Republic of the Philippines

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

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Based on updates provided by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT), there were 15,783 tourists from New Zealand who visited the Philippines in 2013. This represented a growth rate of 11.94% from the previous year. In January 2014, there were 1,425 New Zealanders who came to the Philippines...

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As the Philippine Embassy continues to cultivate closer people-to-people ties and deeper friendship, solidarity and understanding between Filipinos and New Zealanders and in response to the invitation extended by Hon. Chester Borrows, Member of Parliament for Whanganui, Philippine Ambassador V...

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In carrying out its mandate and mission of making a difference for children worldwide, Save the Children New Zealand has responded to the immediate and urgent need to help in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan by sending NZ$79,000 to the local Save the Children office to provide emergency ass...

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As part of the Philippine Embassy’s continuing priority to engage and collaborate closely with relevant authorities in New Zealand especially on matters relating to the welfare and well-being of Filipinos, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez hosted a luncheon meeting with Mr. George Mason, General...

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The Air Force News Issue 156, March 2014 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force featured the call of Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez on the Right Honourable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand in its BRIEFINGS Section as shown below:

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