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PR-11-2022  PHOTO: (upper left) The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, led by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo (4th from left), with members of the Filipino community during the Victorian Multicultural Gala Dinner in Melbourne on 19 March 2022. Also in photo are Mr. Graeme Freear Lade, partner of Consul General Salcedo (5th from left); […]

PR-09-2022  PHOTO: The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne, led by Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, with the support of the Filipino-Australian Student Council of Victoria (FASTCO) held a Post Arrival Orientation Seminar (PAOS) for Filipino students on 12 March 2022 in the Consulate General. 12 March 2022, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General

PR-08-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne took part last February 26 in the Freedom Day – Colours of the Philippines festival organized by the Filipino Community Council of Victoria, Inc. (FCCVI), an umbrella organization of Filipino groups and associations in the Australian state. Held at The Filipino Hub, the FCCVI’s headquarters in the suburb of Brooklyn,

PR-07-2022 Photos from the 30th Anniversary Gala Night of FAABI: (left) Ms. Gersen Wardlow-Moreno, President of FAABI; (center-left) dance number; (center-right) Ms. Sherley Hart, Advisor/Representative of FAABI; (upper right) Consul Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao; (lower center) Officers and Committee Members of FAABI; (lower right) Cr. Daniel Moloney, Mayor of Ballarat; Ms. Juliana Addison, State MP,

PR-06-2022  Top: Melbourne-based golfers among the Filipino Community led by Boie Manaog and retired Ambassador Zen Collinson (seated in pink) enjoyed a fellowship golf game at the Centenary Park Golf Course. Lending support are FilCom leader Walter Villagonzalo and Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo. Right: Amb. Collinson speaks at the barbecue after the friendship game.

PR-05-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne revisited the online Fiesta Filipinas last February 18, this time featuring the colorful Panagbenga festival of Baguio City. Fiesta Filipinas is a joint 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. The Panagbenga Festival is annually

PR-04-2022  “Congratulations to this brilliant collaboration between the Filipino Community Council of Victoria, Inc. (FCCVI) and the Samahan ng mga Pilipino Australians sa Gippsland (SPAG). Thank you for gathering together and reliving the tradition of Philippine fiestas,” greeted Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo at the opening of the Gippsland Filipino Festival on 13 February 2022

PR-03-2022 The Philippine Consulate in Melbourne supported the short film entry of Keshilyn Sacdalan, a young Filipino filmmaker and director, and co-produced by Thomas Dwija, to the Melbourne Women’s Film Festival. The screening of the short film entitled “Aswang” was held at Hoyts Cinema in Melbourne Central on 12 February 2022. The film was inspired

PR-02-2022  Not one but at least three events marked the celebration of Australia Day by the Filipino Community in Greater Melbourne on 26 January 2022. The Filipino Community Council of Victoria, Inc. (FCCVI) received guests and affiliate organizations around regional Victoria in their celebration of “We are all part of the Story” at the Filipino

PR-01-2022  The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne revisited last January 14, 2021 the Fiesta Filipinas cultural program this time, featuring the Sinulog festival. Fiesta Filipinas is a joint 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. For the month of January, Fiesta Filipinas celebrates the Sinulog,