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PADILLA: BUDGET HIKE FOR CZECH REPUBLIC PH EMBASSY

With 10,000 Filipino workers to be allowed to enter the Czech Republic yearly, the Philippine embassy there may need a bigger budget for 2025 to ensure their welfare – and Senator Robin Padilla vowed to push for this. Padilla gave the promise during a Post-Arrival Orientation Seminar and Consular Outreach for overseas Filipino workers at […]

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PADILLA HAILS STRONG PH-CZECH REPUBLIC FRIENDSHIP

Senator Robin Padilla hailed the strong and deep friendship between the Philippines and the Czech Republic, even as he voiced hopes these ties will endure. Padilla, who visited the Czech Republic to observe how it regulates the use of medical cannabis, noted that while diplomatic ties between the two countries started in 1973 their relationship […]

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CZECH SOLONS SHARE MEDICAL CANNABIS USE MODEL

Senator Robin Padilla met with senator-doctors in the Senate of the Czech Republic, and discussed the laws regulating the use of medical cannabis there. Padilla also extended an invitation for the senators to visit the Philippines after one of the Czech lawmakers asked about the use of acupuncture as an alternative form of treatment. Among […]

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PH, CZECH REPUBLIC EYE AGRI TRADE COOPERATION

The Philippines and the Czech Republic have reached mutual understanding on several agricultural issues to improve bilateral trade and widen technology transfers between the two countries, particularly in livestock and dairy production and water management.  Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. and other officials of the Department of Agriculture recently met with a delegation from […]