Press Release

PR-40-2022  Stefanie Ball, co-founder of En Gold, acknowledges those behind the company’s beautiful pieces of furniture; Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo and partner Graeme Lade join Stephanie and mother Nancy Coates along with Jerry Ceniza, master Cebuano craftsman. 13 October 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, represented by Consul General Maria Lourdes […]

PR-39-2022  “Grow old playing chess gloriously!” This was the banner of the Knox Community Chess Enthusiasts when they held the Special Seniors Festival Chess Day on 8 October 2022 at the Rowville Community Centre some 34 kms east of Melbourne CBD. The event was part of the Victorian Seniors Festival for residents over 60 years

PR-38-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, represented by Deputy Consul General Anthony Mandap and Cultural Officer Maria Cristina Malvas, supported the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Sydney’s participation at the recent OZTek Dive Conference and OzDive Show held on 1 and 2 October 2022 at the Melbourne Conference and Convention Center. The OZTek Advanced Diving Conference

PR-37-2022  28 September 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne conducted a Seminar on Philippine Foreign Policy and Bilateral Relations with Australia with students of the Deakin University International Affairs Society (DIAS) at the Consulate General on Thursday, 28 September 2022. The Seminar was attended by around thirty (30) students interested in international relations and world

PR-36-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne supported the online “Fiesta Filipinas Season 2: An Online Celebration of Philippine Festival featuring Kadayawan Festival” on 24 September 2022. Fiesta Filipinas is a cultural diplomacy initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, the Department of Tourism, and the National Commission for Culture and the

PR-35-2022  23 September 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) of the Philippines hosted the Melbourne segment of a Roadshow for the Filipino Community entitled “Business Opportunities Through Cooperatives and CDA Global including the Promotion of Cooperatives Success Stories” at the Philippine Consulate General premises. Undersecretary Joseph

PR-33-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, led by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, donated three books to the Victoria State Library on 20 September 2020 with the following titles: Women of Laguna, Today’s Filipino Australian Women, and Women in Diplomacy. Consul General Salcedo was joined at the turnover of the books by her family,

PR-34-2022  The Filipino Australian Friendship Association (FAFA) of Shepparton led by its President Delma Broughton and Treasurer Tita Weatherall held its 40th anniversary on 17 September 2022 at the GV Hotel some 191 kms from Melbourne. Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo graced the milestone celebration attended by more than a hundred members and guests. In

PR-32-2022  The Kiko Choir, a 30-year-old Filipino singing group performing regularly at the Saint Francis Church, the oldest Catholic church in Melbourne, became the beneficiary of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be tutored by the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers, famously known as “Madz.” This was made possible by a partnership entered into by the Philippine Consulate

PR-31-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, represented by Consul Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao and Cultural Officer Maria Cristina Malvas, supported Barangay, a Melbourne-based pop-up restaurant in Melbourne with their event for the Buwan ng Wika entitled, “A night that is filled with Filipino Culture, Food and Fashion” at the the Motley Bauhaus in Melbourne Victoria on