SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER
ORDER OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM OF
RHODES AND OF MALTA
ORDER OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM OF
RHODES AND OF MALTA
03/06/2026
Presentation of Letter of Credence to the President of the Philippines
In the afternoon of June 3, 2026, Her Excellency Maria Lourdes Bernadette Z. Banson, Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of…
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15/07/2026
Dialogue in Diplomacy: A Mission of Charity A speech before students at the De La Salle University
The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Philippines was honored to speak at the event titled “Dialogue in Diplomacy: Ambassadors in Action” hosted by the European Studies Association - ESA DLSU.
30/06/2026
Courtesy Call with the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta to the Philippines
The Ambassador Maria Lourdes Bernadette Z. Banson was received by Atty. Regina Jacinto-Barrientos, the Honorary Consul of Malta to the Philippines, for a courtesy call at the Honorary Consulate in Makati City.
24/06/2026
The National Day Reception of the Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Philippines
On the evening of 24th June 2026, Maria Lourdes Bernadette Z. Banson hosted her inaugural National Day reception as the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to the Republic of the Philippines.
International News
28/07/2026
Clarification regarding reports of the alleged death of a “diplomat of the Order of Malta” in the Russian attack on July 24 in the Kyiv region
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta clarifies that reports circulated by certain media outlets regarding the death in hospital of a Ukrainian citizen, described as a “66-year-old diplomat of the…
28/07/2026
The 12th Edition of the Summer Camp in Italy is Underway: Inclusion and Solidarity at the Heart of the Order of Malta’s Commitment
From 27th July to 1st August, the Campo Estivo in Italia – CEI (Summer Camp in Italy) returns to Magione (PG), Umbria. Launched by the Order of Malta in 2012, in…
24/07/2026
Venezuela, one month after the earthquake: over 28,000 people assisted by the Order of Malta’s humanitarian network
One month on from the devastating twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck Venezuela on 24 June, causing thousands of casualties and triggering one of the country’s most…