British Embassy Manila

Yesterday, we welcomed Bai Farishah Karon, our Ambassador for a Day. She joined Ambassador Laure Beaufils, in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. They discussed ways on how to create a safer and more equitable society, most especially for girls.

The Philippines is taking big steps forward on renewable energy. They're partnering with Innovate UK's Zero Emissions Generator (ZE-Gen) Progamme to replace fossil fuel generators with renewable solutions. Innovate UK brought British energy companies to Manila and Cebu to have a better understanding how to best partner with the Philippines. These companies specialise in solar, battery storage, off-grid solutions, and energy efficiency. This visit, held in September 2024, was part of Phase 1 of the programme. Current insights will help refine solutions as Phase 2 approaches.

Here's a recap of #GreatBritishFestival 2024! We had a great time celebrating UK-Philippines Friendship Day with the best of British brands, education, entertainment and food 🎉 Thousands of people came and enjoyed the performances, games, fabulous prizes, and #GreatBritishStories. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇵🇭

Congratulations to Bai Farishah Karon and Hannah Maxene Ngo for winning our "Ambassador for a Day" competition! Bai, from the Bangsamoro Region, is a student leader and campus journalist. Her interests are astronomy, politics, broadcasting, and arts and crafts. Meanwhile, Hannah is from Luzon. She's a consistent honor student who enjoys economics, reading, and cats. They were chosen from among female students ages 14-17 across the Philippines, based on their inspiring essays on building a society free from violence against women and girls. They will be spending a day with 🇬🇧 British Ambassador to the Philippines, Laure Beaufils, to learn more about diplomacy and international relations.

🚀 UK-Southeast Asia Tech Week is back! If you are a UK AI or data company, register to join us for the next edition of UK-Southeast Asia Tech Week, happening in Manila and Ho Chi Minh City from 24-28 March 2025. This is your gateway to the fast-growing and dynamic Southeast Asia. The region is collectively the fifth largest economy in the world, with a digital economy projected to hit $1 trillion by 2030. Through the event, you can expect curated one-to-one business matching sessions, site visits and more to open new doors for your business in the region.   Registrations close on 2 December. Find out more 👇  https://bit.ly/4fMz7dg  UK in Viet Nam British Embassy Manila Jon Pérez

📣 I am launching a newsletter on UK-Asia Pacific investment. This will provide a regular update on what the UK Government is doing to ensure the UK remains one of the best destinations in the world to invest 🇬🇧🔝   Growing the UK economy is the central mission of the UK government – that's why we're focused on deepening the UK’s trade and investment relationships with the fast-growing Asia Pacific.   If you're an APAC business interested in the UK, please subscribe and reach out for support via the links in the newsletter. 👇

The UK is contributing £1 million (Php 74m) to help the PH government with its humanitarian response following six typhoons in the past month. This will help the most vulnerable in affected communities with cash assistance and critical services such as water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. The bilateral contribution is on top of our support to other programmes already helping the disaster response in the country: Star Network (£595k), IFRC-DREF (CHF900k +), and UN Philippines CERF ($3.5m). 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWmefNxB 📸 Photo by WFP Philippines

The British Embassy Manila joined our Embassies and High Commissions around the world in marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The UK will continue to #StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini

Thank you to everyone who joined our Ambassador for a Day competition! Your leadership, creativity, and advocacy truly inspire us. Stay tuned in the coming days for the announcement of the lucky winners who will spend the day with Ambassador Laure Beaufils at the British Embassy Manila 🇬🇧.

Unlocking investment.    Watch the Chancellor’s speech to Mansion House on 14 November at 9pm.