TOKYO 20 June 2022 — Philippine Specialty Coffee were freshly brewed for 40 onsite representatives from renowned coffee establishments, 3rd wave coffee shop owners, and importers who participated in the Philippine Embassy’s Coffee-Tasting Event last 14 June 2022. In line with its thrust to promote food and beverage in the Japanese market, the Philippine Embassy,…
Text by Department of Foreign Affairs Images from Nairobi PE Photo Philippine Ambassador Charlotte G. Tang (center) led the ribbon-cutting to officially open the PH exhibition “Perfected by Tradition: Philippine Weaves.” She was joined by (from left) Mr. Calistus Musiomi from the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, Thai Ambassador Sasirit Tangulrat, Ms. Mwanaima Salim,…
WASHINGTON DC 16 June 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Washington hosted the official launch of “The Philippines Matters for America/America Matters for the Philippines” publication on 13 June 2022, capping the yearlong celebration of the 75th year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the United States. The East-West…
The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa launched the Sentro Rizal Ottawa Online Portal on 12 June 2022, to connect people, especially Overseas Filipinos, to cultural, historical, media, and other related resources about the Philippines.
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PASAY CITY 11 March 2022 — Get your cheerful masks and fabulous lanterns ready, because Fiesta Filipinas Season 2 is coming, with new destinations, new kits, and new activities! The Department of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), will launch…
In a historic first for the Philippine film industry, two Filipino film entries received praise and won awards at the recently concluded 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States.
The 16th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) gave global recognition to the Philippines on 16 December 2021 in its virtual session by inscribing the School of Living Traditions (SLT) in the UNESCO Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.
A Filipino-French documentary on volunteerism entitled “Voluntaire” (Volunteer), was screened on 18 and 27 November 2021 in Brest, France. The screening was followed by the , opening of an art and photo exhibit entitled “Dikotomiya”, organized in collaboration with the Filipino community organization Bayanihan Breizh-Pinoy Brest France at the Patronage Laïque du Pilier Rouge.
Filipino entries won top prizes at the annual APEC Photo Contest for 2021. The Photo Contest winners were announced on 08 November 2021 by New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’ Connor.