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Amb. Noel Servigon receives the trophy and certificate from Dr. Prita Kemal Gani, the president of the ASEAN Public Relations Network.

14 January 2022—The president of the ASEAN Public Relations Network (APRN), Dr. Prita Kemal Gani, officially handed over the trophy and certificate to Ambassador Noel Servigon for the award won by the Philippine Mission to ASEAN in the 3^rd ASEAN PR Excellence Awards under the Best in Government PR category (bronze) in ceremonies held at the LSPR Communication and Business Institute in Jakarta on 13 January 2022.

According to Ambassador Servigon, the award validates the Philippine Mission’s advocacy to promote awareness of what ASEAN stands for and its significance to the ordinary ASEAN citizen.  The Philippine Mission to ASEAN is the first diplomatic mission to receive such award from APRN.

“We believe that there is a need for the people of Southeast Asia to take a genuine interest in each other’s cultures, way of life and gain information on intergovernmental cooperation to create trust and understanding within the region towards the attainment of a common ASEAN identity,” said Ambassador Servigon. “To this end, the Philippine Mission to ASEAN will continue its public diplomacy/public relations thrust in helping raise awareness of the different facets of ASEAN, ranging from the political and legal perspectives, economic development, environmental awareness, culture, gender equality and health, among others.”  

The ASEAN PR Excellence Awards is a biennial event in conjunction with the ASEAN International Film Festival and organized by the ASEAN PR NETWORK (APRN) in collaboration with World Communications Malaysia (World Comm) and Institute Public Relations Malaysia (IPRM). It is held to benchmark the industry and practice standards as a distinctive badge to recognize and celebrate achievements in Public Relations practice in the ASEAN region.

The announcement of winners was held virtually on 5 November 2021.END.

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5 January 2022  - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), through the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), demonstrated its solidarity with the people of the Philippines in responding to Typhoon Odette which hit the country in December 2021.

The AHA Centre mobilized relief items   stockpiled at its   Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA) Satellite Warehouse in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City   to augment government relief efforts.  The relief items, consisting of 541 shelter repair kits, 275 family tents, 5,000 family kits, 1,000 rolls of tarpaulin, 5,000 personal hygiene kits, and 1,000 kitchen sets, were distributed to the regions severely affected by the typhoon through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). The said items were donated by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian organization based in the United States.

Relief items were distributed on 23 December 2021 in the province of Surigao and on 29 December 2021 in Cebu.  The AHA Centre is in close coordination with OCD as to the distribution of the remaining relief items.(END)

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Competition: Open for the 2022-2023 academic year

Deadline: March 3, 2022

Who applies: Canadian post-secondary institutions

NOTE: Only Canadian institutions can submit applications on behalf of candidates. They may choose to set their own internal deadline to receive supporting documentation.

Description: The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program provides students, from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with short-term exchange opportunities for study or research in Canadian post-secondary institutions at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels.

source: https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/asean-anase.aspx?lang=eng

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16 December 2021-  The ASEAN Foundation announced that 108 applicants from all ASEAN Member States, including nine (9) from the Philippines, were selected to participate in the ASEAN Young Climate Leaders Programme (AYCLP) .

The said applicants will receive a 4-day virtual training programme, project proposal development training and a chance to receive a USD 20,000 grant for project implementation.

The successful applicants from the Philippines are:

1. Rhainne Cshyra Dimatatac, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas;
2. Mark Jacinto, University of the Philippines, Diliman;
3. Ma. Karen Capundan, Filamer Christian University;
4. Rejaynil Valdez, University of the Philippines, Los Baños;
5. Nalwa Isun, Basilan State University;
6. Jomar Herry, University of the Cordilleras;
7. June Philip Ruiz, Pangasinan State University;
8. Divine Cagayan Suyu, St. Paul University Philippines; and
9. Jayve Cabañero, Bohol Northern Star College Inc.

AYCLP seeks to create an opportunity for the  young people of ASEAN to share and exchange ideas on sustainability, environment, and climate action-related issues in the ASEAN region and collaborate with others to resolve these issues.

The programme is organized by the ASEAN Foundation (AF) in cooperation with SAP, a  German software company, GIZ (Deutsche Geselleschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit or German Corporation for International Cooperation), a German development agency and Common Purpose, a UK-based leadership organization.(END)