To all the Members of the Filipino-British Community in the United Kingdom
Mga Minamahal na Kababayan
On behalf of the officers and personnel of the Philippine Embassy in London, I warmly welcome everyone to our new official website. It is my fervent hope that we can be of service to the country and of assistance to you with each of our interactions. [...]
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Court of St. James
The Embassy is pleased to announce the holding of its first Consular Outreach Mission for 2010 [...] Read More
The public is informed that as part of the Overseas Absentee Voting Education Drive [...] Read More
Filipino online jobseekers looking for employment in the UK are advised to be more cautious [...] Read More
(19 January 2010) -- The Philippine Embassy informs the public that the International [...] Read More
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has advised all Philippine Embassies and [...] Read More
In observance of Philippine and UK Public Holidays, the Philippine Embassy will be [...] Read More
The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a Passport Advisory (below) for the [...] Read More
The public is advised that the New Zealand Embassy in Manila, Philippines announced [...] Read More
The public is advised that the initial list of COMELEC-approved registration or certification [...] Read More
The Public is informed that the Philippine Embassy in London will be closed to [...] Read More
Further its previous advisories, the Philippine Embassy provides below a copy of [...] Read More
The Philippine Embassy has been informed of the following upcoming charity events for [...] Read More
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has announced that the initial list of [...] Read More
In view of the on-going postal system strike in the UK, the Philippine Embassy [...] Read More
The following updates are provided with respect to the relief efforts in the wake of [...] Read More
The Philippine Embassy in London once more expresses profound thanks to all those who [...] Read More
The following updates are provided with respect to the relief efforts in the wake of (Ketsana): [...] Read More
The following updates are provided with respect to the relief efforts in the wake of (Ketsana): [...] Read More
The Philippine Embassy once more expresses its deepest thanks and appreciation to all groups [...] Read More
Further Advisory No. 3 (30 September 2009), the following additional information is provided [...] Read More
The Philippine Embassy in London expresses profound thanks and appreciation for all the immediate [...] Read More
The Department of Foreign Affairs issued guidelines to all its foreign service posts - including [...] Read More
Anyone who wishes to contribute to relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon “Ondoy” may send their [...] Read More
PR-747-09, 23 September 2009 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is warning the Filipino public against a text scam circulating in Austria and other countries.
The public is advised of the following amendment to the Supplemental Guideline for Waiver of Exclusion Ground under Commonwealth Act 613, Sec. 29(a)(12): [...]
In line with the Philippine Embassy’s efforts to monitor the effects of the implementation of the UK Points-Based System of Migration (PBS) on Filipino nationals, FILIPINO SENIOR [...]
All Filipinos qualified to register and vote in the May 2010 Philippine National elections are reminded that the deadline for Overseas Absentee Voting registration is on 31 August 2009. [...]
The Philippine Embassy informs all Filipino foreign passport holders travelling to the Philippines of the Memorandum dated 17 April 2009 issued by the Bureau of Immigration regarding collection of [...]
The Embassy of the Philippines in London informs the public of the advisory from the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila that all green Philippine passports (non-Machine Readable passports) are valid [...]
To encourage more Filipino nationals who are qualified to register as overseas absentee voters in the May 2010 Philippine national elections, the Philippine Embassy in London now has two (2) hotline [...]
The Philippine Embassy informs the Filipino Community in UK about the new student visa guidelines of the UK Government. [...]
The Embassy of the Philippines in London has received a number of reports concerning the arrest of Filipino citizens for driving without a valid license in the United Kingdom. In all of these occasions, the Filipino [...]
The first internet-based guide to learning the Filipino language can now be accessed at www.learnfilipino.ph. For a US$20 fee, children of overseas Filipinos and non-Filipinos can now learn about the national [...]
(January 12) - Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus has emphasized that the Philippines continues to harness the power of technology to [...]
The Embassy invites everyone to a Presentation by Ms. Jane Walker, Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Community Fund (PCF), to be held on [...]
(23 December 2009) – Filipino communities in the United Kingdom, in cooperation with the Filipino Chaplaincy and Fil-Organizations in the UK, [...]
Christmas happens only once a year but in the Department of Foreign Afiairs, we strive to bring a sense of Christmas to people we serve every single day. [...]
(4 December) -- Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Antonio M. Lagdameo, reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs the successful [...]
(London, 2 December) – Jill Beckingham (center), wife of former UK Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Beckingham, completed her walk for charity [...]
(1 December 2009) – The schedule of the Simbang Gabi masses for 2009 is provided below. [...]
(London, 27 November) -- Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo of the Philippine Embassy in London reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Philippines was re-elected to the Council [...]
(London, 18 November) -- True to her generous and philanthropic background, Ms. Jill Beckingham will hold a four-day, 60-mile charity walk from the Philippine Embassy in London to Brighton [...]
(London, 18 November) -- The UK premier of the Philippine film Bakal Boys will be featured during the Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival 2009. The movie will be featured on Thursday [...]
(London, 18 November 2009) - The Philippine Embassy in London continued to work with the Filipino-UK Community towards helping victims of the recent typhoons in the Philippines. [...]
