Press Release

PR-42-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne supported the last episode of the Season 2: online “Fiesta Filipinas: An Online Celebration of Philippine Festival featuring Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival,” on 26 November 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 […]

PR-46-2022  In recent months, we have seen human rights violations in other countries adversely affecting women, according to The Silent Witness Network (TSWN). TSWN Chair Melba Marginson said that these global incidents affect multicultural women in Australia. “As migrants and refugees, we are always between two worlds. We are in constant struggle to survive here

PR-41-2022  12 November 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne hosted a Book Launch of “Under Coconut Skies” with celebrated Filipino-Australian food and travel writer Yasmin Newman and a back-to-back Forum/Networking of Filipino Restaurateurs and Food Business Owners in Victoria, held at the Consulate General on Saturday, 12 November 2022. The event was attended by over thirty

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,