Republic of the Philippines

EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
50 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011

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To foster closer linkages with women’s organizations and groups in New Zealand, Philippine Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez together with Ms. Agnes Espineda, President of Zonta Club of Wellington and Director, New Zealand Philippines Business Council in Wellington, Ms. Billie Searle, Project Dir...

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Miss Arielle Diane Garciano, 22 years old, born in New Zealand was crowned Miss World New Zealand 2014 at a beauty pageant held at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Auckland on 26 April 2014. Her father is a Filipino and her mother is English and they come from Lyttelton, Christchurch. A stunning be...

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Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez thanked the organizers for this first ever financial literacy programme for the Filipinos in New Zealand. For the Philippine Embassy, the BE F.I.T. – Financially Intelligent and Trained for the Future Seminar and similar programmes which have been running for qui...

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As the Philippine Embassy in Wellington continues to enhance closer people-to-people ties and educational linkages between the Philippines and New Zealand, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez hosted a fellowship dinner for nine Filipino recipients of the New Zealand-ASEAN Scholars Awards for the...

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