Taking adavantage of Singapore's budget airline Tiger, UGAT was able to go to Malaysia and Singapore to give seminars to Filipinos there. The UGAT Itinerary was as follows:
September 25, 2005
The mission started in Johore , Malaysia (after the UGAT Staff made an interesting walk across the border, along Causeway, i might add). Entitled "Ang Nangibang-bansa at ang Kanyang Pamilya" , the seminar discussed the psycho-emotional characteristics of the Filipino Migrant and how to take care the remaining family to members of the charismatic group EL SHADDAI , Masai Chapter. The seminar was held in the St. James Hall, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jalan Kris, Johor, Malaysia.
September 27-28, 2005
After which , its a 5 hour bus ride to the busy city capital , Kuala Lumpur. To an audience of 38 participants comprising of Philippine Embassy KL-POLO and ATN staff, Filipino Community Leaders and Filipino personnel of Malaysian employment agencies, UGAT gave a 2 day Counseling for Migrants seminar. The event was spearheaded by Charge d Affaires Luis T. Cruz who had opened the event, Labour Attache Josephus Jimenez and coordinated by OWWA Welfare Officer Raquel Llagas Kunting and Administrative Assistant Redina Manlapaz. Upon request of the embassy, the topic of infidelity was also discussed as well as some guidelines in employer-employee mediation.
Special thanks to Ms. Lissy Ann Puno for her gracious assiatnce. The event was held at the Filipino Resource Center in Lorong Damai.
October 1, 2005
Off the the Philippine Embassy in Singapore for a one day seminar on Basic Counseling Skills for the staff members of the RP Embassy. Special emphasis on suicide and depression and relationship counseling was made. Ambassador Belen Anota and Consul Honey Isleta opened the event.
October 2, 2005
"For good" is the slang term of the Filipino migrant for reintegration to Philippine society after many years of being abroad. To an audience of 23 participants, UGAT conducted a seminar entitled "Counseling for Effective and Progressive Reintegration of Filipino Expatriates". The seminar tackled the most immediate social structure one can be reintegrated to--the family and was held at the Bayanihan Center in Pasir Panjang.The seminar was sponsored by organisations like the Filipino Overseas Workers of Singapore or FOWS (headed by GAWAD GENY LOPEZ Bayaning Pilipino Awardee Encar Montales), FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE or FAS headed by Ronnie Albeus (another Bayaning Pilipino Awardee)and the Philippine Embassy. Ambassador Belen Anota opened the event.
October 4, 2005
The Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ACMI), with coordinator for the Filipino Migrant Group Rose Basa , sponsored 3 1/2 hour seminar on Hospital Counseling for the orientation of migrant care providers who wants to start a mision for the sick and the terminally ill migrants. The event was held in the Christian Welfare Center in Waterloo.
