Philippine Honorary Consul in Nagoya Receives DFA Merit Award
(L-R) Ms. Leah Victoria C. Rodriguez, First Secretary & Consul; Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V; Mr. Makoto Maeda, retired PHL Honorary Consul in Nagoya City; and Ms. Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio, Minister & Consul-General.
Mr. Makoto Maeda, Consul ad honorem of the Philippines in Nagoya City, with jurisdiction over Aichi Prefecture, Japan, received from PHL Ambassador to Japan H.E. Jose C. Laurel V the Certificate of Merit and Appreciation given by the Department of Foreign of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in simple ceremonies at the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo on 07 July 2017. Mr. Maeda was also presented with the Letter of Appreciation also from the Department of Foreign Affairs. The two awards. signed by then Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, were given to Mr. Maeda, 72 years old, in recognition of his invaluable service as PHL Honorary Consul in Nagoya City for three (3) years from November 2013 to November 2016. END
