Press Release

PR-30-2022  A team from the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne visited Adelaide, South Australia to provide consular outreach services to the Filipino Community. The team was led by Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo and joined by Consul Jan Sherwin Wenceslao, Mr. Ernie P. Enriquez, Mr. Domingo Salvador M. Bea, and Ms. Arlene B. Guarino. The […]

PR-29-2022 20 August 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with the Philippine Language School of Victoria, Inc. celebrated Buwan ng Wika through Philippine Dance and an On-the-Spot Poster Making contest at Parish Hall 46 Ballarat Road, Maidstone 3012 on 20 August 2022. Photo: (Upper left) Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo addresses teachers,

PR-28-2022 In a very rare opportunity, leaders of various Filipino Community organizations gathered at the Philippine House in Footscray on the evening of 30 July 2022 for an event called ‘Meet & Greet the Ambassador’. The Ambassador was earlier at the Philippine Consulate office to witness the Signing Ceremony of the Philippine Studies Program at

PR-27-2022 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne and La Trobe University have signed an agreement to support the activities of the Philippine Studies Program at the University and increase awareness of it in Australia. Under the agreement (Deed of Gift), the Philippine government, through the Philippine Consulate, will provide a funding of P5 million, or

PR-25-2022 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne supported the cultural project of the Australian-Filipino Community Services, Inc. (AFCS) entitled AFCS: Serbisyo, Sining at Kuwento, a two-day exhibition held on July 9-10, 2022 at the beautiful colonial building housing the Immigraton Museum in Melbourne. The exhibition is the first-ever of its kind hosted by the Filipino community

PR-21-2022  10 July 2022, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, represented by Consul Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao, supported the Season 3 opening of the Filipino Ballers Club (FBC) held on 10 July 2022 at the La Trobe Stadium, Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia. A parade of twelve teams and 120 players graced the opening

PR-26-2022 The Department of Foreign Affairs-State of Victoria Office (DFAT-VSO) organized a guided Birrarung Wilam walk on 30 June 2022 followed by a Consular Corps networking event at the Riverland complex along the Yarra River next to the Federation Square, Melbourne CBD. Facilitated by the Koorie Heritage Trust, the participants learned about the Aboriginal history of the Birrarung

PR-24-2022 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne supported the Filipino-Australian Student Council of Victoria with their recent event titled “FASTCO Runway” held on 30 June 2022 at the Couch International Student Center in Melbourne. The Consulate also invited members of the Consular Corps and Global Victoria to the event. This project was headed by Asia’s

PR-23-2022 The Philippine Consul General was invited by the Victoria Day Council to the Reenactment of Governor La Trobe’s Proclamation of Separation of the State of Victoria from New South Wales, a historic event that took place on 1 July 1851. The Reenactment was held in front of the historic Melbourne Town Hall on 30

PR-20-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne supported the online “Fiesta Filipinas Season 2: An Online Celebration of Philippine Festival featuring Wagayway Festival,” on 25 June 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 Arts. Photos