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Preserving the Bigiw Sailing Culture: Bigiw-Bugsay on its 3rd year

To honor the traditional culture and heritage of seafaring and navigation, the 3rd Bigiw-Bugsay Event highlighting a five-day expedition and a regatta was held in Cebu, April 16 – 22.…

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Europe

PH Embassy in London Previews Mindanao Textiles on London Fashion Week

LONDON 24 September 2018 – In line with London Fashion Week, the Philippine Embassy in London launched “The Embassy Previews,” a platform to bring the works of emerging Filipino fashion…

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Asia

ASEAN Ladies Circle Tea Gathering Features Filipino Art

BEIJING 01 October 2018 – Ladies of the Philippine Embassy in Beijing hosted a tea gathering of the ASEAN Ladies Circle (ALC) featuring the art works of Beijing-based Filipino artist…

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Asia
Travel

DFA Shortens Wait Time for Passport Releases

27 September 2018 — Passport applicants will no longer have to wait almost a month before they could get hold of their passports as these would be available in as…

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PH Participates in China Int’l Fair for Investment, Trade

XIAMEN 26 September 2018 – The Philippines participated in the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) held from 07 to 11 September 2018 in Xiamen City. Standing Committee…

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PH One of the Fastest Growing Construction Markets in the World

SEOUL 27 September 2018 – Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez represented the Philippines at the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) co-hosted by Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure…

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Asia
Leaders

President Duterte leads awarding of outstanding civil servants

MALACAÑANG — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, September 27, led the conferment of the 2017 Gawad Career Executive Service (CES) and the 2018 Outstanding Government Workers Awards. “I am…

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President Duterte receives credentials of Ambassadors-designate of Norway and Belarus to PH

MALACAÑANG — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, September 25, received the credentials of Ambassadors-designate of the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Belarus to the Philippines in a…

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Schneider Electric Innovation Summit Singapore: Powering and Digitizing the Economy

● More than 1,500 Schneider Electric customers, partners and suppliers shared their bold ideas for the digital economy at this two-day event ● Latest innovations to EcoStruxure architecture unveiled Singapore,…

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Asia
Events

Pinoy chefs bag bronze awards at the Lee Kum Kee International Young Chef Chinese Culinary Challenge 2018

Three Pinoy chefs—Chef Elmar Ruelo of Wangfu and Chef Joel Aroy of King Chef and Chef John Flores of Grand Convention Centre Cebu —won bronze awards at the recently concluded…

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Duty Free Philippines And Tesda Relaunch Kabuhayan Shopping Program For Ofws/Balikbayans

Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) renewed their partnership to relaunch the Kabuhayan Shopping Program for the benefit of the Overseas Filipino…

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ADB Revises 2018 Philippine Growth Outlook to 6.4%, Expects Pick Up in 2019

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (26 September 2018) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth outlook for the Philippines to 6.4% for 2018 and 6.7% for 2019 as the country’s…

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1CISP, MySolid Team Up For Creative Entrepreneurship Initiatives

The 1Cooperative Insurance System of the Philippines (1CISP), the largest cooperative insurance organization in the country, and MySolid Technologies and Devices Corporation (MySolid), makers of MyPhone, have entered into a…

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Asia

Filipino Designers Participate in Lao Fashion Week 2018

VIENTIANE 26 September 2018 —The Philippine Embassy in Vientiane supported the participation of Filipino designers in the Fifth Lao Fashion Week 2018, held from 10 to 14 September 2018 at…

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Asia
Health

President Duterte supports advancement in gastroenterology in PH

LAPU-LAPU CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expressed his support for medical specialists in the field of gastroenterology as he graced the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) 3rd Inflammatory…

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Europe

Arndt Art Agency Presents Filipino Artist’s First Solo Exhibit in Europe

BERLIN 24 September 2018 – Filipino visual artist Yeo Kaa opened her first European solo exhibition “Anxious Lustless Pechay” with a reception organized by the Arndt Art Agency (A3) and…

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Higher Productivity is Key to Prosperous Philippines – World Bank

MANILA, September 24, 2018 – Sustaining higher productivity growth will be key for the Philippines to achieve its vision of becoming a prosperous society free of poverty by 2040, according to a new World Bank study released here today. Titled Growth and…

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Cebu Pacific Launches Melbourne-Manila Flight

MELBOURNE 21 September 2018 – Philippine Ambassador to Australia Minda Calaguian-Cruz, together with tourism officials of the Philippines and Victoria, sent off Cebu Pacific’s maiden Melbourne to Manila flight at…

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Jollibee Becomes Brunei’s No.1 Fastfood Chain

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 18 September 2018 – Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i Pete Raymond V. Delfin of the Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam met with Jollibee Foods Corporation Assistant Vice President…

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State of Victoria Launches its Southeast Asia Trade, Investment Strategy

MELBOURNE 20 September 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Canberra participated in the launch of the State of Victoria’s Southeast Asia Trade and Investment Strategy in Melbourne, Australia on 11-12…

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Preserving the Bigiw Sailing Culture: Bigiw-Bugsay on its 3rd year

PH Embassy in London Previews Mindanao Textiles on London Fashion Week

ASEAN Ladies Circle Tea Gathering Features Filipino Art

DFA Shortens Wait Time for Passport Releases

PH Participates in China Int’l Fair for Investment, Trade

PH One of the Fastest Growing Construction Markets in the World

President Duterte leads awarding of outstanding civil servants

President Duterte receives credentials of Ambassadors-designate of Norway and Belarus to PH

Schneider Electric Innovation Summit Singapore: Powering and Digitizing the Economy

Pinoy chefs bag bronze awards at the Lee Kum Kee International Young Chef Chinese Culinary Challenge 2018

Duty Free Philippines And Tesda Relaunch Kabuhayan Shopping Program For Ofws/Balikbayans

ADB Revises 2018 Philippine Growth Outlook to 6.4%, Expects Pick Up in 2019

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1CISP, MySolid Team Up For Creative Entrepreneurship Initiatives

Filipino Designers Participate in Lao Fashion Week 2018

President Duterte supports advancement in gastroenterology in PH

Arndt Art Agency Presents Filipino Artist’s First Solo Exhibit in Europe

Higher Productivity is Key to Prosperous Philippines – World Bank

Cebu Pacific Launches Melbourne-Manila Flight

Jollibee Becomes Brunei’s No.1 Fastfood Chain

State of Victoria Launches its Southeast Asia Trade, Investment Strategy

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