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Monday, February 1, 2010

New Philippine labor rep in Saipan

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine consulate general in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands has a new labor representative, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Carmelina Velasquez, who arrived in her new assignment on January 26, 2010, replaced Joan Lourdes Lavilla, who finished her four-year tour of duty.

Velasquez was the Director IV of Funds and Investment Management Office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration before her assignment in Saipan. She was also labor attaché to Brunei Darussalam from June 2003 to March 2005.

Velasquez participated in the Regional Policy Dialogue on Harnessing the Development Potentials of Remittances in Italy on May 9, 2009. She also participated in the Marketing Mission in Canada on August 2008.

Born on November 11, 1952 at Baliuag, Bulacan, Velasquez is married to Danilo Velasquez and blessed with three children. She obtained her sociology degree from the University of Sto. Tomas, as well as masters degree in public administration from the Development Academy of the Philippines. - INQUIRER.net, February 01, 2010

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