Rome, 27 June 2021 – Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. (fourth from the left) cutting the ceremonial ribbon during the inauguration of the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome located at Via Aurelia 290a/294b. (In photo from left to right: Mrs. Cecilia Nolasco, Ambassador Domingo P. Nolasco, Mrs. Maria Lourdes B. Locsin, Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., Undersecretary Brigido J. Dulay and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle)
Rome, 27 June 2021 – Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. inaugurated the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome on 27 June 2021. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle blessed the premises of the building on the same occasion.
The new chancery will ensure a safe, functional, and efficient office space for the Embassy to conduct diplomacy, cultural promotion, and assistance to nationals and consular services.
The Embassy acquired the property located at Via Aurelia 290a/294b on 10 April 2018 and restored and renovated it from 2020 to 2021. It has energy-saving solutions and mechanisms; facilities that are responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities (PWD), and a spacious consular service area.
The Philippine Embassy in Rome also covers the Republic of Malta, Republic of Albania, and Republic of San Marino.
The Embassy is also the permanent representation of the Philippines to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP) and other international organizations based in Rome, such as, the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM).
The Embassy will have a soft-opening on 07 July 2021 at its new chancery. END
Rome, 27 June 2021 – Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle unveiling the marker of new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome located at Via Aurelia 290a/294b.
Rome, 27 June 2021 – Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle blessing the consular service area of the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome located at Via Aurelia 290a/294b.
The façade of the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Rome located at Via Aurelia 290a/294b.
