Queensland Filipino Excellence Awards launch QFEA Laureates and unveil a Delia Domingo-Albert Legacy Award
The Queensland Filipino Excellence Awards honoured founder and former Philippine ambassador Delia Domingo Albert at a Brisbane afternoon tea, where it launched the QFEA Laureates and unveiled a legacy award in her name, The Philippine Times reported.
The Queensland Filipino Excellence Awards (QFEA) has honoured former Philippine Ambassador to Australia and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Delia Domingo Albert, who founded the awards programme 25 years ago, at an afternoon tea in Brisbane, The Philippine Times reported on 9 November.
The gathering at Dovetail Social in Highgate Hill reunited past recipients and Task Force members of the Queensland Filipino Australian women's achievement awards, from 2000 to 2018, with current QFEA awardees, Task Force members and friends of the former ambassador. Atty. Sheryll Gabutero, Philippine Honorary Consul to Queensland, gave welcome remarks, followed by a keynote address from Albert, and Connie da Cunha, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines (CCIP), presided over the ceremony.
What was launched
| Initiative | What it is |
|---|---|
| QFEA Laureates | Recognises past awardees from 2000 to 2018 and QFEA awardees from 2024 onwards |
| QFEA Academy: Excellence in Practice | Mentorship, professional networking, workshops, bootcamps and learning from experienced community leaders |
| Delia Domingo-Albert Legacy Award | Will recognise Filipino migrant women for excellence, leadership, resilience and contributions to Australian society |
Albert was presented with the QFEA Laureate commemorative plaque and medal in recognition of her founding role. The official presentation and pinning of the QFEA Laureate Medals of Honour will take place at the QFEA Awards Gala on 7 October 2027 at Brisbane City Hall, according to The Philippine Times.
From women's awards to QFEA
According to QFEA's own website, the awards began in 2000 as a programme recognising the achievements of Filipino women in Queensland, founded by Albert, and later evolved into the Queensland Filipino Excellence Awards to recognise outstanding Filipinos regardless of gender. QFEA describes itself as a registered not-for-profit organisation.
A Filipino afternoon tea
QFEA President Rejoice Guevara Thomson, founder and chef of Dovetail Social, prepared an Ube & Mango Legacy Trifle for Albert, with layers of ube sponge, calamansi jelly, vanilla coconut custard, sago pearls and fresh mango. Guests were served an entirely gluten-free, Filipino-inspired afternoon tea that included the cafe's signature Ube Pavlova Donut, bibingka with salted duck egg and chicken adobo sandwiches. In a personal exchange, Albert gave Thomson a cookbook from her own collection, Flavors of the Philippines by Glenda Rosales-Barretto.
On the cafe's website, Thomson writes that she relocated to Australia in 2009, opened Dovetail Social in 2020 as the couple's second cafe, and regularly showcases her Filipino heritage in its food and desserts.
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- The Queensland Filipino Excellence Awards (QFEA) hosted the afternoon tea at Dovetail Social in Highgate Hill, Brisbane, The Philippine Times reported on 9 November.
- The gathering launched the QFEA Laureates, which recognises past awardees of the women's achievement awards from 2000 to 2018 and QFEA awardees from 2024 onwards.
- QFEA unveiled the Delia Domingo-Albert Legacy Award, which will recognise Filipino migrant women who have demonstrated excellence, leadership, resilience and significant contributions to Australian society.
- The official pinning of the QFEA Laureate Medals of Honour will take place at the QFEA Awards Gala on 7 October 2027 at Brisbane City Hall.
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