PHL-IDN Sign Guidelines for Continental Shelf Delimitation
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On 05 October 2022, Philippine and Indonesian officials witnessed the simultaneous signing of the Principles and Guidelines for Continental Shelf Delimitation between the Philippines and Indonesia.
As a follow up to the 1st Special Meeting of the Joint Technical Working Group on Maritime and Ocean Concerns for the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary held on July 2022, the two largest archipelagos in the world signed the document that will guide and lay the foundation for the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary between both countries.

Read the official press release from the official website of the Department of Foreign Affairs, here.
Announcement: 2023 Foreign Service Officer Examinations
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(05 Oct 2022, Jakarta) -- The Board of Foreign Service Examinations (BFSE) of the Department of Foreign Affairs announces the conduct of the 2023 Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations. Interested applicants may submit their applications to the Philippine Embassy located in Jalan Imam Bonjol No.8, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat 10310 from 13 Oct 2022 until 1700H of 18 Nov 2022.
The Qualifying Test will be held on 05 Feb 2023 at a venue to be announced later through the DFA-BFSE website and social media platforms of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
For further details, please visit https://dfa.gov.ph/fsoexams.
Philippine Embassy Supports Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Cities
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(28 Sep 2022) -- Various city government representatives from countries in Southeast Asia gathered at the Hotel Aryaduta in Menteng and joined various stakeholders from multiple sectors of society, private business, and non-government organizations in discussions and experience-sharing in the field of city development planning focusing on climate and the environment.
Philippines Featured at University of Indonesia International Cultural Festival 2022
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(24 September 2022) - The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Jakarta, Indonesia, through Sentro Rizal Jakarta, participated in the 2022 International Cultural Festival of the University of Indonesia (UI) held at Makara Art Center, Depok.
The event was organized by the UI Student Dormitory and in collaboration with its Makara Art Center. Featured guests included the Embassies of the Philippines and Russia in Jakarta. During the event, the Philippine’s showcased videos of the Tinikling dance performed by the Leyte Dance Theater, and Ginataang Langka cuisine.
In his remarks during the event, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Glenn Joseph D. Teh likened the Tinikling to the Indonesian Tari Gaba Gaba, as both dances make use of bamboo poles. Mr. Teh additionally emphasized the Philippines’ Ginataang Langka and its similarity with Yogjakarta’s Gudeg, which is an Indonesian dish similarly using jackfruit in coconut milk.
The Embassy and UI expressed mutual willingness to explore further collaborations in the future in the field of culture, and to other possible areas of partnership.