PRESS RELEASES Regional Victoria Hosts Melbourne PCG’s Consular Outreach Mission 2 July 2024 Ballarat City Council Spearheads the Reopening of the First Rizal Landmark in Australia 19 June 2024 Come rain or shine, Filipinos in Melbourne celebrate the 126th Anniversary of Philippine Independence at FedSquare 12 June 2024 Business Opportunities is Front and Center of a Networking Reception on the Occasion of Kalayaan 2024 11 June 2024 Flag Day Begins in Melbourne through an online forum honoring the Philippine Flag 30 May 2024 Official Launch and Oath-Taking of the Society of Filipino Engineers in Australia (SFEA) 27 May 2024 Veterans of the Battle of Leyte Gulf Honored in Melbourne at the Inauguration of the First Commemorative Plaque in Australia 22 May 2024 Consular Mobile Mission offers services to Filipinos in SA; Bagong Pilipinas Explained at a Town Hall Meeting 8 May 2024 Advancing Filipino Engineers’ Recognition 17 April 2024 CFO Secretary Arugay Visits Melbourne, Engages with the Filipino Community in Victoria 22 March 2024 Melbourne PCG and AU officials grace inauguration of Philippine Community Center 18 March 2024 President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Melbourne, Australia 5 March 2024 Melbourne Community Gathers at Queen Victoria Market for the Inaugural Ube Festival “Colour Our World Purple” 12 February 2024 Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne Celebrates Australia Day with the Victorian and Filipino Community 27 January 2024 Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne Celebrates Children’s Day 20 January 2024 FILCOM Celebrates Rizal Day in Ballarat 30 December 2023 Melbourne Rides on Love: The Philippines Tram Campaign Takes Off 19 December 2023 Melbourne Community Gather in Queen Victoria Market for Pasko sa Melbourne: Christmas in our Hearts 5 December 2023 An Online Film Showing Event: Life of Andres Bonifacio dedicated to the Filipinos in Victoria, Australia 28 November 2023 Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne Hosts Landmark Meeting of Filipino Australian Engineers 23 November 2023 Filipinos in Tasmania Welcome Consular Outreach Mission 20 November 2023 FilCom Pays Tribute to Benefactor Ronald Bunker 13 November 2023 First PAOS for Spouses & Partners draws possible action points 26 October 2023 Philippine Consulate General Salutes Filipino Student Finalists of the 2023 Victorian International Education Awards 26 October 2023 Philippine Consulate General Champions City of Manila at Business Partner Cities Roundtable 2023 in Melbourne 26 October 2023 A day of “Laro, Sining, at Imahinasyon” at the Consulate 20 October 2023 SECOND CONSULAR MOBILE OUTREACH TO ADELAIDE BY MELBOURNE PCG 12 October 2023 MELBOURNE PCG HOSTS FIRST MAJOR POST-PANDEMIC BUSINESS NETWORKING OF APBC VICTORIA CHAPTER 20 September 2023 INTERACTION WITH CITY OFFICIALS OF GREATER DANDENONG AND LA TROBE REGION 20 September 2023 THIRD PAOS WELCOMES NEW FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 15 September 2023 CELEBRATING EDUCATION AND CULTURE: INAUGURAL ASEAN DAY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS ASEAN STUDENTS IN MELBOURNE 8 September 2023 FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN TAUGHT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS DURING KWENTONG PINOY FAMILY FESTIVAL AT MELBOURNE WATERFRONT 3 September 2023 MELBOURNE PCG CELEBRATES FILIPINO HERITAGE AT LA TROBE’S PRICELESS COLLECTION OF FILIPINO LITERATURE AND NEW FILIPINO RESTAURANT CAFÉ KUSINA 2 September 2023 PH-AU CREATIVE ARTS DISCUSSED DURING LANDMARK ROUNDTABLE 29 August 2023 MELBOURNE TREATED TO FILIPINO FASHION CREATIONS OF ALBERT ANDRADA AND LEO ALMODAL AT PHILIPPINE COUTURE GALA 26 August 2023 MELBOURNE PCG CELEBRATES BUWAN NG WIKA WITH KRI-KOR PAGTITIPON WITH SALUHAN COLLECTIVE 14 August 2023 MELBOURNE PCG CELEBRATES BUWAN NG WIKA WITH KRI-KOR PAGTITIPON WITH SALUHAN COLLECTIVE 14 August 2023 CONSUL GENERAL SALCEDO VISITS FILIPINOS IN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL VICTORIA 31 July 2023 PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL AND KNIGHTS OF RIZAL MELBOURNE ENTREPRENEUR CHAPTER DISCUSS PROMISING INITIATIVES 7 July 2023 LAUNCH OF THE FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (FALAW) PROMOTES BROADER REPRESENTATION OF FILIPINO LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN VICTORIA 5 July 2023 DELEGATION FROM SUPREME COURT OF THE VISITS THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN MELBOURNE AND MEETS WITH FILIPINO LAWYERS IN AUSTRALIA 24 June 2023 PHILIPPINES-AUSTRALIA FORUM PANEL HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN DIASPORA AND PHILIPPINE MIGRATION 23 June 2023 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: MELBOURNE COMMEMORATES THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE WITH VIBRANT DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION 13 June 2023 CELEBRATING PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE THROUGH CUISINE: A ‘TASTE OF PINOY FLAVOURS’ IN MELBOURNE 4 June 2023 CONSUL GENERAL SALCEDO JOINS DFAT BENDIGO TOUR 2 June 2023 DELEGATION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION 2 (EDCOM II) VISITS MELBOURNE PCG TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE LESSONS FROM THE AU EDUCATION SYSTEM 2 May 2023 MP FOR BERWICK SUPPORTS “CELEBRATE FILIPINO! COMMUNITY GATHERING” 26 March 2023 MELBOURNE PCG ORGANIZES SECOND RUN OF PAOS FOR FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 18 March 2023 KRI LAUNCHES VICTORIA CHAPTER AT MELBOURNE PCG 12 March 2023 HERITAGE TOUR OF MTSV FOR MEDIA WITH THE PH AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA UNVEILS PLEASANT SURPRISES 11 March 2023 1234