Philippine Embassy in London Celebrates International Women’s Day
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08 March 2023 - Philippine Embassy personnel gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day on 08 March 2023 at the Embassy’s Sentro Rizal. The women and men of the Embassy donned purple clothing to signify support for women’s empowerment and gender equality in line with the new overarching theme “WE for gender equality and inclusive society.” The Embassy will continue its #PurpleWednesdays for the rest of March in observance of National Women’s Month. #WEcanbeEquAll |
Stars of the Albion 2023 Grand Prix winner Jex Marc de Castro visits Sentro Rizal London!
The Philippine Embassy in London congratulates Mr. Jex Marc de Castro for besting participants from twenty-seven countries and emerging as the Grand Prix winner in the 9th Stars of the Albion International Performing Arts Festival and Competition on 05 March 2023 in London, UK. Mabuhay ka, Jex!
Stars of the Albion 2023 Grand Prix winner Jex Marc de Castro visits Sentro Rizal London!
#SentroRizal #PHinUK #pinoypride
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National Women's Month Symposium
In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Department of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) and the Provincial Government of Pangasinan through the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) is inviting everyone to the event entitled “Legacies and Standpoints: Filipino Women in Multilateralism.”
The kick-off program is a symposium highlighting the status and “her-story" of women in multilateralism. The symposium will pay tribute to the first lady senator of the Republic, Senator Geronima Tomelden-Pecson, an outstanding trailblazer who was instrumental in the creation of UNACOM and the first Filipina to be a member of the UNESCO Executive Board in 1950.
The event will be livestreamed on 10 March 2023 at 1:00 pm Philippine time (5:00 am GMT) through the DFA Youtube and Facebook channels (https://youtube.com/live/PRZuTN_zkO8).
Bagong Bayani Awards 2023 Now Open for Nomination
The Philippine Embassy in London informs the Filipino community in UK and Ireland that the Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc. (BBFI), has announced that the nomination for the 2023 Bagong Bayani Awards is now open.
The Bagong Bayani Awards or BBA is a worldwide search for the country’s outstanding and exemplary overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). There are five (5) award categories, namely Bagong Bayani Award for Outstanding Employee, Community and Social Service, Culture and Arts, Capt. Gregorio S. Oca Achievement Award, and the Blas F. Ople Award para sa “Natatanging Bagong Bayani.”
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