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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Guapito Premium Beer Launches its Calamansi Lime flavor in Belgium
(L to R): Devin and Christelle Rosquetan of Calamansi Restaurant; Dennis Rogacio and Rhea Topacio (with daughter in between) of Guapito Beer; Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda, Madame Gina Ledda, and Rolly Ledda; Violeta D. Bautista, Attaché; and Virginia T. Abad, Cultural Officer/Attaché at the Guapito Beer Calamansi Lime launch.
Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda attended the launch of the new Guapito Beer Calamansi Lime flavor in Belgium at Calamansi Restaurant in Brussels on 6 July 2024.
Ambassador Ledda congratulated Netherlands-based Filipino entrepreneurs Ms. Rhea Topacio and Dennis Rogacion of Guapito Beer for continuing to introduce Filipino-inspired products in the European market. He also commended Devin and Christelle Rosquetan, owners of Calamansi Restaurant and Mr. Lawrence Cruz, owner of The Filipino Asian Store in Deurne, Antwerp, saying that together with Ms. Topacio and Mr. Rogacion, they raise the awareness of Filipino creativity in the food and beverage industry, catering to the tastes of Filipino communities in Europe and Europeans.
The Ambassador urged Filipino entrepreneurs in Belgium and Luxembourg to keep promoting and introducing Philippine products in Europe.
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Indie Film "Tanabata's Wife" Shown in Screenings in Luxembourg and Ghent
Audiences in Luxembourg and Ghent watch "Tanabata's Wife" on 25 June 2024 and 28 June 2024, respectively.
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium capped off its Independence Day events with film showings in Luxembourg City on 25 June 2024, and in Ghent on 28 June 2024.
"Tanabata's Wife" (2018, directed by Lito Casaje, Charlson L. Ong and Choy Pangilinan) is based on a short story by Filipino writer Sinai Hamada. It tells the story of a Japanese immigrant farmer in La Trinidad, Benguet, who falls in love and marries a young Bontoc woman.
On behalf of Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and the officers and staff of the Embassy, Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza thanked the Filipino communities in Belgium and Luxembourg, and the Embassy's Belgian and Luxembourgish friends who attended the screenings, and expressed the hope that more film showings could be organized in the future.
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS HOSTS DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION IN CELEBRATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY
On the occasion of the 126th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, the Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium hosted a reception for the Diplomatic Corps on 14 June 2024 at the Club Prince Albert in Brussels.
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the 126th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, Brussels, 14 June 2024.
Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Jeroen Cooreman and Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the 126th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, Brussels, 14 June 2024.
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PH Embassy in Brussels Celebrates the 126th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels and Filipino community leaders celebrated 126 years of Philippine Independence at the Chancery’s Bulwagan ng mga Pangulo on 12 June 2024. The program commenced with the singing of the National Anthem followed by the reading of the messages of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo by Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza, respectively. The program closed with the playing of the video of the Bagong Pilipinas song. A traditional Filipino breakfast was then served.
In the afternoon, the screening of the film “Honor: The Legacy of Jose Abad Santos” was held at Cinema Galeries, at the Galerie de la Reine. Filipino community members and Belgian friends watched the film. Ambassador Ledda welcomed the guests and gave short remarks.
Ambassador and Mrs. Ledda, and the officers and staff of the Embassy, pose with the Filipino community leaders at the Bulwagan ng mga Pangulo.
Ambassador Ledda reads the message of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
Ambassador and Mrs. Ledda, and the officers and staff of the Embassy, pose with some of the Filipino community members who watched the film.
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