Former Ambassador Minda Calaguian-Cruz visits Singapore's redeveloped Philippine Chancery
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore said former Ambassador Minda Calaguian-Cruz and former Ambassador Luis T. Cruz toured the newly redeveloped Nassim Road Chancery on 2 November, with INDiplomacy confirming the same visit on 6 November.
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore said in a 3 November 2026 press release that on 2 November it welcomed former Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda Calaguian-Cruz and her spouse, former Ambassador Luis T. Cruz, to the Embassy's newly redeveloped Chancery on Nassim Road.
INDiplomacy reported on 6 November that the former Ambassadors were accompanied by friends from the Filipino community and longstanding partners of the Embassy, and that the visit centred on an introduction to the redeveloped premises and a tour of its grounds and facilities.
Hosts and tour
The Embassy said Charge d'Affaires Joyleen E. Santos and Consul Joy Anne B. Lai led the tour of the Chancery grounds and facilities.
INDiplomacy likewise named Santos and Lai as leading the Embassy delegation that welcomed the visitors and conducted the tour.
Service in Singapore
According to the Embassy, Calaguian-Cruz served at the Philippine Embassy in Singapore as Minister and Consul General from 2000 to 2004 and later as Ambassador from 2008 to 2014.
INDiplomacy repeated those two Singapore postings and reported that she expressed admiration for the new Chancery, saying it reflected long-held aspirations of generations of Philippine Ambassadors for a permanent home for the Philippines and Filipinos in Singapore.
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- The Philippine Embassy in Singapore press release dated 3 November 2026 (PR-341-2026) said that on 2 November 2026 Embassy officials welcomed former Ambassador Minda Calaguian-Cruz and former Ambassador Luis T. Cruz to the newly redeveloped Chancery on Nassim Road.
- INDiplomacy on 6 November 2026 reported the same 2 November visit to the redeveloped Chancery on Nassim Road, with Filipino community friends and longstanding Embassy partners accompanying the former Ambassadors.
- The Embassy said Charge d'Affaires Joyleen E. Santos and Consul Joy Anne B. Lai led the tour; INDiplomacy named the same two officials as hosts of the tour.
- The Embassy and INDiplomacy both stated Calaguian-Cruz served as Minister and Consul General in Singapore from 2000 to 2004 and as Ambassador from 2008 to 2014.
- INDiplomacy reported she expressed admiration for the new Chancery as reflecting long-held aspirations for a permanent Philippine home in Singapore.
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