Former Philippine foreign secretary Delia Albert to give keynote at ANU's 2026 Philippines Update in Canberra
Former Philippine Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to Australia Delia Domingo Albert will deliver the keynote at the ANU Philippines Institute's free 2026 Philippines Update conference in Canberra on 10 and 11 November, part of the 80th anniversary of Australia–Philippines diplomatic relations.
Former Philippine Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to Australia Delia Domingo Albert will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 Philippines Update conference at the Australian National University in Canberra, The Philippine Times reported on 22 October.
The conference, titled Sama-sama: The Philippines with Australia in a Changing World, is organised by the ANU Philippines Institute and runs on 10 and 11 November 2026. The Philippine Times said it forms part of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Philippines, and is supported by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
According to the event page, Albert's keynote lecture will offer reflections on the foreign policy agendas of the two countries. The programme lists panels on Philippine foreign policy, a Philippine democracy without dynasties and other political reforms, the economic implications of the Philippines as an upper middle-income country, health as a strategic agenda for the Philippines–Australia partnership, science and education, and an analysis of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections.
The event page describes Albert as the first woman career diplomat to become Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Asia. She represented the Philippines in Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Germany and Australia, and was President of the United Nations Security Council in 2004.
The conference will be held at Lecture Theatre 1 in the Hedley Bull Building at ANU, 130 Garran Road, Acton. The Philippine Times said attendance is free but advance registration is required. There will be no livestream, but the event page says a recording will be made publicly available in the weeks after the conference.
Key facts
- Former Philippine Foreign Secretary Delia Domingo Albert will deliver the keynote at the 2026 Philippines Update at ANU in Canberra.
- The ANU Philippines Institute conference, Sama-sama: The Philippines with Australia in a Changing World, runs on 10 and 11 November 2026.
- Attendance is free, but advance registration is required, and a recording will be made publicly available afterwards.
- The conference forms part of commemorations of 80 years of Australia–Philippines diplomatic relations.
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