Vice President Sara Z. Duterte and Hungarian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Titanilla Toth (Photo by OVP MPRD) MANDALUYONG CITY, 25 January 2023 – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte received the Hungarian Ambassador, Dr. Titanilla Toth, in a courtesy call today at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Central Office in Mandaluyong City.

During the call, Ambassador Toth discussed several topics of concern, focusing on education. The Hungarian Ambassador emphasized their government’s Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program for higher educational studies providing support to 35 Filipino scholars pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the fields of agriculture and sustainable development, medicine, water management and engineering hydrology, architecture and protection of cultural heritage, natural sciences, and environmental studies, among other fields of interests.

L-R: DFA Asst. Dir. Catherine Alpay, OVP Usec. Zuleika T. Lopez, Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, H.E. Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, and Ms. Shane Marie Demalata, Academic Officer of the Danish Embassy (Photo by OVP MPRD) The Hungarian Ambassador noted the significant milestone in the diplomatic relations of the Philippines and Hungary as the two countries mark their 50th anniversary this year.