Third Secretary and Vice Consul Stacy Danika Alcantara Garcia (2^nd from left) represented the Philippine Embassy at a meeting with representatives from Philippine and British higher education institutions at the British Council’s Spring Gardens headquarters on 22 January. Vice Consul Alcantara Garcia discussed the current state of Philippine-British education ties, the challenges faced by Filipino students in the UK, as well as the Embassy’s ongoing and upcoming initiatives to strengthen and expand the Embassy’s network among British universities. Together with her are Atty. Liza Corro, Chancellor, University of the Philippines-Cebu (leftmost); Dr. Peter Laurel, President, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas (3^rd from left); Vivienne Stern, Director, Universities UK International (4^th from left); Elizabeth Dempsey, Higher Education Adviser, British Council (5^th from left); Director Nelson Cainghog, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), (6^th from left); Director Corinna Cabanilla, CHED, (7^th from left); and Lotus Postrado, Head of Education, British Council (8^th from left).