Philippine officials in Brunei assisted at least six Filipino families displaced by a fire in Kampong Kianggeh last month.

After its chancery was moved to a new location, the Philippine embassy in Brunei is making arrangements to make the facility more accessible to Filipinos.

Some 50 Filipino workers in Brunei availed of the Philippine embassy’s livelihood training sessions on scented candle-making and therapeutic hands-on massage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Learning the mother tongue — or the language used in a person’s home country — will help an individual appreciate the culture in his native land, experts say.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday advised Brunei-bound Filipinos about a new Customs regulation that requires travelers to declare BND15,000 (P523,660) or more in currency upon entering or exiting the sultanate.

The Philippine Embassy in Brunei will move to a new location on August 2: Simpang 336, Diplomatic Enclave Kampung Kianggeh, Jalan Kebangsaan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

The Philippine Embassy in Brunei gave an outreach program and livelihood training for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Brunei’s Temburong District on July 2 and 3.

As he paid a courtesy call on Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario brought up the upcoming visit of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to the country.

Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) officials in Brunei have started receiving nominees for this year’s search for the “Bagong Bayani” awardees there.

Former Armed Forces chief of staff and new Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Nestor Ochoa presented his credentials to Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah and Yang Di-Pertuan at the Istana Nurul Iman earlier this month.