Month: October 2023

PRESS RELEASE PR-131-2023 (31 October 2023, Singapore) – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, along with the Embassies of Indonesia and Thailand, and the High Commission of Malaysia, supported the AXEAN Festival 2023 held from 27 to 29 October 2023 at the Goodman Arts Center in Singapore. Launched virtually in 2020 at the height of COVID-19 …

FILIPINO MUSIC ARTISTS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT AXEAN FESTIVAL 2023 IN SINGAPORE Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-129-2023 (25 October 2023, Singapore) The Philippines joins ITB Asia 2023, Asia’s leading travel trade show happening in Singapore from 25 to 27 October 2023 at the Marina Bay Sands. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Medardo G. Macaraig attended the ITB Asia 2023 Opening Ceremony and visited the Philippine booth, with 24 participants, …

PHILIPPINES JOINS ITB ASIA 2023, ASIA’S LEADING TRAVEL TRADE SHOW Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-127-2023 GMA Sparkle Artist Mr. Kimson Tan paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Medardo G. Macaraig yesterday, 18 October 2023 at the Philippine Embassy.  Mr. Tan is currently in Singapore for an ongoing shoot of a joint National Heritage Board and Singapore Tourism Board commissioned film entitled “King of …

FILIPINO ACTOR KIMSON TAN TO STAR IN UPCOMING SINGAPOREAN FILM “KING OF HAWKERS”, CALLS ON PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-122-2023 (18 October 2023, Singapore) – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore’s Art Trek 15 continues to support Filipino artists by partnering with Whitestone Gallery and New Art Museum as it features the solo exhibit of leading Filipino contemporary artist Ronald Ventura entitled “An Introspective” during its grand opening on 14 October 2023.    …

WORK OF FILIPINO ARTIST RONALD VENTURA FEATURED AT WHITESTONE GALLERY OPENING Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-121-2023 (16 October 2023, Singapore) – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore opened on 13 October 2023 its second of Art Trek 15 exhibit entitled “Cacao Dream: Realism Unveiled in Cebu” featuring the art work of 17-year-old Filipino cacao artist John Paul Toquero Choa. John Paul, or JP, was born in 2006 and is …

YOUNG CACAO ARTIST JOHN PAUL CHOA OPENS SOLO EXHIBIT AT PH EMBASSY FOR ART TREK 15 Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-120-2023 (16 October 2023, Singapore) – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Medardo G. Macaraig, along with the personnel of the Philippine Embassy, graced the Prime Videos global premiere and the only in-cinema screening of the Filipino horror film “In My Mother’s Skin” on 12 October 2023 at GVMax Vivocity in Singapore. Joining the …

FILIPINO FILM “IN MY MOTHER’S SKIN” PREMIERS IN SINGAPORE Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-118-2023 (16 October 2023, Singapore) As a continuing effort to observe the Maritime Archipelagic Nation and Awareness Month or MANAMo, pursuant to Proclamation No. 316, s. 2017, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, in partnership with Waterways Watch Society (WWS), a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness, protection and appreciation of the water reservoirs in …

PH EMBASSY PARTNERS WITH WATERWAYS WATCH SOCIETY FOR COASTAL CLEANUP, LEARNS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH TEAMWORK Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-117-2023 (16 October 2023, Singapore) The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, led by  Ambassador Medardo G. Macaraig, joined Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and other DA officials, for a briefing and  tour of Republic Polytechnic’s (RP) “The Greenhouse” facility on 09 October 2023. The Greenhouse, launched in 2022, is an educational …

PH EMBASSY, DA OFFICIALS EXPLORE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS DURING VISIT TO REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC’S “THE GREENHOUSE” Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-116-2023 (10 October 2023, Singapore) Six (6) marriage ceremonies between Filipino couples were solemnized at the Sentro Rizal of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore in September, the highest in a single month since December 2019. Since the start of 2023, a total of 20 marriage ceremonies have been officiated at the Sentro Rizal. …

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY’S SENTRO RIZAL OFFERS INTIMATE VENUE FOR FILIPINO WEDDINGS Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-115-2023 (Singapore, 05 October 2023) — As one of the activities of ART Trek 15, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore collaborated with KJEM Brilliant Kidz, a Filipino-run student care center in Singapore, for the inaugural “ART Trek for Kids” on 01 October 2023 at the Embassy. With the goal of encouraging appreciation  for …

PH EMBASSY AND KJEM BRILLIANT KIDZ NURTURE CREATIVITY WITH THE INAUGURAL ART TREK FOR KIDS Read More »

PRESS RELEASE PR-114-2023 (Singapore, 04 October 2023) — Art Trek 15 continues with the opening of the solo exhibition of Singapore-based Filipina artist and educator, Ms. Precious Nakpil-Lai, on 29 September 2023 at the Philippine Embassy. Entitled “In a Kaleidoscope World: Looking through the lenses of children and young adults with autism”, Ms. Nakpil-Lai’s solo …

FILIPINA ARTIST EXPRESSES PERSPECTIVE ON CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, HOLDS SOLO EXHIBIT FOR ART TREK15 Read More »