On 12-13 March 2009, a 16-member delegation from the Philippines was in Canberra to negotiate amendments to the Philippines-Australia Air Services Agreements with their Australian counterparts. The Philippine Air Negotiating Panel was composed of members of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), represe...
Ambassador Ernesto H. De Leon handed over the Sto. Nino to Mrs. Lyn Dole, officer of the Philippine Cultural Society during the 7th Sinulog at the Hall. The Sinulog has been held every year in Canberra since 2003, to honor the Sto. Nino, or the child Jesus. It is fundamentally a dance ritual which...
Nine young Australians visited the Embassy on 12 February before their departure for the Philippines. They form part of the group of 162 Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program (AYAD), which places skilled young Australian volunteers, aged 18-30, on short-term assignments of between 3...
Ambassador Ernesto H. de Leon (middle) meets with the Sydney-based Representatives of the Departments of Trade and Industry, Tourism and Labor on 22 January 2009 at the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney. Seated at his left are Special Tourism Representative Consuelo G. Jones and Special Trade...
