Following the successful launching of the Brazil-Philippines Business Cooperation Forum (BPBCF) on October 2015, the Philippine Embassy in Brasilia has gathered the Brazilian businessmen again for the Second BPBCF Regular Meeting on January 21.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia conducted a Seminar on First Aid, Health and Safety Training and a Lecture on the Labor Laws of Brazil for Domestic Workers on December 13 at the Embassy as part of its Gender and Development program.

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D.R. Burgos flew to Suriname from December 26 to 29, 2015 to meet with key officials and Filipino overseas workers.

Ambassador Jose D.R. Burgos presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Suriname Desiré Delano Bouterse as the Philippine Non-Resident Ambassador to Suriname last November 23.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil held a simple wreath-laying ceremony in celebration of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal last December 22, 2015 at the Embassy Grounds.

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Jose D.R. Burgos presented his Credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to the Federative Republic of Brazil to President Dilma Vana Rousseff on November 04 at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil.

The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia, in collaboration with Sheraton Hotel Porto Alegre, successfully launched the 4th Philippine Gastronomic Festival at the hotel’s Porto Alegre Bistrô.

Athletes from Philippine tribes showed their mettle and made new friends from other tribes from all over the world as they participated in the inaugural World Games for Indigenous Peoples which ran from October 20 to November 01 in Palmas, State of Tocantins, Brazil.