http://www.norway.ph/a3039de0-0e58-401b-90d1-66756e5382eehttp://www.norway.ph/news/Events/Journalists-wanted/The Norwegian Embassy in Manila is constantly working towards building and improving Philippine-Norwegian relations. The Embassy wants to get in touch with journalists who take an interest in covering and developing our mutual relationship.Wed, 08 May 2013 10:36:54 GMT6eeabd3b-3461-4374-b499-f21821571eeahttp://www.norway.ph/embassy/embassy/newconsul/The Royal Norwegian Consulate in Cebu moved to a new location on May 2. The new address and contact details can be found here.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:40:12 GMT36c21a40-21f4-4166-833d-9a2772bd8bd8http://www.norway.ph/embassy/visainfo/news/The-Art-of-Lodging-an-Application/Applying for a visa or permit may seem like a daunting task, but it is actually easier than ever before.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:13:40 GMTbff564c5-ba46-40b0-b92e-20fb9490dec2http://www.norway.ph/news/Business/Promotion-of-Natural-Gas-in-the-Energy-Sector-of-the-Philippines/A landmark event - to use the words of the moderators - took place in New World Hotel, Makati on 11 March, when ambassadors of five countries, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Russia and Norway, were hosting the forum “Driving Growth in the Philippines. A Policy Dialogue on Natural Gas.”Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:32:55 GMT3d324bae-4f58-413b-a327-19a0ad27ebeahttp://www.norway.ph/news/annet/Informasjonsmote-i-Angeles/Onsdag 6. mars møtte representanter fra ambassaden den norske kolonien i Angeles. Det ble blant annet orientert om ambassadens virksomhet, reiseregistrering på nett, konsulære saker og visumregler.Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:06:15 GMTd96326b4-6179-4703-86f7-1178ba833042http://www.norway.ph/news/Business/A-visit-from-the-State-Secretary/Norway's Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Ms Kristin Maurstad, made an official visit to the Philippines on 5-7 February. On the agenda were meetings with the Secretary of Transport. Mr. Joseph Abaya, the Administrator of MARINA, Mr Nic. Conti, a lunch-meeting with the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC), and finally a visit to the Norwegian Training center (NTC).Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:46:31 GMT248b29a7-a773-441b-aaba-63495bc58826http://www.norway.ph/embassy/visainfo/news/Need-for-skilled-workers-continues/Are you curious about job opportunities in Norway? The number of granted work permits for skilled foreign workers went up by 17 percent last year compared to the year before. Recent statistics show that Norwegian employers are still in need of skilled workers from abroad to fill demand.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:26:37 GMTe9c9df02-5835-4343-9c9f-e1331336dbbchttp://www.norway.ph/news/A-revolution-in-a-bottle/Three million Filipinos live without electricity, and even more are struggling to pay their electricity bills. Illac Diaz has found a way to light their homes – using plastic bottles and water. In February he is coming to the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT) to showcase his work.Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:08:38 GMT88b68584-a93b-4297-8394-0628c46e840ehttp://www.norway.ph/news/Culture/study-and-surf/Getting an appointment with the Norwegian master’s degree student Marta Fretheim is not easy. She is either catching waves hitting the Philippine shores, or under water, tumbled-dried and disoriented. But either way the Philippine coastal waters treat her she always walks ashore carrying a big smile and her surfboard. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:08:25 GMTc11546dd-414b-4f89-9106-dd27ccfa1c24http://www.norway.ph/news/Culture/Norwegian-Filipino-brothers-express-feelings-through-rap/With roots from two different cultures, the Filipino and the Norwegian, these brothers have found their unique way to express themselves through the art of rap. Read more about N-Jin and Denial.Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:48:05 GMT376b03da-9b5a-4010-be84-2f1655ee99a3http://www.norway.ph/news/trafficking/Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity. It involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transfering, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. It affects men, as well as women and children.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:23:42 GMTb22b6395-ca38-4b55-83db-0162a6fa7c75http://www.norway.ph/embassy/maritime/The Maritime Section are in charge of maritime control, or the maritime supervision of seafarers joining Norwegian-registered vessels.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:42:23 GMT42b0502c-5597-4879-b2d2-efd02f0e8866http://www.norway.ph/embassy/visainfo/news/agents/Every week, the Embassy is contacted by applicants who have been framed by Visa Agents and lost a lot of money. Some agents operate right outside the Embassy building and claim to be working for the Embassy. Please take note that Embassy staff do not operate outside the Visa Service Centre or outside the Chancery in the 21st floor in Petron Mega Plaza Building in Makati.Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:35:07 GMTd16395f4-8d79-4537-9c23-021f699d1f4ehttp://www.norway.ph/news/Husk-reiseforsikring/Det viktigste rådet vi kan gi reisende nordmenn er at de aldri glemmer å tegne reiseforsikring. Får du problemer under reise og opphold i utlandet kan du ikke regne med at norske myndigheter ordner opp, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr StøreMon, 04 Apr 2011 07:32:01 GMT4fdb2c9a-d0da-4870-9938-92ce1d043970http://www.norway.ph/embassy/Contact-the-Consular-Office-of-Finland/The Consular Office of Finland in Manila is operating in the premises of the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Normal customer service hours are from Monday to Friday 9 am to 12 noon.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:05:10 GMT3c34ff56-46e4-4adc-9db6-10e9922b5c9bhttp://www.norway.ph/news/Tyfonen-Bopha-Pablo/Tyfonen Pablo, med det internasjonale navnet Bopha, nådde Filippinene natt til tirsdag. Hele det sørlige Filippinene har vært berørt. Tyfonens senter har nå passert filippinsk farvann, og har samtidig avtatt i styrke. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:31:19 GMT89ce48e5-ef36-4ea9-8361-3313cfffa65ahttp://www.norway.ph/news/Telephone-connection-problems/The Embassy is experiencing problems with its telephone connection this morning. Technicians are working to solve the problem. In the meanwhile it is possible to call the embassy at the following phone number: (02) 982 2783.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:28:41 GMT1da49c4e-e0eb-44f2-b9a9-d2ecb7a3d1e2http://www.norway.ph/news/A-commitment-for-life/A visit to Manila’s slum was life changing for Rachel Trovi, who for the next 24 years spent her time trying to improve the lives of poor Filipinos. At the age of 84, she visits the Philippines one last time.Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:01:43 GMT0f7f98a0-77f4-4d61-a030-170ca20a0603http://www.norway.ph/news/Salamat---Thank-you/The Norwegian Embassy in Manila has received numerous condolences from people who wish to express their sympathies with Norway after the terror attacks in Oslo and at Utøya on July 22nd. The Embassy would like to thank everyone who has shown great care and friendship with the Norwegian people in this difficult time.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:49:13 GMT1057ec15-2347-486a-97b3-3a1ce5e38174http://www.norway.ph/news/An-attack-on-norways-democracy/“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:48:13 GMT