Art Trek 13 inaugural exhibit reatures young Filipino artists

Singapore — Art Trek 13, an annual Filipino art exhibition in Singapore, officially kicked off on August 24, 2019 with back-to-back exhibits entitled “Seabound” and “Dahlia” at the prestigious Yavuz Gallery in…

“Manila Comes to Town” Filipino food truck event receives warm welcome in Canada

Around 2,000 customers flock to the event and tried Max’s fried chicken and pancit palabok or Shameless Buns pandesal sandwiches and poutine-inspired dishes.   — For more information, visit https://www.vancouverpcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.vancouverpcg.org orhttps://www.facebook.com/PHinVancouver.

First Filipino Master Ham Carver in Spain trains OFWs at the Philippine Embassy in Madrid

Madrid, Spain — The Philippine Embassy in Madrid, through its Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), conducted the first-ever training on Basic Ham Carving for Overseas Filipinos on September 7, 2019 at the…

Filipino-owned vintage car featured in Concours d’Elegance in California

Monterey, California — For the first time, a Filipino-owned vintage car was featured in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (French phrase for “competition of elegance”), a prestigious classic car show exhibiting vintage…

Department of Trade and Industry eyes Halal products in the Cordillera Administrative Region as export items

With the expanding market for Halal food and cosmetic products that caters to neighboring Muslim and Arabic nations including the country’s 10.7 Muslim Filipinos, the Department of Trade and Industry’s CAR Regional…

2nd case of polio confirmed, outbreak declared in the Philippines

Manila, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that Polio is re-emerging in the Philippines. It has been nineteen years since the last case of Polio was reported. In 2000,…

Philippine food exporters to showcase products in Russia

As part of the Department of Trade and Industry – Export Marketing Bureau’s (DTI-EMB) approach in expanding Philippine exports, the Philippines will participate in an Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) to Moscow,…

Gearing up for Green Businesses

Baguio City – About a hundred entrepreneurs from the six Cordillera provinces and this city attended the Green Business Forum organized by the Department of Trade and Industry-CAR and the DTI-Export Marketing…

Philippine Embassy aims to provide Filipino professionals with jobs in Russia, meets with major international construction services company

Moscow, Russia — To create legal opportunities for highly-skilled Filipino professionals to work in Russia, the Philippine Embassy in Moscow met with the officials of a major international construction services company on…

Scholars under the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship encouraged to participate in Nation Building

Tokyo, Japan — The Philippine Embassy in Japan welcomed on September 2, 2019 young Filipino civil servants who constitute this year’s batch of scholars under the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource…

The Philippines participates in 2019 Seoul Friendship Festival

Seoul, South Korea —  The Philippine Embassy in Seoul highlighted the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and South Korea with its participation in the 2019 Seoul…

Miss Earth Portugal 2019 meets with Philippine Ambassador to Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal — Miss Earth Portugal 2019, 18-year old Bruna Silva, visited the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon on September 5, 2019 to apply for her Philippine visa to compete at the Miss…

Organizers anticipate at least 35,000 people to sign up for accreditation for the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines

Taguig City — As of this month, counting only athletes and officials, nearly 11,000 application for accreditation  from various sports  have been received with barely three months to go before the opening…

Philippines booth is popular destination at Festival of Nations held at the Nelson Mandela International School in Berlin

Berlin, Germany — The Philippine Booth was one of the most popular destinations and adjudged second best at the Festival of Nations held on September 7, 2019 at the Nelson Mandela International…

Art exhibit of Filipino-American artist Elmer Calata showcased at the Sentro Rizal Washington D.C.

Washington, DC — “In Due Time,” a solo art exhibition by Washington D.C.-based Filipino-American artist Elmer Calata debuted on September 5, 2019 at the Philippine Chancery Annex Building, under the auspices of…

First major gathering of Filipino Nurses in Berlin lauded by Philippine Embassy

Berlin, Germany — More than 70 Filipino nurses from the Berlin-Brandenburg area held their first major gathering on September 7, 2019 at the social hall of the Church of the Holy Spirit,…

Filipino Food Movement Australia Presents Filipino Dessert Dinner

Canberra, Australia — A Filipino-inspired dessert dinner will take place on September 23, 2019 at the Ovo Boteco Potts Point in New South Wales. Presented by the Filipino Food Movement Australia, the…

MIPAM x CREATE PH Opens Today

Performing arts and business converge as DTI-CITEM and CCP aim to lift the PH creative industry to new heights The Philippine creative industry sector takes on a new path as business and…