During the 4th anniversary of the KASAGIP Charitable Trust at the Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt on 17 August 2013, Ms. E. D. shared her inspiring testimony on how she was assisted by the officers and members of the KASAGIP Charitable Trust as she came to New Zealand in 2010 to build a new life an...

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As the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand continues to embark on its cultural and people diplomacy, Philippine Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner for the members of the NZ Filifest Cultural Group Inc. The dinner served as a night of fellowship and camaraderie with New Z...

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The Philippine Embassy in New Zealand participated in the New Zealand Diversity Forum 2013 held at the Te Papa Museum on 26 August 2013. First Secretary and Consul Arlene Gonzales-Macaisa presented the Philippine Embassy’s emergency preparedness initiatives in a Special Topic Forum entitled “Co...

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In line with the Philippine Embassy’s economic diplomacy objectives by forging solid partnerships with the New Zealand government and its business community sectors, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez warmly welcomed New Zealand Trade Commissioner Hernando Banal at “Ang Bahay” (the Philippine Amba...

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Rev. Fr. Dennis Tapay Nacorda who hails from the province of Bohol in the Visayas region of the Philippines was the first Filipino priest to be ordained at the St. Patrick’s College Chapel, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Greater Wellington on 10 August 2013. The solemn ordination rite was led by Arch...

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