Republic of the Philippines

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

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Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena led the Philippine Embassy in its annual Virtual Town Hall Meeting with the Filipino Community in Niue on 24 February 2025.

The meeting was an opportunity for the Embassy, along with the Migrant Workers Office in Wellington, to provide the community with...

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Todayโ€™s episode of ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† features Sungka, a distribution board game of strategy and skills using shells and a boat-shaped board with two rows of seven small holes and two larger holes referred to as โ€œhouseโ€ at both ends of the board, one for each player.

The two players ta...

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The first game in the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, a Filipino version of a race that requires the use of native bamboo stilts (for boys) or coconut shells (for girls). The game is played by two or more teams racing to the finish line while on bamboo stilts or coconut shells! Will it be...

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Meet the players in this yearโ€™s ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†!
Letโ€™s take a peek at the players of the Philippine games we will be cheering for in the succeeding episodes!

Choose the team you will be rooting for!

This video is made possible by Top Draw Animation.
๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ is a project...

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Mark your calendars and prepare to cheer for your favorite squad as the first episode of the DFAโ€™s mini series ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is set to premier on 22 February 2025, Saturday, ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ.๐— .

This mini series is brought to you by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the A...

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