Embassy of the Republic
of the Philippines in Doha
Building No. 6, Street No. 549
Zone No. 66, Doha, State of Qatar
Consular Services Hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
EMBASSY NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DOHA 01 September 2023 — Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar H.E. Lillibeth V. Pono met with H.E. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Financial Centre, on 31 August 2023.
The two officials exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, including opportunities for future collaboration.
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DOHA 31 August 2023 — Arabella Nadeen Taguinota, a 15-year-old Filipino student at King’s College Doha, paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador H.E. Lillibeth V. Pono on 30 August 2023.
Taguinota bagged the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke (girls, 14-15 age group category) in the recently concluded 45th Southeast Asia Age Group Swimming Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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DOHA 27 August 2023 — Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar H.E. Lillibeth V. Pono was the Guest of Honor at the 10th General Assembly of the Filipino Planning Engineers Association (FPEA) on 25 August 2023.
In her remarks, Ambassador Pono underscored the necessity of capacity-building, benchmarking, and knowledge-sharing in a highly competitive and fast-changing world. She noted further that empowered professionals have the capacity to become agents of national transformation.
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DOHA 24 August 2023 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha set up a Gilas Pilipinas mini fan zone and photo booth within the Embassy premises ahead of the kickoff of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on 25 August 2023 in Manila.
The men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, are in Pool A, where they are set to face the national squads of Dominican Republic, Angola, and Italy in the first round.
The 2023 edition of the World Cup is the Philippines’ second time to host this global sporting event. The first time it did so was in 1978 when it became the first Asian nation to host the FIBA World Championship — the precursor to what is now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Qatar will be hosting the next edition of the World Cup in 2027.
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