Mr. Oscar Poquinto Batucan and his wife, Mrs. Miriam Alvez Batucan who hail from Cebu and are currently residing in Auckland are the first ever Filipino couple who were awarded the Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List for their services to the Filipino community in New...

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In line with the Philippine Embassy’s continuing priority to reach out and engage with the Filipino community throughout New Zealand, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez hosted a Gender and Development Orientation/Interaction on Immigration, Dual Citizenship and Related Matters at “Ang Bahay” (the...

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This article entitled “Philippines Star Pupil in Disaster Lessons” which was published on the Dominion Post on 07 January 2015 and written by former Prime Minister of New Zealand and current Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Helen Clark, is deeply appreciated. It...

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The teaching adventure of Mr. Howard Young who had a three week immersion in Philippine schools as a recipient of an Asia:NZ/AFS Educator Scholarship in 2010 comes alive in this heart-warming article he wrote and was published in the February 2011 edition of the Education Gazette. His valuable i...

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The First Philippine Embassy Flag Raising Ceremony for 2015 together with the members of the Filipino community in Wellington on 05 January 2015 at the Philippine Embassy Chancery.

The Philippine Embassy Team, composed of Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez, Minister and Consul General Arlene Gon...

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