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Kafala: The Fight We Must Win

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 / Elmer G. Cato / Leave a comment

Kuwait was the most traumatic period in my diplomatic career. What I went through was nothing compared to what others had to go through.

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The Libya that most people don’t get to see: Mosque near Gargaresh in Tripoli. #libya #tripoli #maghreb #northafrica #africa #sunset #iphonephotography
The Libya that most people don’t get to see: Date palm trees in Janzour teeming with fruit. #libya #maghreb #northafrica #fruits
The #Libya that most people don’t get to see: #Sunrise at the #Mediterranean in Gargaresh District of #Tripoli #northafrica #maghreb #travel #iphonephotography #iphone
The #Libya that most people don’t get to see: Sunset at the #Mediterranean at the Gargaresh District of #Tripoli. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #sunset #sea #photography #iphonephotography
The Libya that most people do not get to see: The St. Francis Church in downtown Tripoli. It is the only Catholic Church in Tripoli. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #churches #catholic #iphonephotography
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Mosque near the Marcus Aurelius Arch in #Tripoli. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography
Capturing #Tunisia: Camel feeding on tree somewhere along the highway to #Tunis. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography #photography #camels
The #Libya that most people don’t get to see: Fresh catch from the #Mediterranean at the #Tripoli #fish #market. #maghreb #northafrica #photography #iphonephotography #travel
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Young Libyans enjoying a dip at the Mediterranean along Tripoli’s coastal highway. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #photography #iphonephotography
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Sunset as seen from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Tripoli’s Gargaresh District. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography #sunsets
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Side street in old district of #Tripoli near the Arch of Marcus Aurelius #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography #streetphotography
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Sunset at the #mediterranean in #Tripoli’s Gargaresh District. #sunset #travel #maghreb #northafrica #photography #iphonephotography
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: The sun sets at the Mediterranean in Gargaresh District in #Tripoli. #maghreb #northafrica #photography #iphonephotography #travel #travelphotography #sunset #mediterranean
The #Libya that most people don’t get to see: Martyr’s Square in downtown #Tripoli on a Tuesday afternoon. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography #photography
The #Libya that most people do not get to see: Outside the National Museum in #Tripoli. #maghreb #northafrica #travel #iphonephotography
The view from my window: Sunday morning in #Tripoli.
The #Libya that most people don’t get to see: Sunset in #Tripoli.
The view from my window: Somewhere along the highway near Balagtas, Bulacan. #philippines #itsmorefuninthephilippines #asia #southeastasia #travelphotography #iphonephotography
Somewhere near San Miguel, Bulacan. #Philippines #Asia #SoutheastAsia #travel #photography #iphone #iphonephotography
Bulacan sunset. #Philippines #sunset #asia #southeastasia #travel #photography #iphone #iphonephotography
Elmer G. Cato

Elmer G. Cato

Elmer G. Cato is a Filipino journalist-diplomat. He started his journalism career as a 16-year-old cub reporter for Ang Pahayagang Malaya in 1983. From there, he went on to report for various news organizations such as the Manila Chronicle, Reuters News Agency, Kyodo News Agency, GMA 7, Philippine News and Features, and Saudi Gazette. He served as Nation Editor of the Philippine Daily Globe and Today before joining the Indonesian Observer in Jakarta as Executive Editor. He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines in 1998 and has served in Manila, San Fernando, Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., and Baghdad.

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