Press Release

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

PR-18-2022 The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne led the Commemoration of the 124th Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence at Federation Square together with members of the Filipino Community The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne held its first face-to-face Independence Day Flag Honoring Ceremony on 12 June 2022 at the Federation Square and the

PR-19-2022  Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo was the guest speaker at the 2022 Best of the Best Entrepreneur Awards by TaxSmart Café, a wholly Filipino-owned business of accounting professionals, registered tax agents, tax specialists and licensed financial advisers which supports Filipino business owners and newly arrived migrants in Australia. Left: Joined by Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo,

PR-17-2022 Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo (second from right) and Deputy Consul General Anthony Mandap (leftmost) join Filipino community leaders for a photo-op with the Reyna Elena and Constantino during the Santacruzan festival highlighted by Phil-Aus@75, a Tribute Concert held in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of Philippines-Australia friendship. A bevy of smiling little angels

PR-22-2022 It was a lovely evening for mothers and grandmothers. Patricia Gutierrez provided a warm welcome to more than 500 guests amidst the balmy Melbourne autumn evening. Ilonggo Association celebrated Mother’s Day with a dinner-dance after skipping the much-awaited event during the COVID lockdowns. Left: President of Ilonggo Association, Patsy Gutierrez delivers her welcome. Right:

PR-16-2022  PHOTO: A high-level delegation to Melbourne led by Dr. Rowena Guevara, Undersecretary for Research and Development (front, 6th from right) and Dr. Leah Buendia, Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation (front, 4th from left) was facilitated by Melbourne PCG.. Also in photo are Dr Reynaldo Ebora, Executive Director, DOST-PCAARRD; Engr Ninaliza Escorial, Deputy Executive Director,

PR-15-2022    The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, in collaboration with Cinema Rehiyon 14, a flagship project of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts’ National Committee on Cinema, organized on 8-9 April 2022 an online film showing on the theme “Climate Change and Our Environment.” The films consisted of CITSALP by Jean E. Evangelista

PR-14-2022    The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne participated in the online Fiesta Filipinas Season 2 featuring Pahiyas, a cultural diplomacy initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs, on 02 April 2022. Among those who took part in the online Pahiyas were Melbourne City Councilor Gary Lee, journalists Roda Masinag of SBS and George Gregorio of The Philippine Times, restaurateur

PR-12-2022    A team from the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne visited Hobart, Tasmania last March 18-22 to provide consular outreach services for the Filipino community living on the island, Australia’s southernmost state. The team served 208 applicants with their various consular needs, such as passport renewal, civil registration (Reports of Birth and Marriage), and