Media Releases 2016

November

• Secretary Taguiwalo, Ambassador Gorely Inaugurate Australia-Supported DSWD Relief Goods Warehouse in Pasay City

• X-Factor Australia Winner Cyrus Live In SM City Davao For PHL-AUS 70th Anniversary Celebration

• Philippines-Australia 70^th Anniversary Celebration Wraps Up With Cultural Extravaganza

• Australia-ASEAN Council visits the Philippines 23-25 November 2016

• 48 Australia Awards scholars set to leave

October

• Thirty Filipinos Graduate from Joint Australia-Philippine University Program    

• Australian Embassy and CCP Host Exhibit and Book Launch for Indigenous Peoples’ Month

September

• Australian Government Opens Second Round of the Business Partnerships Platform

• Statement of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Attack in Davao City

• 2016 Direct Aid Program (DAP) Call for Proposals

• Australian Foreign Affairs, PCC Chair Balisacan Join ANU’s Philippine Update Conference 2016

August

• Australia’s #First70Years: Lighting Up Apayao
• Australian National University Inks Deal with De La Salle to deliver a Dual Program in Economics

July

•  Launch of “ReStructure Project: Designing Resilient Structures” Handbook

• Australian Ambassador and OPAPP Undersecretary Launch Book on Mindanao Peace Proces

• Australia supports peaceful dispute resolution in the South China Sea  

May

• Philippines and Australia Celebrate 70 Years Of Friendship 

April

• Australian horticulture industry CEOs in the Philippines for “Now in Season Australia 2016"
• Foreign Minister Launches the Green Book: Snapshot of Australia-Philippines Bilateral Relations 

March

• Australia Announces PhP5.8m Grant to Support Women-Led MSMEs
• Opinion:  Breaking Down Barriers (International Women's Day)

February

• Returning Australian Scholars Continue Legacy of First 70 Years

January

• Australia Day 2016: Marking the #First70Years of friendship and cooperation with the Philippines
• Outgoing Australian Ambassador Conferred the Order of Sikatuna
• ‘Australia provides up to A$500,000 (Php17.5 Million) in humanitarian aid following Typhoon Nona (Melor)