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SFA Enrique A. Manalo Meets with Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib

Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo met with Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 1 February 2024.

The two officials exchanged views on matters of bilateral and regional concerns, including trade relations, agriculture, and the South China Sea. Both officials look forward to the upcoming political consultations between the two countries that will be held in Manila in June 2024.

This is their first meeting since they signed the Joint Plan of Action between the Philippines and Belgium at the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in February 2023.

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Pit Senyor! PH Embassy Joins the Filipino Catholic Community of Antwerp in Celebrating the Sinulog Festival

The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, together with the Filipino Catholic Community of Antwerp, paid homage to the Sto. Niño in ithe latter's Sinulog Festival 2024 on 21 January 2024 at the Sint Bartholomeuskerk in Merksem, Antwerp.

Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda, Deputy Chief of Mission Pablito A. Mendoza, Cultural Attaché Virginia T. Abad, Administrative Officer Russell M. Villegas, and Attaché Violeta D. Bautista were present during the festivities, as well as Philippine Honorary Consul in Flanders Ronny de Blaere.

Mr. Stijn De Rooster, Cabinet Adviser of Antwerp Mayor Bart De Weber, Ms. Paula Simons, Merksem Board Member, and Ms. Imelda Lamigan, Merksem District Councilor, represented the Antwerp and Merksem local governments.