(Swindon, November 7) --- The Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, His Excellency Antonio M. Lagdameo (center), and a team from the Philippine Embassy [...]
(London, 02 November) - The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), in cooperation with the Philippine [...]
(London, 26 October) - The Financial Learning Campaign series of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) was held last 24 October 2009 at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, jointly organized by the BSP [...]
The Philippine Trade & Investment Center – London (PTIC) reports the Philippines was again named Best Offshoring Destination of the Year during the 6th annual National Outsourcing Association Awards held at the [...]
A total of 24 large boxes packed with donated items were collected from the Embassy’s premises on 8 October. Even as these boxes were being loaded, more relief goods arrived from the Holiday Inn Hotel in London, which were [...]
Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s Antonio M. Lagdameo today presented his credentials to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. [...]
(London, 8 October 2009) - The Philippine Embassy in London and members of the Filipino-UK Community have begun shipping collected donations (right) to the Philippines for those affected by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana). [...]
The Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James’, Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo, recommended to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Filipino seafarers and [...]
The Philippine Retirement Authority together with the Philippine Embassy in London and I-Remit will hold a roadshow [...]
The Philippine Embassy is announcing the Search for FASHION MODELS for the upcoming Fashion Show of Ms. Maita Fernandez, in cooperation [...]
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently concluded her working visit to the United Kingdom and lauded the resilient strength of the Philippine economy, as well as the important contributions of Filipinos living and working in the UK. [...]
Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo, Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the International Maritime Organization, reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the international maritime community [...]
Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo, Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James, reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that he presented today the original of his Letter of Credence to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Efthimios Mitropoulos. [...]
Philippine United FC (PUFC), a team composed of Filipino-British players based in the United Kingdom, will compete in several local tournaments this September and October. [...]
The 2009 Ambassador’s Cup continued last 15 August at the Stanley Deason Leisure Center in Brighton. The day’s results were as follows: [...]
Antonio M. Lagdameo has been welcomed as the new Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Court of St. James. [...]
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, 23 August 2009 The Philippine Embassy wishes to announce the holding of its next Consular Outreach Mission and OAV Registration in Edinburgh: [...]
13 August 2009 – Philippine Embassy representatives Mr. Reynaldo Catapang, Deputy Chief of Mission, Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega and [...]
The 2009 Ambassador’s Cup successfully launched last 8 August 2009 at the Newham Leisure Centre in Plaistow, London. [...]
Norwich, Norfolk, 15 August 2009 The Philippine Embassy wishes to announce the holding of its next Consular Outreach Mission and OAV [...]
The Philippine Embassy in London, together with the Filipino Chaplaincy in the United Kingdom and various UK Filipino Community [...]
The Philippine Embassy in London expresses its deepest and most profound sorrow at the passing of former Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino. [...]
The Filipino Community in the United Kingdom is invited to watch and cheer for their favourite [...]
Philippine United FC (PUFC), a team composed of Filipino-British players based in the [...]
The Philippine Embassy will hold registration for overseas absentee voting as well as provide information on various frontline services at the 25th Barrio Fiesta sa London, 10 am to 5 pm
A Filipino PhD student at Cardiff University in Wales won back-to-back awards from two different international health conferences in recognition of his research work on the health and welfare of [...]
The Philippine Embassy in Ireland officially opened its temporary offices on 09 July 2009 at Suite No. G03 FITZWILLIAM BUSINESS CENTRE, 77 SIR JOHN ROGERSON’S QUAY, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND [...]
The Philippine Embassy is inviting nominations to the 1st 18 December Awards for Filipino Individuals and Associations. The 18 December Awards is an initiative of the Inter-Agency Committee for the [...]
The Embassy of the Philippines in London reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) amended its travel advisory to the Philippines by lifting travel restrictions to the “east side of Mindanao.” [...]
Many large and small companies in the Philippines offer franchises to entrepreneurs and investors alike. Investment in franchises can run into millions of pesos for such prestigious names as Jollibee [...]
Ambassador to the Court of St. James’ Edgardo B. Espiritu announced that the Philippine Embassy in London will resume the registration of overseas voters from 1 February to 31 August 2009. [...]
Robert O' Malley champions the cause for outsourcing to the Philippines and explains why, in his opinion, the country is often over looked. [...]
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched a new web-based enrolment system to provide a more convenient means for its members to avail of the benefits of the GSIS eCard. [...]
The Philippine Embassy in London warns both Filipino jobseekers and Philippine recruitment agencies about the recent upsurge in fraudulent internet recruitment offering fictitious jobs in the UK.
The Philippine Embassy is now located at 6-8 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG. Full Consular Services are now in operation, however, we are still undergoing some buidling refurbishments, so please bear with us. [...]
MANILA, Jan. 11 (PNA) — The ever-expanding Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has found a new, exclusive home of [...]
MANILA, Jan. 7 (PNA) – Philippines posted a record-high of US$ 45.03 billion in dollar reserves in December 2009, up US$ 7.4 billion, or a 19.9 percent jump from US$ 37.6 [...]
MANILA, Jan. 3 (PNA) -- The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) enjoyed another banner year in 2009 after the market grew by 63 percent last 2009 as tracked by the PSE index (PSEi). [...]
