Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Manila

🌉✨ Building bridges, celebrating friendships, and shaping the future together. ✨🌉

Yesterday, we closed our first ever , with a culminating event at the University of Santo Tomas where we brought together academic leaders, students, alumni, and partners 🎓 for a meaningful afternoon of exchange and inspiration.

From insightful discussions on Belgium–Philippines 🇧🇪🇵🇭 academic cooperation, to presentations on health equity initiatives, scholarship opportunities, and heartfelt testimonies from alumni who have thrived through this partnership.

We thank UST and its UST-College of Rehabilitation Sciences UST Office of Public Affairs for having organized this lecture and such a warm welcome to Belgian Ambassador Vladislava Iordanova in her first ever visit at the University.

To make the event more memorable, we delighted our student attendees with a special surprise appearance by Smurfette, bringing a touch of Belgian charm, joy, and nostalgia 💙

Truly, Belgian academic cooperation in the Philippines is not only historical—it is active, expanding, and deeply embedded in institutions such as UST to empower communities locally.

“Multilateralism and cooperation are in the Belgian DNA. We believe that alone we go faster but together, we go farther”, Ambassador Iordanova said as she closed her keynote address.

We look ahead with renewed commitment—continuing to build bridges for a better tomorrow through cooperation, innovation, and friendship. 🇧🇪🇵🇭

This was another success for Team BE and the Philippine Association of Belgian University Scholars 🎉

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| 🇧🇪 Each week, we share the latest Belgian news.

1️⃣ The Belgian Red Devils have landed in the United States to begin another World Cup adventure.
🔗 https://focusonbelgium.be/en/sport/belgiums-squad-ready-world-cup ©Shutterstock

2️⃣ If there’s one thing we Belgians are passionate about, it’s football, so it’s only logical that a Belgian company would share its expertise to ensure the upcoming world cup games are played on a perfect grass mat.
🔗 https://focusonbelgium.be/en/sport/patch-belgium-world-cup ©Pixabay

3️⃣ After eliminating France in the semi-final, the Belgian team narrowly lost to Italy in the final of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
🔗 https://focusonbelgium.be/en/sport/belgium-euro-u17-final ©Pixabay

4️⃣ Margriet Hermans, a woman of many lives and smiles
🔗https://focusonbelgium.be/en/Do%20you%20know%20these%20Belgians/margriet-hermans-woman-many-lives-and-smiles ©Paul Van Welden

5️⃣ You may not have heard of her, but you’ll never forget her after this exhibition at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels (RMFAB). 🔗https://focusonbelgium.be/en/events/germaine-rimbout-obscure-20th-century-gem ©Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

The Embassy of Belgium continues to strengthen its diplomatic engagement in the Pacific region.

Ambassador Vladislava Iordanova recently had the honour of presenting her Letters of Credence to H.E. President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., marking her accreditation as Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Palau. 🇵🇼

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on 18 May 2010, Belgium and Palau have developed a constructive partnership grounded in shared priorities: climate action, multilateralism, the rules-based international order, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development in close synergy with broader European Union efforts.

The Embassy looks forward to further deepening cooperation with Republic of Palau. 🌊🤝 🤝🌊

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The Philippine Association of Belgian University Scholars , University of Santo Tomas UST-College of Rehabilitation Sciences, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Manila, in celebration of and the 80th Year of Philippine-Belgian Diplomatic Relations, will be holding a symposium on "𝗕𝗘-𝗣𝗛 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄" on 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠.

Her Excellency Vladislava Iordanova, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in the Philippines, will deliver the keynote address.

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗧-𝗖𝗥𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗦 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀.

𝐴𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑎𝑦𝑠 2026 | 2026 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 80𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠. 𝑇𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚, 𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠. 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒, “𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤”, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚'𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙, 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎.

For more information, visit https://www.belgiandays.ph/

The Embassy of Belgium and the Alliance Française de Manille celebrated Francophonie with a special screening of Jeunes Mères "Young Mothers" (2025), highlighting cultural diversity and fostering global dialogue.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Angeli Conti-Lopez, ASRH/Youth and HIV Officer of UNFPA Philippines for anchoring the discussion and sharing her valuable insights on the Philippine context. Thank you to everyone who joined us for such an inspiring evening! ✨

Please note that the Belgian Embassy in Manila will be closed in observance of the Philippine Independence Day.

Regular operations will resume on 15 June 2026 (Monday).

Belgian nationals in need of emergency consular assistance may contact us at +63 917 845 1869.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The Embassy of Belgium in the Philippines is expanding its mandate!

Ambassador Vladislva Iordanova Non-Resident Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), recently had the honour of presenting her Letters of Credence to His Excellency President Wesley W. Simina during a ceremony in Palikir. 🇫🇲🇧🇪

As both countries mark 30 years of diplomatic relations, discussions highlighted shared priorities such as support to multilateralism, rules based international order, climate resilience with particular emphasis to ocean governance, and inclusivity.

The Embassy looks forward to continued cooperation and partnerships with the Office of the President, Federated States of Micronesia 🌏🌊

The Embassy of Belgium extends its deepest sympathy to the people of Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and neighboring provinces in southern Mindanao affected by today’s devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake, June 8, 2026.

We stand in sincere solidarity with everyone who has been injured or displaced during this difficult time, holding you in our thoughts and hoping for strength, comfort, and recovery.

"Belgium expresses its full solidarity with the Philippines and its people in these difficult hours. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected" | via X Minister Maxime Prevot

Belgium is proud to be among the world’s Blue Leaders, demonstrating that protecting our ocean is a shared responsibility that demands global leadership and concrete action. From advancing international ocean governance to joining the Ocean Plastics Charter, we remain committed to tackling marine pollution and preserving biodiversity. 🌏

Belgium is also honored to be a candidate to host the BBNJ Treaty Secretariat. As home to world-class ocean biodiversity expertise and a global diplomatic hub, Brussels stands ready to serve as the Diplomatic Heart for the Ocean. 💙🤝

On this World Oceans Day, we reaffirm our commitment: protecting the ocean means protecting our climate, our ecosystems, and our shared future. 🌊🐋🐙🦑🦈🐙🐠🐟

Let’s continue to work together across governments, businesses, and civil society to drive meaningful change.

Read here, for more information:
https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy-areas/highlighted/belgium-turns-its-gaze-seaward
https://www.un.org/en/observances/oceans-day