As the Philippine Embassy endeavours to reach out and be one with the Filipino community especially in celebrating the Christmas season, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez and Finance Officer Rosalyn T. del Valle-Fajardo attended the Christmas Party of the Marlborough Filipino Community Club, Inc....

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In the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda which hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013, members of the Filipino community in New Zealand immediately mobilized themselves in concerted efforts to help kababayans (fellow Filipinos) affected by the calamity. In Christchurch, the C...

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A six-member delegation from the Department of Justice-Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit (RSPPU), headed by Chief State Counsel Ricardo V. Paras III who is also the current Head of the RSPPU with State Counsels Paulito C. De Jesus, Charlene Mae C. Tapic-Castro, Ray Patrick M. Arce,...

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In line with the Philippine Embassy’s economic diplomacy priorities and continuing recognition of its vital partnership with the New Zealand Philippines Business Council (NZPBC), Ambassador Benavidez attended the launching of the Wellington New Zealand Philippines Business Council (NZPBC) at the...

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As the mounting groundswell of sympathy, support and solidarity for those affected by typhoon Haiyan in Central Philippines continues all over New Zealand, the Rotary Club of Karori, Inc. organized a fund raising walk through of the new tunnel trench of the Memorial Park from the Basin Reserve e...

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