FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ENRIQUE A. MANALO
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
JAIME VICTOR B. LEDDA
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UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, AND KU LEUVEN TEAM UP FOR VLIR-UOS PROJECT ON TELEREHABILITATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Researchers from the University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences (UST-CRS) and Thomas More University of Applied Sciences visit the Embassy, 03 September 2024, Brussels.
The University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences (UST-CRS), in partnership with Belgian institutions Thomas More University of Applied Sciences and KU Leuven, have partnered on a project entitled “Promoting Health Equality: Interprofessional Telerehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines” funded by Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad – Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VLIR-OUS – Flemish Interuniversities Council – University Development Cooperation).
The project aims to break ground on effective telerehabilitation services for adult persons with disabilities in Talim Island, Binangonan, Rizal, by identifying disability profiles of the population, exploring facilitators and barriers to telerehabilitation in remote areas, developing effective interventions for PWDs, and providing capacity-building opportunities for Binangonan’s local policy and societal stakeholders.
Seven researchers from UST, led by Assistant Dean Ma. Georgina D. Mojica and Assistant Director Christian Rey D. Rimando, visited the Embassy on 03 October 2024 together with representatives of the Thomas More University of Applied Science headed by Dr. Kirsten Schrayen to present their project to Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and Embassy officials.
Ambassador Ledda assured the project proponents of the Embassy’s support and shared the Embassy’s engagements with Belgian universities to explore possible partnerships with Philippine institutions.
Embassy Welcomes Filipino Students in Belgium, Conducts Overseas Voting Registration
Filipino students from all over Belgium get together in an event welcoming newly-arrived Filipino students at the Governor’s Residence in Ghent, Belgium, 28 September 2024.
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels and the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Flanders, Belgium held a welcome event for newly-arrived Filipino students in Belgium on 28 September 2024.
Both old and new students from universities across Belgium, including KU Leuven, Ghent University, University of Antwerp, Antwerp Management School, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UC Louvain, University of Hasselt, and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, convened at the Governor’s Residence in Ghent, and over Filipino food, renewed acquaintances, established new links, and exchanged views and advice on studying and living in Belgium.
Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Ma. Filonila Alcaraz-Arguelles, and Honorary Consul General Ronny de Blaere offered words of motivation to the students and invited them to the activities of the Embassy and the Honorary Consulate. Together with student representatives, they encouraged the students to look out for one another and not to hesitate seeking mental health support when needed.
Honorary Consul General de Blaere then gave the students a short walking tour of Ghent’s historical center, including the plaque marking the area where once stood the house that Jose Rizal lived in during the publication of the El Filibusterismo in 1891.
The Embassy also held a mobile registration for Overseas Voting during the event, in which fifty-five (55) students were able to register or transfer their records.
Filipino students line up for the mobile registration for Overseas Voting at the Governor’s Residence in Ghent, Belgium, 28 September 2024.
PH EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS CONDUCTS ONE-STOP SHOP FOR CONSULAR, MWO AND VIRTUAL PAG-IBIG SERVICES IN LUXEMBOURG
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium and the Migrant Workers’ Office in Berlin during the One-Stop Shop for Consular, MWO and Virtual Pag-IBIG Services at the EY Building in Kirchberg, Luxembourg, 21-22 September 2024.
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium conducted its One-Stop Shop for Consular, Migrant Workers Office, and Virtual Pag-IBIG Services in Luxembourg on 21 and 22 September 2024.
Led by Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza and Vice Consul Ma. Filonila Alcaraz-Arguelles, and in cooperation with Mr. Alain Kinsch, Philippine Honorary Consul General in Luxembourg, the Embassy’s consular section provided consular services to clients residing in Luxembourg, including passport renewal, civil registration, visa inquiries, NBI fingerprinting, and legalization of documents.
The Embassy also conducted field registration for Overseas Voting for the 2025 National Elections.
Labor Attaché Delia Palomar was present to provide the services of the Migrant Workers Office in Berlin, which has jurisdiction over Luxembourg.
Finally, representatives from the Pag-IBIG Office, headed by Accounts Specialist Kristoffer Bryan Sia, rendered their services virtually via video conferencing with individual clients.
All in all, 65 clients were served during the One-Stop Shop.
The Embassy also met with representatives of the Filipino community in Luxembourg to discuss various concerns.
Delegation from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Coconut Authority visit Brussels for meetings with the European Commission
A delegation from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) visited Brussels from 11 to 13 September 2024 and met with the European Commission's Directorate General for Trade and the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development to discuss and exchange views of various EU regulations affecting agri-food products.
The delegation also met with the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture Development (COLEAD - a non-profit European organization that supports sustainable agricultural value chains and offers expertise in enhancing agricultural practices, ensuring compliance with European standards, and facilitating market access for products) and the European Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal industry (FEDIOL - an organization representing European vegetable oil and protein meal sector that plays a key role in advocating for industry interests, food safety standards, and sustainable practices within the EU market) to discuss the EU regulations (particularly the EU Deforestation Regulation) and to advocate for Philippine coconut and coconut-derived products.
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