Philippine Embassy in Russia

05/10/2026

4 October 2026 — The Philippine Embassy in Moscow, in coordination with Filipino community organization Filipino Association in Russia (FAR), recently hosted a medical mission for overseas Filipinos, offering health check-ups and flu vaccinations for over 90 pre-registered and walk-in applicants.

Doctors Abdul Gamidov and Paulo Ruiz generously shared their time and expertise in ensuring the success of the mission in delivering essential health services to our kababayans in Moscow. With over 40 years of medical practice, Dr. Gamidov is a highly experienced professional specializing in gastroenterology and internal medicine. Dr. Ruiz on the other hand, is a practicing physician who graduated from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) and is currently pursuing further studies in Moscow for his specialization.

05/10/2026

We join the Philippine Space Agency — the Universe, rather — in celebrating World Space Week. Per aspera ad astra!

🚀 2026 starts today!

This year’s theme, “Rocket Revolution,” highlights the rapid evolution of space launch technologies and their role in expanding access to space.

In the Philippines, PhilSA is advancing Filipino rocket expertise through SIKLAB, a capability-building initiative with Perigee Aerospace working toward the country’s first liquid-fueled sounding rocket test launch. Read more about the Filipino engineers behind this effort: https://philsa.gov.ph/news/philsa-advances-filipino-rocket-expertise-through-hands-on-training-in-south-korea/

Learn more about World Space Week: https://www.worldspaceweek.org/

04/10/2026

2 October 2026 — The pioneering batch of Filipino scholars at the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) called on Ambassador Igor G. Bailen on Friday, 02 October 2026 as the students wrapped up their first week of studies in the Russian capital.

Two students, Atty. John Carlo T. Pajo and Arnon J’aime E. Sibulo, are taking up the Master's Program in Political Economy of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. The program, organized in coordination with MGIMO's ASEAN Centre, features a comprehensive curriculum that covers regional integration, macroeconomics, international trade, digital economy, and the entirety of ASEAN-Russia relations. This is the first time in the program's history to feature a Philippine contingent. Although the program is taught entirely in English, both scholars are taking up Russian language classes to further enhance their experience and familiarity with the local culture.

The youngest of the three scholars, Ms. Joni Antonette Policarpio is a freshman taking up her bachelor's degree in International Relations. Having spent eight years of her childhood in Moscow, Ms. Policarpio is no stranger to the city and expressed her interest to serve the Philippines one day using the skills and knowledge she will soon acquire from her studies at the university.

28/09/2026

28 September 2026 — Ambassador Igor G. Bailen met with Greater Asia Media Group CEO Alexander Alexeevich Lebedev to discuss potential cooperation in tourism, media, and culture. With a viewership base of about 18 million, Greater Asia Media Group is one of Russia's leading media platforms dedicated to fostering understanding and strengthening comprehensive ties between Russia and Asian countries. Citing a wealth of opportunities in the Philippine tourism promotion space, Ambassador Bailen hopes to tap into the extensive network of the media group to further expand and broaden the Philippines' presence among the Russian general public as a premier tourism destination.

28/09/2026

Advisory No. 18-2026
28 September 2026

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙑𝙍 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙑𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙠, 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖

The Philippine Embassy in Moscow will conduct a Consular and Overseas Voting Registration (OVR) Mobile Mission in Vladivostok, Russia on 18 October 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Services include passport processing, civil registration, notarial services, and overseas voting registration. Services are by appointment only, while ATN consultations will be available on a walk-in basis.

Please see the attached advisory for requirements and appointment procedures.

27/09/2026

New York, 27 September 2026 — “Behind every metric is a human story. Every policy, every treaty, and every institutional reform is ultimately about real human lives,” thus remarked Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro in delivering the Philippine statement at the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the theme “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.” As humanity “stands at a perilous precipice defined by over 50 active conflicts, eroding trust, and geopolitical fragmentation”, Secretary Lazaro emphasized that peace is an indivisible responsibility requiring sustained diplomacy, justice, and adherence to international law. She reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza, calling for the protection of civilians, the release of all hostages, and full compliance with international humanitarian law, and reiterated the Philippines’ firm support for the two-state solution, ensuring Israel and Palestine live side by side in peace and security. On climate justice, she called for the full operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, while on sustainable development and middle-income metrics, she stressed that global economic metrics must evolve beyond standard income classifications to address the structural vulnerabilities, debt burdens, and deep inequalities facing middle-income countries. Addressing the rapid pace of innovation, Secretary Lazaro called for robust, enforceable AI governance to protect human rights, while ensuring that developing nations are provided the digital infrastructure needed to avoid being left behind. Reaffirming UNCLOS as the “constitution of the oceans,” she highlighted the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award, emphasizing its final and legally binding status, calling it a testament to how international law provides peaceful mechanisms to resolve disputes through justice rather than force.

27/09/2026

27/09/2026

Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro conveyed the Philippines’ interest to join the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers during the Group’s launch and ministerial meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Read full story 👉🏻 https://tinyurl.com/6fdymabs

26/09/2026

TODAY is Save Sierra Madre Day! The longest mountain range of the Philippines has an area of 1.4 million hectares, stretching 541 kms on the eastern flank of Luzon island from Cagayan to Quezon provinces. Possessing some of the country's largest remaining old-growth dipterocarp, montane and extensive lowland forests, Sierra Madre is rich in genetic, species, and habitat diversity, as well as vital pollinators — 291 species of birds and 25 endemic mammals may be found in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park alone — helping make the Philippines one of only 17 megadiverse countries in the world. Not only does it supply food security, fuel, water, shelter particularly for indigenous peoples, and livelihood to many; its value to the nation includes protecting over 50 million Filipinos, acting as a natural barrier since time immemorial from the wrath of typhoons during the monsoon season. However, forest degradation of at least 1,400 hectares per year — caused by illegal tree cutting, slash and burn farming, fuel-wood collection, illegal hunting, residential expansion and other unscrupulous anthropogenic activities by loggers and big business — continues to compromise the priceless plant and animal species that the Sierra Madre harbors, and also undermines the ability of the Philippines to control carbon emissions and battle climate change. Let us help Save Sierra Madre from continuing threats of destruction!