Philippines since the 1960s.
"This is the most important visit by a government official or public figure from the Philippines," explained Hans Dannenberg, Dominican ambassador to the Philippines. "It is definitely a landmark event for the strengthening and consolidation of our bilateral relations and creating closer ties for the country with the emerging economies in the Asian continent," said Dannenberg who is also Asia director for Funglode's Dominican Council of International Relations. The Funglode auditorium is located at Capitan Eugenio Maria de Marchena 26, La Esperilla. Santo Domingo. Tel 809 685-9966.
Forbes listed her as the world's fourth most powerful woman in 2005 when she was President of the Philippines. She was also the second longest sitting president after Ferdinand Marcos, with 9 years in office.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar (http://www.dr1.com/calendar)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#16)