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FIRST FILIPINO NURSES IN WALLONIA CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL IN BELGIUM WITH PHILIPPINE FESTIVAL IN MONTIGNY-LE-TILLEUL

The Philippine Embassy in Brussels joined the Philippine Festival at the Foyer Culturel in Montigny-le-Tilleul on 15 October 2023.

The Festival, organized by Adrien Binon, son of one of the nurses, honored the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first Filipino nurses in Charleroi, who were hired to fill in the shortage of qualified personnel in the former Rayon de Soleil Hospital. The first group arrived in 1968, followed by a second group in 1973 and a third in 1975.

Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda Presents Letters of Credence to President Charles Michel

Philippine Ambassador to the European Union H.E. Jaime Victor B. Ledda presented his Letters of Credence to H.E. President Charles Michel of the European Council on 09 October 2023 at the Europa Building in Brussels. Photos © European Union

Ambassador Ledda Meets with EU Director-General for Defence Industry and Space Timo Pesonen

Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda met with Mr. Timo Pesonen, European Commission Director-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) on 06 October 2023.