More than 850 Filipino out-of-school and unemployed youth underwent much-needed technical-vocational training led by the United States. Councilor Chiqui Carreon, USAID Philippines Acting Education Director Yvette Malcioln, and USAID Opportunity 2.0 Chief of Party Dave Hall congratulate TESDA Online...
How the British in Manila commemorate Pride Month The British Embassy in Manila and the British Council in the Philippines, with support from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), celebrated Pride month through an event called “The Road to Pride Continues.” The event brought...
The latest Sentro Rizal, a repository of all things Filipino, launches in Hanoi Ambassador Meynardo LB Montealegre with NCCA executive director Oscar G. Casaysay at the facade of the new Sentro Rizal Hanoi The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam in partnership with the National Commission for...
The Pasig City local government, the United Nations Development Program Philippines (UNDP-PH), and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Philippines signed on Thursday, June 23, an agreement on medical waste management program. Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto According to the...
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington has offered its condolences to the family of five Filipinos who perished in the tragic car crash in New Zealand on June 19. "The Embassy was shocked and deeply saddened by this tragedy befalling our Kababayan," the embassy said in a statement Tuesday night, June...
Japan will soon resume sending volunteers to pass on relevant skills to other countries, including the Philippines. Two JOCV Volunteers officially called on Minister Nakata Masahiro to discuss their future assignments in preparation for the program’s resumption on June 17, 2022. (Photo courtesy...
It’s rather sad that June 12, our country’s Independence Day, isn’t celebrated much outside the officialdom here in the Philippines. For most Filipinos, it’s a holiday people look forward to so that they can get a break from the daily rigors of work. Abroad, however, it’s the biggest...
Sentro Rizal launched online to connect OFWs to PH cultural, historical, media resources The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa launched the Sentro Rizal Ottawa online portal on Independence Day, to connect people, especially Overseas Filipinos, to cultural, historical, media, and other related resources...
The Philippines and United States have concluded a two-week bilateral training between both countries' marine corps Friday, June 17. Philippine service members and US Marines participate in a training on joint forward arming and refueling in Ilocos Norte. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the...
The Philippines will open an embassy in war-torn Kyiv in Ukraine, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. bared. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin and Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik Locsin disclosed the plan after meeting Ukraine Deputy Minister Dmytro Senik on Thursday, June 9....
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines has thrown its support to an LGBTQIA+ film festival that will showcase different movies. Under the "Pelikulaya 2022: Pantay-Pantay, Iba’t Ibang Kulay!," hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), movies will be shown from June 10 to 26...
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to help the Philippines maintain security and sustainable peace in Mindanao. United States Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava turns over essential COVID-19 equipment for Zamboanga’s molecular testing center....
