Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines

🏆𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

The ranking evaluated 100 countries across a wide range of criteria including governance, infrastructure, economic development, opportunity, civic health, culture & tourism, and quality of life.

According to the report, Switzerland scored particularly high for governance, economic development and opportunity.

The top 3 countries in 2026:
🥇 Switzerland
🥈 Denmark
🥉 Sweden

Meanwhile in Switzerland, the cows continued eating grass completely unaffected by the news. 🐄

👉🏻More info: https://bit.ly/4eWNIWn

𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗘 (𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟯) — 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬.

On the third day of the Innovation Prize, the finalists pitched and presented their innovations to an esteemed panel of judges—industry experts. It was a tough competition, each group displaying drive, expertise, and passion for their innovations.

We would like to thank the Swiss companies who dedicated their time and proficiency, to mentor and judge our contestants, helping them hone their projects and further improve in the field. Our panel of judges consisted of the following companies:

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 | 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹 | 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 + 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 | 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀 | 𝗭𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 | 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | 𝗦𝗚𝗦 | 𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗜

🥇 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 | Awarded by Swiss Ambassador Nicolas Brühl and Swiss Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Mr. Felix Fiechter:

👷🏼‍♂️𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
1st - SIBOLution (Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology)
2nd - RHA Biosilx (Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology)
3rd - RePET (University of Mindanao)

🩻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵
1st - STEMI Flow (Cebu Institute of Technology)
2nd - Care-to-Cure (University of the Philippines, Diliman)
3rd - C.O.R.E. Health (NU Cebu)

👩🏽‍💻𝗜𝗧-𝗕𝗣𝗠
1st - Skill Bridge PH (Ateneo de Manila University)
2nd - NexusPro (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Las Piñas City)
3rd - PERPSAT-1 (University of Perpetual Help DALTA Las Piñas)

We would also like to thank all government and private stakeholders, Swiss Cultural Fund and Swiss Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines members, for making this initiative possible; for the presence and keynote speech of Atty. Diego Luis Santiago, Director of Innovation of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev).

DepEd Philippines
Commission on Higher Education(CHED)
Department of Information and Communications Technology - DICT
DOST Philippines
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲
𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗾
𝗡𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲

🇨🇭 Other members of the Swiss Cultural Fund:
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 | 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗰𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 | 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰. | 𝗕ü𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | 𝗗𝗗𝗖 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰.

𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮)

DID YOU KNOW 🤔 that this year’s pool of Swiss Innovation Prize Competition finalists come from all over the Philippines, each island of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao well-represented in each industry cluster.

For the 2ND day, the cohort visited three prominent Swiss companies—a once in a lifetime opportunity for a big group of young innovators to take a peak behind the scenes in these respectable industries.😉

They visited:
🏭 Nestlé Tanauan Factory
🍴 Franke Foodservice Systems
👨🏻‍🔬 SGS Philippines

The second evening was capped off with a Welcome Reception hosted by Ambassador Nicolas Brühl, together with industry experts from the Swiss Cultural Fund and the Swiss Chamber of Commerce member companies.

It was a day of learning, networking, and innovation!

𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 (𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭)

[RECAP]: The Swiss Embassy and the Swiss Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines officially kicked off the 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Last week, twenty (20) finalists from all over the Philippines converged for a 3-day program of networking, collaboration, and healthy competition. The day started with a PITCHING 101👨‍🏫 workshop with our 2023 alumni and winner, Engr. Mark Kennedy Bantugon, founder of Pili AdheSeal Inc.

The day concluded with cluster visits to different Swiss industry experts, to further mentor the finalists on their innovative projects and solutions.

🚜 MANUFACTURING & CONSTRUCTION CLUSTER with Base Bahay Foundation, Inc.
🩻 LIFE SCIENCES & DIGITAL HEALTH with Zuellig Pharma
👩🏽‍💻 IT-BPM with Avaloq Philippines

We would like to thank all our industry stakeholders for this unique experience for our young Filipino innovators! It was truly an enriching day.

📸 Deputy Heads of Mission Livia Meisser and Hans-Christian Baumann, together with Academic Intern Annick Peter, visit Rappler for a meaningful exchange on strengthening independent journalism and voter education ahead of the upcoming BARMM elections.

🗞️The visit also provided an opportunity for insightful discussions with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and CEO, Maria Ressa, and leading investigative journalist, Marites Dañguilan Vitugn domestic developments and regional geopolitical trends.

Switzerland values the important role of independent media, informed public discourse, and democratic participation in building resilient and inclusive societies. 🇨🇭🤝🇵🇭

𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗦𝗧𝗘) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗴, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮!

✈️ The Philippines was proudly represented by a delegation of 14 key travel agents, who joined networking sessions, market briefings, and business-to-business meetings with Switzerland tourism partners and destination representatives. The event served as an important platform to strengthen tourism partnerships, deepen destination knowledge, and further promote Switzerland as a preferred travel destination for Filipino travelers.

🤝STE 2026 also highlighted the value of regional cooperation and people-to-people exchanges through tourism — bringing together partners from across Southeast Asia to build new connections and shared opportunities.

A heartfelt thank you to all participating Philippine travel partners for their enthusiasm and continued support in promoting Switzerland in the Philippine market. 🇨🇭✈️🇵🇭

🇨🇭📚 The Embassy of Switzerland is honored to receive an Appreciation Award from the DepEd Philippines in recognition of its continued partnership and collaboration in advancing youth engagement and education initiatives in the Philippines.

Ambassador Nicolas Brühl accepted the award on behalf of the Embassy, highlighting the strong cooperation with DepEd through the Embassy’s flagship initiative, the 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Celebrated annually in Switzerland every second Thursday of November as the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴, the Day of the Future gives young students the opportunity to explore the world of work and discover future career paths. Through this initiative in the Philippines, the Swiss Embassy — together with participating Swiss companies — opens its doors to students from different schools across the country, encouraging curiosity, learning, and innovation.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Department of Education and Secretary Sonny Angara for this meaningful recognition. Switzerland remains committed to supporting education, innovation, and empowering the next generation. 👏🏼

🇨🇭🇺🇳 Switzerland commends the United Nations Philippines for its vital role in advancing peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, innovation, resilience and environmental sustainability — priorities that are also at the heart of Switzerlan's foreign policy and international cooperation.

These commitments were highlighted during the 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀’ 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, hosted by the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region Office in Manila.

Representing Switzerland, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Hans-Christian Baumann presented the newly launched handbook, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 — the third volume in a UN handbook series published by Switzerland. The book is a practical guide to the United Nations Operational System and its work at country level.

Switzerland remains committed to supporting strong multilateral cooperation and meaningful partnerships toward an inclusive, peaceful and sustainable future for all. 🇨🇭🤝🇵🇭

🔗Get a copy of the Handbook here: https://www.understandingtheun.org/

Ambassador Nicolas Brühl and the Swiss Embassy team visits VFS Global 👏🏼

✈️ VFS Global Philippines is our trusted outsourcing partner for visa applications and we have been partnering with them for the past years.

⬇️ For more information on their services, visit:
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/che/

📍Located at 6th Floor, Circuit Corporate Center 2, Circuit Makati, Theater Drive, Makati City.