The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia, led by Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos, participated in the ASEAN Food and Cultural Festival, also known as the ASEAN Bazaar, held on September 12 at the Thai Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil.

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D.R. Burgos joined the ASEAN Heads of Missions in Brasilia from other six Embassies in meeting with Secretary-General Sergio Franca Danese of the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil on August 25.

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D.R. Burgos visited Parintins in Amazonas State to join members of the Diplomatic Corps in Brasília for the 50th Folkloric Festival last June 26 to 29, an annual festival of the city.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia headed by Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos was host to the Philippine Delegation of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Biosafety Committee members for a Study Visit  Brazil from July 25 to August 02.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia, led by Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos, conducted a consular mission and mobile overseas voters registration in Florianopolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil from July 24 to 26.

PHL Ambassador joins ASEAN Head of Missions in Brasília in meeting Chairwoman of Foreign Relations and National Security Committee of Congress.

Philippine officials visited Brazil from July 04 to 12 to study the Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) Strategy which largely reduced malnutrition and poverty in Brazil by supporting local farmers and locally-sourced consumption.

Members of the House of Representatives and the Department of Agrarian Reform of the Philippines were in Brazil from 6 to 10 July, to learn about the Brazilian policies and programmes on zero hunger and smallholder farming.