Press Release


10 and 15 FEBRUARY 2025

The Philippine Delegation also attended the Meet and Greet with the kababayans during the Embassy's mobile consular outreach mission to Arrowtown, New Zealand.

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Iisang Nasyon. Iisang Aksyon.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Ang diwa ng bayanihan ay likas sa ating mga Pilipinoโ€”lagi tayong nagkakaisa at nagtutulungan sa harap ng anumang pagsubok. ๐Ÿค

๐ŸŒ Ngayong Safer Internet Day, sama-sama nating palakasin ang ating panawagan para sa mas ligtas na internet para sa ating mga kabataa...

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Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena led the Philippine Embassy in its annual Virtual Town Hall Meeting with the Filipino Community in Niue on 24 February 2025.

The meeting was an opportunity for the Embassy, along with the Migrant Workers Office in Wellington, to provide the community with...

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Todayโ€™s episode of ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† features Sungka, a distribution board game of strategy and skills using shells and a boat-shaped board with two rows of seven small holes and two larger holes referred to as โ€œhouseโ€ at both ends of the board, one for each player.

The two players ta...

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The first game in the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, a Filipino version of a race that requires the use of native bamboo stilts (for boys) or coconut shells (for girls). The game is played by two or more teams racing to the finish line while on bamboo stilts or coconut shells! Will it be...

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Meet the players in this yearโ€™s ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†!
Letโ€™s take a peek at the players of the Philippine games we will be cheering for in the succeeding episodes!

Choose the team you will be rooting for!

This video is made possible by Top Draw Animation.
๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ is a project...

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Mark your calendars and prepare to cheer for your favorite squad as the first episode of the DFAโ€™s mini series ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is set to premier on 22 February 2025, Saturday, ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ.๐— .

This mini series is brought to you by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the A...

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Get ready for three dynamic days filled with opportunities to discover, connect, and collaborate. Donโ€™t miss out on this exciting and productive event on March 6-8, 2025 at the SMX Convention Center Manila!

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Rice in the Philippines Dance dates back eons ago. It is part of Philippine culture from up North to down South both as life source and as a central feature in rituals โ€“ from birth to death, and to propitiate the gods.

Our indigenous people have kept their ethnic art form free from foreign i...

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The Philippine Embassy in Wellington, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the NCCA Sentro Rizal is bringing the 2025 PASINAYA multi-arts festival closer to our Kababayans abroad!

Watch Filipino creativity and artistic excellence through performances and workshops at...

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