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PH rep to Shanghai’s top fashion prize visits PCG

SHANGHAI – Filipino fashion designer, Jaggy Glarino visited the Consulate last March 31, 2025. Mr. Glarino was in Shanghai to represent the Philippines at the inaugural edition of Sustasia Fashion Prize, an Asia-wide fashion competition promoting sustainable practices in the fashion industry.

Mr. Glarino, together with seven other finalists from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Japan competed for the top prize at a glitzy event held at the sidelines of Shanghai Fashion Week.

A sought-after avant-garde designer back in the Philippines, Mr. Glarino’s clientele boasts of A-list celebrities which includes Catriona Gray, Michelle Marquez Dee, Boy Abunda and Vice Ganda.

When asked about his views on sustainable practices in the fashion industry, Mr. Glarino believes that through collective, multidimensional strategies in design, innovation and education, the fashion industry can be reshaped to prioritize accountability, inclusivity, and a shared commitment to a more enduring and responsible future.

An avid supporter of local prints and weaves, Mr. Glarino’s designs have headlined fashion circles in the Philippines such as last year’s TernoCon (Terno Convention) and the Philippine Fashion Week. His creations are also regular scene-stealers on the red carpet of major award shows in the Philippines. END

Shanghai PCG to conduct Final Testing and Sealing of ACM-DRE

In view of the incoming Overseas Voting for the 2025 Philippine National Elections, the Consulate General will conduct the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the AUTOMATED COUNTING MACHINES – DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC (ACM-DRE) on:

10 April 2025 (Thursday), 1:30 PM, Conference Room
Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai
Suite No. 3, Metrobank International Plaza,
1160 Yan’An Road,Changning District, Shanghai

Registered voters under the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai are invited to come to the Consulate on the said date to serve as witnesses.

For inquiries, please call landline (+86 21) 6281-8020 or email <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

PCG attends premier performance of “Chinese Musical Painting” at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall

SHANGHAI – Officials of the Philippine Consulate General joined other consular missions in marveling at the premier performance of the Chinese orchestral suite “中国音画” (Zhōngguò yīnhuà, “Chinese Music Painting”) at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall on April 1.

The piece was composed by renowned Chinese composer-lyricist Wu Songjin, and was written for a traditional Chinese orchestra. It spans five movements of altogether 22 pieces, namely “Lingnan Musical Paintings”, “Northern Musical Paintings”, “Southern Musical Paintings”, “Frontier Musical Paintings”, and finally, “Four Seasons Musical Paintings”. It is bookended by an overture and a finale.

With movements composed to represent each region, the piece serves as a masterful expression of Chinese cultural diversity of major Chinese ethnic groups.

The piece was originally scored and performed for a western orchestra, debuting in 2023. The April 1^st performance marked the premier of the opus as scored for Chinese traditional instruments. The performance was by the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra, under the eminent baton of maestro Peng Jiapeng.

Attending for the PCG were the Acting Head of Post John Francis S. Herrera, Vice Consul Richard L. Recella, and Attachés Jeannie F. Petrola, Joany G. Margallo-Lucas, Mark Z. Geguera, and Jennifer Ranches.

Participation in major cultural activities and engagements in Shanghai and the provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang form an important part of the Consulate General’s diplomacy. END