Karla Vicencio-Luz

(10 December 2021, Singapore) – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, in collaboration with lawyers from the International Pro Bono Alliance (iPBA), held a webinar and virtual legal aid clinic on 05 December 2021 (Sunday). The online legal clinic is one of the activities organized by the Embassy to commemorate the annual 18-Day Campaign to End …

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Joralyn Grace Nalam, a staff nurse from Ng Teng Fong General Hospital receives the token of appreciation from FIFA President Gianni Infantino for being the Philippine flag bearer during the opening of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020. (photo from Mediacorp) (7 December 2021, Singapore)  Ms. Joralyn Grace Nalam, a staff nurse from Ng Teng Fong …

FILIPINO NURSE BEARS PH FLAG IN SUZUKI CUP OPENING CEREMONY IN SINGAPORE Read More »

Philippine Embassy and partner agency officials, and members of the Filipino Community joined the 4th Ugnayan on 28 November 2021. (3 December 2021, Singapore) As part of its continuing efforts to reach out to its constituents amid the prevailing global COVID-19 situation, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore held its fourth and final virtual Ugnayan for …

FOURTH UGNAYAN REACHED A WIDER AUDIENCE AS THE YEAR ENDS Read More »

Left photo: (L-R Tina Tan-Leo, Karmela Oreta, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Joy Lai and Cultural Officer Rosellie Bantay) (3 December 2021, Singapore) Representatives from the Cultural Section of the Philippine Embassy were invited to a private viewing of the Philippine Collective 2021 on display for the whole month of November at the Privato Asia, …

PHILIPPINE HIGH FASHION FEATURED AT PRIVATO ASIA SINGAPORE Read More »

26 November 2021, Singapore — The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), successfully concluded its Second Philippine Film Festival from 19 to 21 November 2021 at The Projector, Golden Mile Tower, along Beach Road in Singapore. The filmfest featured two well acclaimed Filipino movies: Quezon’s Game, …

SECOND PHILIPPINE FILM FESTIVAL IN SINGAPORE A SUCCESS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC Read More »

25 November 2021, Singapore – The Philippine Embassy in Singapore joins the departments and agencies of the Philippine Government in the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women which runs from today, 25 November, to 12 December 2021. This year’s focus is the Safe Spaces Act (SSA or Republic Act No. 11313) …

PH EMBASSY IN SINGAPORE LAUNCHES 18-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW) Read More »

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27 October 2021, Singapore – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap graced and welcomed participants to the virtual opening ceremony of the  International Learning Course (ILC) on Public Policy and Public Sector Leadership on 25 October 2021. The weeklong online course, that runs from 25 to 29 October 2021, is a collaborative project …

PH AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE WELCOMES PARTICIPANTS OF DAP-LKYSPP COURSE ON PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP Read More »

SINGAPORE 26 October 2021 – The Philippines and Singapore signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Technological Cooperation through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) on 25 October 2021. The initial fields of cooperation that the parties have identified under the MOU are water and waste management, …

PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE INK MOU ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION Read More »

18 October 2021 – Ambassador Joseph del Mar Yap virtually delivered the Welcome Remarks for yesterday’s launch of the Ateneo Overseas Filipinos’ Leadership, Innovation, Financial Literacy & Social Entrepreneurship Program (Ateneo OF-LIFE) Batches 98 (Bangkok), 99 (Seoul), and 100 (Singapore),  together with Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Ma. Theresa B. Dizon De Vega, …

PH AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE GRACES THE LAUNCH OF ATENEO ONLINE LEARNING COURSE Read More »

15 October 2021, Singapore. The Philippine Embassy in Singapore concluded on 14 October 2021 its 22-month long overseas voter registration for the 2022 Philippine national elections. An estimated 27,000  Filipinos in the city state applied for registration, certification, transfer and reactivation of their voter’s record during the period, which ran from 16 December 2019 to …

PH EMBASSY IN SINGAPORE CONCLUDES VOTER REGISTRATION, RECORDS OVER 27,000 REGISTRANTS Read More »

12 October 2021 – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Joseph del Mar Yap witnessed the renewal of the MOU between Infrastructure Asia (IA) of Singapore, represented by its Executive Director Seth Tan, and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center of the Philippines, represented by Executive Director and Undersecretary Ferdinand Pecson, in a virtual ceremony on 11 …

PH AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE WITNESSES THE RENEWAL OF MOU BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE ASIA AND THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES Read More »

(7 October 2021, Singapore) Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap received, on 6 October 2021, officials of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) who are in Singapore to participate in the Joint Leadership Summit (JLS)  from 5 to 7 October 2021, a joint undertaking  of the Singapore Association for Convention & Exhibition Organisers …

PH AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE RECEIVES PH TOURISM OFFICIALS, EXCHANGES VIEWS ON TOURISM INDUSTRY AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC Read More »

04 October 2021 – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap guested at CNA (Channel News Asia) 983 Money Mind, a radio show hosted by Chew Wui Lynn and Stanley Leong on 29 September 2021. Given the close bilateral, cultural, economic, and trade relations shared between the Philippines and Singapore, Ambassador Yap was invited …

CNA 983 LIVE INTERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE JOSEPH DEL MAR YAP Read More »

28 September 2021 – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Joseph del Mar Yap joined the panel discussion at the 7th RHT China-ASEAN Business Alliance (CABA) ASEAN Summit 2021 with the theme “ASEAN in the new normal: Advancing towards a more sustainable and resilient future,” which was live-streamed on 17 September 2021. Aside from Ambassador Yap, …

PH AMBASSADOR TO SG JOINS PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE 7TH RHT CHINA-ASEAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE (CABA) ASEAN SUMMIT Read More »

23 September 2021 – Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap and other Embassy officials, together with Singapore’s Temasek Foundation (TF) executives led by Temasek Foundation International Chief Executive Benedict Cheong, virtually witnessed the turnover ceremony of the latest TF donation to the Senate of the Philippines in support of the Philippines’ disaster relief …

TEMASEK FOUNDATION DONATES 5,000 MULTI-PURPOSE CUBE TENTS TO THE PHILIPPINES Read More »

As part of the Philippine celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA Mo) this September 2021, the  Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) has prepared films called  “Philippine Priority Seascapes Documentaries” to highlight the archipelagic nature of the country. The Philippine Embassy in Singapore is pleased …

MANA MO: PHILIPPINE PRIORITY SEASCAPES DOCUMENTARIES Read More »

14 September 2021, Singapore – PH Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Joseph del Mar Yap was the Guest of Honor in the virtual ceremonial signing of the MOU between iAcademy and Temasek Polytechnic on 9 September 2021, which laid the foundation to promote exchanges of students and faculty members, joint research, workshops and training. Also present …

MOU BETWEEN IACADEMY AND TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF PH AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE Read More »