Press Releases Archive
The Philippine Embassy in Spain, under Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier, conducted a workshop to promote traditional Filipino games, martial arts, and culture at a public school in Madrid. The Embassy, represented by Consul Mikhal de Dios . . .
6 January 2021 – The Philippine Embassy in Spain, under Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier, premiered the “Virtual Walking Tour of Rizal’s Madrid”, a joint production of the Embassy, through Sentro Rizal Madrid, and the National Commission . . .
A Filipina historian has been given the highest academic honors by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain’s most prestigious academic institution and a university that counts ilustrados and Philippine national heroes such as . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid hosted a webinar to discuss Covid-19 vaccines, featuring two vaccine researchers from Barcelona. The event was live-streamed on the Embassy’s official Facebook page, and included a real-time Q&A session . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid promoted Philippine trade and investment opportunities before the members of the Parliament of Navarra, in cooperation with the Asociacíon de Amigos de Navarra y Filipinas (Association of Friends . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid and members of the Filipino Community in Madrid commemorated the 124th Death Anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal with a simple caroling activity and talk on the life of Dr. Rizal at the Philippine Embassy . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid, in cooperation with Tahanan Books and the Magellan-Elcano Studies Center of Partido State University, held an online discussion on 31 October 2020 . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid, through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, and in coordination with the Landbank of the Philippines and the Overseas Filipino (OF) Bank conducted a “Kumustahan with the Filipino Community . . .
On 5 September, the Philippine Embassy in Madrid successfully concluded the cultural program it organized for the entirety of August, in celebration of Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month) 2020. The theme for the annual . . .
The Philippine Embassy organized a webinar on Philippine Tattooing Traditions on 07 June 2020, as part of its month-long El Mes Filipino program to celebrate 122 Years of Philippine Independence. The event’s speakers were known experts . . .
A webinar on Pandemics in Philippine History was hosted by the Philippine Embassy in Madrid on 28 June 2020, streamed live on the official Embassy Facebook page. The event’s resource speaker, Dr. Francis Gealogo gave a . . .
The Philippine Embassy in Madrid hosted a webinar on Philippine textiles entitled, “Reflecting Traditions, Preserving Identities: Philippine Textiles as a Medium to Promote Filipino Culture” on Sunday, 21 June 2020 streamed live on the official . . .
In celebration of the 159th Birth Anniversary of Jose Rizal, the Philippine Embassy in Madrid held a virtual reading of 10 select poems by Rizal in English, Spanish and Tagalog, by known personalities and volunteers. . .
On 27 February 2020, the Philippine Embassy in Madrid and Casa Asia Madrid launched “Quincentennial Encounters: Cultural Conversations on the 500-year-old relationship between the Philippines and Spain,” a series of talks by academics . . .
Philippine cuisine and Spain-based Filipino restaurants were prominently featured in El País, Spain’s largest print and digital newspaper. The article, entitled “Siete platos para ponerse fino filipino (y dónde comerlos)” was written by . . .
The life and works of Filipino women writers Adelina Gurrea and Paz Zamora took center stage during the second part in the Embassy-organized “Quincentennial Encounters: Cultural Conversations on the 500-Year-Old Relations between . . .
The Philippine Embassy, in collaboration with Casa Asia, organized a symposium by Dr. Aitor Anduaga, the first in the series of talks entitled Encuentro V Centenario: Conversaciones Culturales sobre los 500 Años de Relaciones Entre . . .
The Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Valencia, Atty. Manuel Carrión Sánchez, presented a business and investment seminar for Spanish companies in Teruel to promote economic opportunities in the Philippines. The seminar was held in . . .
Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier attended the diplomatic reception hosted by the King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain for the Diplomatic Corps in celebration of the New Year, which was held on 05 February 2020 at the Royal Palace. The . . .
The Philippines Entertains Spanish market at the 40th Edition of FITUR, Spain’s Largest Tourism Fair
More than 255,000 potential tourists were entertained by exhibitions of Filipino culture and tourism highlights during the 40th edition of the Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITUR) on 22-26 January 2020 at IFEMA, Madrid. Tinikling . . .
Consul General Adrian Cruz from the Philippine Embassy in Madrid and Mayor Mamen Sanchez Diaz of Jerez de la Frontera announced the selection of the Philippines as the Country Guest of Honor of the Feria del Caballo held on . . .