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    The Philippine Embassy, London joins the nation in celebrating National Innovation Day (NID) 2025 on 28-30 April 2025 with the theme “FLIP” Forging Leaders of Innovation in the Philippines”. This year’s NID aims to (1) inspire the youth by engaging them in an intensified “Huddle, Analyse, Build, and Innovation” thinking workshop, (2) elevate public awareness on Filipino ingenuity and creativity through the holding of National and Regional Innovation Awards or the “Filipinnovation Awards”, and (3) honour Filipino innovators of “Filipinnovators” who have made significant contributions in promoting and advancing  innovative solutions in their respective fields. 

    Learn more on the Filipinnovation Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/NICfilipinnovation

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The 80th Session of the International Maritime Organization´s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met from 3 - 7 July 2023 in London to adopt a Revised Strategy on the Reductions of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from ships.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the IMO, Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. successfully  advocated for the inclusion of the protection of seafarers in the Revised Strategy.  He stressed that seafarers are also key to the success of the Organization´s decarbonization goals. He said that seafarers have a vital role in adopting and carrying out sustainable shipping practices, and should not be forgotten, as the shipping industry transitions to a green economy.

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Isle of Man, 5 July – Ambassador Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. attended Tynwald Day 2023, the Isle of Man’s National Day celebrations, as an honoured guest at the invitation of The Hon Laurence Skelly MLC, President of Tynwald.

Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man, dates from at least AD 979 and is said to be the oldest continuously existing ruling body in the world.

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Ambassador and Mrs Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Rhenita Rodriguez, Vice Consul Beatriz Alexandra Martinez and Labor Attaché Amuerfina Reyes join the Filipino community on the Isle of Man in celebrating Tynwald Day.

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Ambassador and Madame Locsin throw stones on the cairn at Cooil y Ree Gardens in the Isle of Man. The Gardens were officially opened by the late Sir Charles Kerruish as a Millennium Project on 5 July 2001. It is intended that over the years the cairn should grow in size as both residents and visitors to the Island add their own stones to mark their visit.