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Philippines Shines with Halo-Halo at the 2025 ASEAN Food Festival in Nairobi

NAIROBI, 29 April 2025 — The halo-halo took center stage at the 2025 ASEAN Food Festival, held at the Village Market in Nairobi on 26 April 2025.

Its vibrant colors and refreshing taste quickly became a festival favorite, drawing in a diverse crowd of Kenyans, expatriates, and diplomats.

Alongside the halo-halo, the Philippine booth showcased an array of beloved Filipino dishes, including chicken adobo, lumpiang shanghai, pansit, chicken inasal, pork barbecue, and popular street foods like fish balls and squid balls.

The Filipino community in Kenya played a vital role in preparing and presenting the dishes, ensuring an authentic taste of the Philippines, contributing to a timely celebration of Filipino Food Month in April.

Organized by the ASEAN Committee in Nairobi (ACN), which includes the diplomatic missions of the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the eagerly-anticipated annual festival offered ASEAN regional favorites such as Indonesia’s bakso, Malaysia’s rendang, Thailand’s pad kra pao. This year, the Vietnamese community in Nairobi also participated in the festival.

The event included live cooking demonstrations and raffle prizes sponsored by Air Asia, Indomie, and Golden Africa, creating a festive atmosphere.

Philippine Ambassador Marie Charlotte G. Tang emphasized the event’s significance in fostering cultural and economic diplomacy, strengthening people-to-people ties, raising the profile of ASEAN in Kenya, and enhancing ASEAN-Kenya partnerships.END

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The halo-halo highlighted the Philippine booth at the 2025 ASEAN Food Festival in Nairobi.

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The ASEAN Handshake. From left to right: Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Danny Rahdiansyah (Indonesia), Ambassador Marie Charlotte G. Tang (The Philippines), High Commissioner Ruzaimi Mohamad (Malaysia), Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Deputy Director General for Asia Pacific Henry Wambuma (Kenya), and Ambassador Morakot Janemathukorn (Thailand)

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Ambassador Marie Charlotte G. Tang presents the dishes at the Philippine booth.

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Members of the Filipino community in Kenya with their culinary creations at the ASEAN Food Festival

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN NAIROBI CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

DAR ES SALAAM, 8 April 2025 – The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi successfully conducted its first consular outreach mission for 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at the Onomo Hotel on 6 April 2025.

The Embassy team, composed of Vice Consul Jopol Alvin Ancheta and Consular Assistant and Attache Jose Aguilera, Jr., provided essential consular services, including passport application, civil registry, authentication, and other support to the Filipino community in Tanzania.

In addition to delivering consular services, the Embassy team took the opportunity to engage with Filipinos residing in Tanzania, assess their situation, and encourage participation in the Embassy’s ongoing online mapping survey of overseas Filipinos.

The Embassy team also urged registered overseas voters to pre-enroll for the Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) ahead of the 2025 National Elections.

The Filipino community in Tanzania, estimated at around 400 individuals, comprises mainly professionals and skilled workers employed in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Tanzania is one of the 13 countries under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Dar es Salaam, the former capital of Tanzania, is located along the Indian Ocean coast and continues to play a vital role in the country’s economic landscape.

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY AND UNFPA-KENYA UPLIFT DROUGHT-HIT WOMEN IN TURKANA DURING WOMEN'S MONTH

revised Philippine Embassy and UNFPA Kenya Uplift Drought Hit Women in Turkana during Womens Month

TURKANA, 20 March 2025 – The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Kenya turned over livelihood equipment to vulnerable women in Lodwar, Turkana County.

The donation is part of a USD 50,000 assistance to the Republic of Kenya, to provide sustainable economic opportunities and campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) in drought-affected communities in Kenya.

Vice Consul Alvin Ancheta represented the Embassy at the turn-over ceremony, which was conducted in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Turkana County Government, and local women's rights organizations.

The project is aimed at ensuring that recipient women in Lodwar, one of the hardest-hit areas by prolonged drought, have access to livelihood that can help them achieve economic independence. Additionally, the program integrates gender-based violence awareness and prevention efforts to address the heightened risks faced by women in crisis-stricken communities.

The project also strengthens multi-sectoral partnerships in addressing gender-based violence, a critical issue affecting women and girls in vulnerable communities. By providing women with financial independence, the program contributes to breaking cycles of poverty and violence, ultimately fostering a safer and more inclusive society.

The initiative aligns with the Philippines' longstanding advocacy for women's empowerment and climate action, women being disproportionately affected by climate change.

The Philippines has a longstanding history of collaboration with UNFPA, tracing back to the pioneering leadership of Rafael Salas, a Filipino, who served as the first Executive Director of UNFPA. This historical partnership continues to thrive, reinforcing shared goals of promoting reproductive health, gender equality, and socio-economic empowerment for women. END