Press Release

PR-02-2024 VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne actively participated in various events commemorating Australia Day on 26 January 2024. Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo attended the Australia Day Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Governor of Victoria, H.E. Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, at Government House of Victoria. The Governor […]

PR-01-2024   20 January 2024, Melbourne, Victoria – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with the Philippine Language School of Victoria (PSLVI) and the Filipino-Australian Student Council of Victoria (FASTCO), hosted a vibrant Children’s Day celebration on 20 January 2024. The event, held at the Consulate General premises, featured Filipino storytelling, songs, and

PR-40-2023 30 December 2023 – This year’s anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal was marked with a commemorative event attended and supported by ten (10) personnel of the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne led by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo and various Filipino Community organizations in Victoria, local Australian government officials, and

PR-39-2023   MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 19 DECEMBER 2023 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) in Australia & New Zealand, proudly announces the launch of the “Love the Philippines” Tram Campaign. This visually striking campaign features two tram routes in the Metropolitan Melbourne area wrapped in vibrant

PR-37-2023   MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – On December 5, 2023, the historic Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne’s CBD came alive with the inaugural Pasko sa Melbourne: Christmas in Our Hearts. Organized by The Empowered Australian Multicultural Society (TEAMS), in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne and the City Council of Melbourne, the event drew

PR-38-2023 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), National Historical Commission (NHCP), and Local Historical Committees Network (LHCN), organized on 28 November 2023 an online film showing in commemoration of Bonifacio Day celebrated every 30 November by Filipinos.   In commemoration of the Bonifacio Day,

PR-36-2023 November 23, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne hosted a landmark meeting with the nascent-established Society of Filipino Engineers in Australia (SFEA) on 23 November 2023. Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, Consul Ralph Vincent C. Abarquez, and Consul Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao welcomed Engineer Alfie Tilan and ten other

PR-35-2023 After more than a year, Filipinos in Tasmania were pleased to welcome the consular outreach mission on 17-19 November at the Office of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Hobart. The team, led by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, rendered a total of 78 consular services, including applications for new and renewal of e-passports,

PR-34-2023 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with community leaders hosted a special tribute reception for Ronald “Ron” Maurice Bunker on 13 November 2023. The event is a response to the Australian-Filipino Community’s numerous requests in Victoria to honor Mr. Bunker’s remarkable 50 years of service, commitment, and friendship towards Filipinos in both

PR-33-2023 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, together with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), Whittlesea Community Connections, and The Silent Witness Network, held the first Post-Arrival Orientation Seminar for Filipino Spouses and Partners in Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia on 25 October 2023. There were 34 participants online and in-person for this historic hybrid