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U.S. Embassy Manila Staff and Families Sprint for Charity
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U.S. Embassy brings DanceAbility International to Manila to Teach “Mixed Abilities” Dance

LATEST EMBASSY NEWS AND EVENTS

Peace Corps Volunteers Teach Summer Classes in Albay

In the midst of the Bicol summer heat, two U.S. Peace Corps volunteers are devoting their time to teaching summer classes for local children and their families. Chelsea Hansen teaches English conversation and fluency and Kathryn Tedford teaches reading remediation classes. Read more »
U.S. Servicemembers Dedicate Playground Equipment

ZAMBOANGA - Children and staff from the Talon Talon Orphanage and U.S. servicemembers celebrated the completion of a new playground donated by members of the Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF-P) here last week. Read more »
Peace Corps Volunteer holds Photography Workshop for Albay Youth

U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Sparks initiated a photography workshop for children and youth living in one of the resettlement communities in Albay. The groups meet weekly with a guest professional photographer who provides technical instruction and professional photo opportunities. Read more »
U.S. Embassy Manila Staff and Families Sprint for Charity

Manila, May 20, 2013 -- U.S. Embassy staff and their families went lengths – five kilometers, to be exact – to raise funds for a Pasay-based charity last weekend. Around 100 people, including American and Filipino staff and their families, participated in the “Seafront Sprint for Sisters” 5K race on Saturday, May 18 at the U.S. Embassy’s Seafront compound in Pasay. The U.S. Embassy Club (USEC) organized the race, and McDonald’s, Coca-Cola Philippines, and the Manila Diamond Hotel were sponsors. Read more »
U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Embassy Partners and Clients to New Offices on Roxas Blvd

Manila, May 17 -- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas yesterday welcomed guests from U.S. Embassy’s partner organizations as well as members of the media to the embassy’s newest building in Manila that now houses the offices of U.S. agencies and Embassy departments were until now housed in other locations in Metro Manila. Read more »
U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Hosts National Coast Watch System Tabletop Exercise in Manila

Manila, May 17, 2013 -- From May 14-17, 2013, the United States Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) conducted a National Coast Watch System (NCWS) Operational Planning Table Top Exercise in Manila to assist NCWS agencies improve the Philippines’ capability in maritime domain awareness and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation prevention. Read more »
Experts and Young People Call for Increased Respect for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People in Asia

Quezon City, 17 May 2013 – Experts and youth from East and Southeast Asia called on the government and other authorities to protect the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people during a forum marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) at the University of the Philippines(UP)-Diliman. Read more »