Manila Overseas Press Club president and PeopleAsia magazine publisher Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez was recently appointed as the new Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg during ceremonies held at the Embassy of Luxembourg in Tokyo, Japan. Shown in photo is Romualdez (right) accepting the appointment from Ambassador Beatrice Kirsch. Luxembourg was one of the countries that immediately responded during the onslaught of Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ in November 2013 by sending an emergency team to Tacloban that installed a satellite-based communication platform, designed for emergency and relief operations. The Luxembourg team brought its own power generators and in 40 minutes, set up a telecommunications network that served as communications provider which enabled more than 300 aid agencies and over 5,000 aid and relief volunteers across Leyte to stay connected—helping save thousands of lives in the process.