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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

     #Filipinnovation #NID2025 #FLIP2025 #ForgingLeaders 

KasaandKin

Kasa and Kin was honored as the Best Filipino Restaurant in London for 2024  at the recent 14th Asian Curry Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London, winning this distinction for the third consecutive time. The awards—dubbed the "Curry Oscars"—celebrate excellence across Asian and Oriental cuisines, recognising the finest in the industry. The ceremony was presided over by Asian Catering Federation Chairman Yawar Khan and hosted by BBC news anchor Samantha Simmonds, with over 200 finalists shortlisted through public votes and rigorous industry evaluation. Here's to many more years of culinary excellence, Kasa and Kin!

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Eleven (11) exquisite fabrics, each  woven with precision and artistry by weavers from 10 Philippine language groups, are on display. The weavers are Ilocano brother and sister tandem Logelin Agosto Quional and Ian Dela Cruz of Santiago, Ilocos Sur; Allan Tumbukon of Kalibo, Aklan; Teresita Obngayon of the Itneg community of Abra; Ifugao weavers Divine Balangto Calingayan with the Kiyangan Weavers Association; Yakan weavers Naira Analyn and Nasra Unda; Tagalog embroiderers Ferlyn Malala and Dory Nitro of Taal, Batangas; Tboli ikat dyer Lahim Tinggal Lungan; and Saadira Shiek Basmala, Meranaw tapestry weaver. 

The special exhibition, presented by  the Philippine Embassy in London and the Philippine Studies at SOAS  University of London, runs from 08-26 November 2024.

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The Philippine Embassy celebrates the exceptional talent of the Filipino performers of Songs for a New World, which was staged at the National Centre for Early Music in York, England, on 24-26 October 2024. Ayana Beatrice Poblete, co-founder of AKA Theatre Company, has a Master of Arts degree in Musical Theatre from Leeds Conservatoire, while Mikhail Lim studied theatre at York St. John University.  

 

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Ambassador Locsin apprises the Filipino community in Blackpool, England, of the initiatives and priorities of the Philippine Government under the Bagong Pilipinas program during a town hall meeting held at the Blackpool Council chamber at the Blackpool Town Hall. The Ambassador was warmly welcomed to the Blackpool Town Hall by officials led by Mayor Peter Hunter, Mayoress Anne-Marie Hunter, Leader of the Council, Councillor Lynn Williams, Armed Forces Champion, Major Councillor Adrian Hoyle, and Cabinet Member for Communities and Wellbeing Councillor Jo Farrell.

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