MANILA, Dec. 31 (PNA) -- We thank the Lord for all the things He brought into our lives the past 365 days. The challenges He allowed us to encounter have [...]
NEW YORK—The Philippines will continue to play a leading role in advancing migrant workers rights after it overwhelmingly won another three-year term in the Committee on the Protection of All Migrant [...]
(3 December) – The United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) office of the Department of Foreign Affairs recently informed all Philippine missions that the Third Committee [...]
MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) -– Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will save more in sending money to the Philippines starting either in February or March 2010 as banks decided to lower remittance fee to P50 per transaction. [...]
(7 November) -- They came. They sang. They conquered the hearts of music loving Filipinos. The London based boys choir LIBERA recently came to the Philippines as Ambassadors of Goodwill and performed concerts at the Philippine [...]
MANILA, Nov. 2 (PNA) -- The 29 largest business process outsourcing (BPO) providers in the Philippines, mostly engaged in call center activities, reported P94.4 billion in combined revenues in 2008, up 21 percent or P16.1 billion from the P78.3 billion [...]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous [...]
The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB), a government agency under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandated to protect the shippers’ interests including the economical and efficient movement of their packages and cargoes, reminds [...]
The Isle of Man government announced it is supporting international aid agencies responding to the disaster-hit regions of East Asia, including the Philippines. [...]
Financial donations/pledges for the victims of typhoon “Ondoy” from the international community and Filipino overseas communities have reached a total amount of US$94,703,203 (approximately PhP 4,418,472,639) as of 8 October. [...]
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) announced it is giving £500,000 to the Philippines as part of the disaster recovery effort following Typhoon Ketsana which left at least 250 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. [...]
MANILA, Oct. 6 (PNA) -- Former British Prime Minister John Major called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at her alternate official residence, the Bahay Pangarap in Malacañang Park, this morning. [...]
OWWA, through its Operations Center, is assisting families affected by Typhoon Ondoy who wish to get in touch with their OFW kin abroad. [...]
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has opened a fast-track calamity loan facility for the families of active OWWA members who have been affected by Typhoon Ondoy. [...]
NEW YORK—Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo met with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [...]
MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) -- Expect more investments from British firms in the renewable energy sector in the Philippines. [...]
MANILA, Sept. 17 (PNA) -- The Philippines ranked 9th among key emerging markets for global investors in 2009, jumping 14 spots from 23rd place in 2008, according to new research published by the governmental UK Trade & Investment. [...]
LONDON, Sept. 20 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday paid tribute to members of the Filipino community here, saying they have made the nation proud with their hard work and dedication which have not gone unnoticed even by their host country. [...]
LONDON, Sept. 20 (PNA) -- From basket case to one of the world’s top investment destinations among emerging markets. [...]
LONDON -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be in familiar company when she attends the Emerging Markets Summit which opens here Thursday under the auspices of “The Economist”, the renowned business news magazine. [...]
IBA, Zambales, Sept. 4 (PNA) -- The provincial government on Friday received a big boost with a $ 50-billion investment to be earmarked for priority projects on many tourism, [...]
IBA, Zambales, Sept. 4 (PNA) -- The provincial government on Friday received a big boost with a $ 50-billion investment to be earmarked for priority projects on many tourism, [...]
MANILA, Aug. 27 (PNA) — The Philippine economy in the second quarter expanded by 1.5 percent boosted by the government's stimulus package, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).
MANILA, Aug. 27 (PNA) — With a promise that he will continue to work on further strengthening Philippine-British relations, which he described as stable, the new British ambassador to Manila this morning [...]
Blas F. Ople Policy Center Filipinos overseas will get to listen to and interface with five presidential aspirants tomorrow afternoon during the [...]
MANILA, Aug. 13 (PNA) – Investors’ confidence in the Philippine economy helped lift foreign portfolio [...]
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 13 (PNA) -- Key industry players both in private and government sectors are [...]
MANILA, Aug. 13 (PNA) -- Merritt Partners, a boutique energy advisory firm founded by former Energy. [...]
Malacañang today announced more good news. Aside from the earlier announced record remittances from overseas Filipino workers, last May, it said slide in exports as a result of the recession among trading partners, is now bottoming out while July inflation is lowest at 1.5 percent.
In line with the government's Balik-Scientist program, six returning scientists vowed to help strengthen the country's science and technology sector by working with universities, industry, government agencies and civil society.
The unexpected record remittances from overseas Filipino workers in May in the face of the lingering global economic slowdown hardly surprised Malacañang today.
The government’s lending program for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has lent some P305.57 billion to some 5.6 million beneficiaries since 2004 and in the process created 2.5 million jobs.
Roxas City (8 July) -- The inflation rate of the Philippines continues to drop further to 1.5 percent in June this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) disclosed.
According to the BSP in an online news, the headline inflation continued to fall in June, dropping to 1.5 percent year-on-year from 3.3 percent in May.
MANILA (PNA) —- The Philippine government has been commended by the United Kingdom (UK) for pushing for an ASEAN human rights body and for its strong stand on the need for political reforms in Myanmar (Burma), including the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
