Philippine Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos, Dra. Blesilda Burgos - the Ambassador's Spouse - and the Philippine Embassy Personnel and the Filipino Community commemorate the 120th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia conducted a Team Building Seminar in Paracatu, Minas Gerais from December 17 to 18.  Dr. Raphaela H. de Araujo (lawyer) and Dr. Mariana G. Dilascio (psychologist) served as Resource Persons/Facilitators on Gender Sensitivity and Management Team-Building Techniques.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, under the leadership of Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos, kicked off the continuing registration of qualified overseas voters on December 01.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia hosted the 5th Regular Meeting of the Brazil-Philippines Business Cooperation Forum (BPBCF) which also served as the group’s Christmas Party on December 05 at the Official Residence of the Philippine Ambassador in Brasilia, Brazil.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia participated in the annual “Feira Internacional Das Embaixadas,” a diplomatic bazaar, held at the Expobrasilia, Parque da Cidade in Brasilia on November 12.

Continuing with the series of courtesy calls on top government officials of Brazil organized by the Philippine Embassy, the ASEAN Committee in Brasilia (ACB) visited Senator Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, Jr., Chairman of the Senate Committee on External Relations and National Defense, at the Federal Senate on October 18.

The ASEAN Committee in Brasilia (ACB) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvão, Secretary General of Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations at the Itamaraty Palace on October 10.

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D.R. Burgos joined the other Heads of Mission of ASEAN Member-States in Brasilia during the Courtesy Call on Deputado Pedro Vilela, Chairman of the Commission on External Relations and National Defense (CREDN).