ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting November 3, 2025, the new Visa Application Center in Cebu City will be relocated to the new address below: Faustina Center, F. Cabahug Street Kasambangan, Cebu City Cebu, Philippines
Read moreThe new European Union Entry/Exit System (EES)
The European Union has introduced a new Entry/Exit System (EES) that started operations on 12 October 2025. It is a new border management system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of 29 European countries. Italy and the other European countries using the EES will introduce the system […]
Read moreFirst edition of the “Italian Career Day”
The first Career Day organized by the Embassy of Italy in Manila took place on Friday, October 17. The initiative, held as part of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (#SLIM2025) promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was hosted at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The event, […]
Read moreApplications open for ASEF culture360’s ‘Arts Journalism Matters’ Fellowship
The Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship, organised by culture360.ASEF.org and the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), returns for its fourth edition, targeting early-career cultural journalists based in the Philippines. The 2025 program will focus on “Art and Environmental Sustainability” and will select three fellows to take part in the following activities: Online mentorship (November–December […]
Read moreSpeech by Ambassador Davide Giglio at the “Crew Conference & Service Awards.”
Ambassador Davide Giglio spoke at the “Crew Conference & Service Awards” organised by the Grimaldi Group in Manila on October 8-9. Since 2013, in partnership with the Magsaysay Group, Grimaldi has trained and employed over 12,000 Filipino seafarers. Italy is committed to strengthening connectivity with the Philippines and to certifying Filipino seafarers aboard Italian merchant […]
Read moreAmbassador Davide Giglio met with Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin in Malacanang
On September 2, Ambassador Davide Giglio met with Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin in Malacanang. They discussed the comprehensive progress of Italian-Philippine relations on numerous fronts (trade, defense, immigration, agriculture, justice, culture, natural resources, science and technology) and the related positive development prospects.
Read moreMeeting with Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources H.E. Raphael P. Mercado Lotilla
On August 28th Ambassador Davide Giglio met with Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources H.E. Raphael P. Mercado Lotilla. They discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation, particularly in the area of mineral resources and strengthening cooperation between Italy and the Philippines in the green sector, in line with the broader framework of the EU-ASEAN collaboration.
Read moreCourtesy visit to Secretary of Agriculture
On August 18, Ambassador Davide Giglio paid a courtesy visit to Secretary of Agriculture Francisco “Kiko” Pe Tiu Laurel Jr. The meeting examined prospects for bilateral collaboration in the fields of mechanization, food security, pork and poultry imports, and precision agriculture, with a focus on soil mapping and analysis, crop monitoring, and irrigation optimization.
Read moreScholarships for L’Accademia della Scala
The Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), is offering up to 7 scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year for international students interested in attending the Global Master in Performing Arts Management (GMPAM). The scholarships cover a six-month period (from […]
Read moreNew scholarship opportunities for the Course in Italian Language and Culture – Consorzio ICoN
The ICoN Consortium – Italian Culture on the Net – announces that, starting from July 24, 2025, the online application procedure will be open for scholarships covering part of the tuition fees for the first semester of the first year of the degree course in Italian Language and Culture, didactic-linguistic curriculum (DIL). For the first […]
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