U.S. Coast Guard Commander Visits Philippines to Commemorate Leyte Landing, Engage with Philippine Coast Guard Partners

Manila, October 18, 2019 — The United States Coast Guard’s commanding officer is conducting a three-day visit to the Philippines to mark the 75th anniversary of the operation that began the Philippines’ World War II liberation, meet with deployed U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and bolster U.S. partnerships with Philippine officials. Adm. Karl L. Schultz, Commandant ...
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By | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, History, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: , , , , ,

Patoc Elementary School students and teachers have their photo taken in front of their new classrooms, designed to withstand typhoons with wind speeds of up to 360kph.

U.S. Government Inaugurates Health and Education Facilities in Leyte

Tacloban, March 31, 2017 — U.S. and Philippine officials inaugurated newly constructed health facilities and classrooms in Leyte that are part of the U.S. government initiative to help Typhoon Yolanda survivors build back better.  The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Health Chief Karen Klimowski led the ...
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By | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: , ,

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim giving the keynote address at the Be Secure Project close out ceremony.

U.S. Government-Funded Partnership Advances Water Security in Visayas and Mindanao

March 23, 2017, Manila — “Through our partnership with the Philippine government, more than 1.3 million Filipinos have gained access to improved sanitation and over 1.5 million more now have access to safe and clean drinking water,” said U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim in his keynote address during the finale ceremony of U.S. Agency for ...
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U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg inaugurated 10 newly-constructed classrooms in Palo City, Leyte as part of the U.S. government’s rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda.

U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg Visits Leyte

May 31, 2016 — On May 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg inaugurated 10 newly-constructed classrooms in Palo City, Leyte as part of the U.S. government’s rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda. Ambassador Goldberg joined Leyte Governor Dominic Petilla, Eden Dadap, Head of Special Programs, Department of Education Region 8; ...
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By | 31 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: ,

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