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September 23-29,
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Consul
Joseph Assad, Fathia Dugrom and Libyan
Charge d’Affaires, a.i., Sadek A.S.
Osman and Speaker Jose de Venecia (photo
courtesy of People’s Bureau of the Great
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya) |
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Finnish Embassy’s Elina Poikonen and
Netherlands Embassy’s Anita Van de
Haar-Conijin |
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Glen
Gale and Consul Joseph Assad |
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Oscar
Gervacio, Augusto Buenafe,Bayani Domingo
and David Son |
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Libyan Charge
d’Affaires, a.i., Sadek A.S.
Osman with Executive Secretary
Eduardo Ermita (photo courtesy
of People’s Bureau of the Great
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya) |
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Speaker Manuel
Villar with Libyan Charge
d’Affaires, a.i., Sadek A.S.
Osman (photo courtesy of
People’s Bureau of the Great
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya) |
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Dr. Antonio
Macapagal, Consul Abdulkarim
Saleil of Libya, Chit Pedrosa,
Consul Fortune Ledesma of
Monaco, Consul Jerome Weddle of
US Embassy |
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Libyan Charge
d’Affaires, a.i., Sadek A.S.
Osman (center) with Libyan
nationals: (from left) Abdulkarm
Saleil, head of Consular
Section; Taher Ben Hamida; Dr.
Masoud Elgadafi; Ali Mohamed,
Admin. Asst. Counsellor; Giuma
Maraash, member- Libyan
International Monitoring Team (IMT;)
Salah Abourgegha, member-Libyan
IMT; Mohamed Elmodir, Third
Secretary; Muftah Alraid,
Financial Attache; Abdalla Hwedi,
Labor Attache; Suleiman Abulhul,
Counsellor; Ahmed Tumia,
Secretary of World Islamic Call
Society; Abdulmo;a Elmahdawi,
Second Secretary; Khaled Taroum,
member-Libyan IMT; Salem Alznati,
member - Libyan IMT; Abdualati
Almabruk; Aeiman Al-Sonusi and
El-Haddi Farouj (photo courtesy
of People’s Bureau of the Great
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya) |
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Libya Marks the
38th Anniversary
of Great Al-Fateh Revolution
Text and Photos by
Francesca L. Ortigas
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On September
1st, the Libyan people proudly celebrated their
national day, also known as the 38th anniversary
of the bloodless Al-Fateh Revolution. The day is
significant because it commemorates the
overthrow of King Idris I, which paved the way
for the establishment of a republic and,
ultimately, economic and social development in
the country.
In Manila, the People’s Bureau of the Great
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, led
by Charge d’Affaires, a.i., Sadek A.S. Osman,
hosted an elegant reception at the ballroom of
the Mandarin Oriental, Manila. The well-attended
affair, which was graced by members of the
diplomatic and consular corps as well as
prominent personalities from government and the
business community in the Philippines, was a
testament to the good relations between the two
countries.
Stretching across a vast area of over 1.8
million square kilometers along the northeast
coast of Africa, bordering Egypt on the east,
Algeria on the west and Chad and Sudan to the
south, Libya is the fourth largest country on
the continent. In the years preceding the Great
Al-Fateh Revolution, Libya was considered one of
the poorest nations in the world. Today, under
the leadership of Col. Muammar Abu-Minyar Al-Qadhafi,
Libya has one of the most dynamic and
progressive economies in Africa. Moreover, Libya
is also an important member of the community of
nations and an active member of the United
Nations. Likewise Libya has worked closely with
the Philippines to promote inter-faith dialogue,
lasting peace and economic development in
Mindanao. |
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Swiss Embassy’s
Mme. Irene Fluckiger and
Argentinean Ambassador Mario
Schuff |
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D.Y. Caparas,
founder-editor of Diplomatic
Post publications, with Jean
Genio and Rose Reyes |
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(From right)
Libyan Charge d’Affaires Sadek
A.S. Osman and wife, Fathia E.T.
Dugrom, with Counsellor Suleiman
Abulhul and Zeinab Abulhul |
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Libyan Charge
d’Affaires Sadek Osman with
embassy staff: (from left)
Abdulkarm Saleil, Head of
Consular Section; Mohamed
Elmodir, Third Secretary; Jovi
Ramilo; Mahmoud Alawi and son;
Donna Lustre; Jinky Donasco; Ali
Mohamed, Admin Asst. Counsellotr;
Cora de Guzman; Abdulmola
Elmahdawi, Second Secretary;
Christy Rose Agarap; Alejandrina
Alfante; Jerico Reyes; Abdalla
Hwedi, Labor Attache; Suleiman
Abulhul, Counsellor; Eddie
Salino and Muftah Alraid,
Financial Attache (photo
courtesy of People’s Bureau of
the Great Socialist People’s
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) |
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