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TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 2 Credit: Dodong Echavez, IPS KIRIBATI DELEGATION MEETS DOLE OFFICIALS. Delegation from the Republic of Kiribati led by its Chairman Tebao Awerika (3th from right), intently listen as Administrator Bernard P. Olalia of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) discusses the Philippines’ overseas employment programs, during a meeting at the DOLE Conference Room, Intramuros, Manila on May 10, 2019. Also present in the meeting are Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Director Dominique R. Tutay of the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), Assistant Labor Attache Ma. Nena G. German of the International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB), and OWWA Deputy Administrator Vivian F. Tornea STRONGER RELATIONS WITH UAE. Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III (right) welcomes United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Hamad Saeed Al-Zaabi during the latter’s courtesy call at the Office of the Secretary in Intramuros, Manila on May 16, 2019. The two officials discussed the continued fostering of PH and UAE's stronger relations in labor and employment 27