Stories and Sorbetes Highlight Buwan ng Wika in New York

Top left photo: Some of the participating children with their parents, Chef Dorotan and Teacher Ramil Buenaventura. Top right photo: (from left) Chef Romy Dorotan, Consul General Theresa De Vega, Mr. Ramil Buenaventura. Bottom left photo: Chef Dorotan makes sorbetes to the delight of the children. Bottom right photo: Teacher Ramil Buenaventura with his family teach the Magaling clap

07 September 2017 NEW YORK – Filipino-American Children from ages three to 12 joined a story-telling session and sorbetes (ice cream) making demonstration as part of the Philippine Consulate General in New York’s commemoration of Buwan ng Wika 2017.

Dubbed “Kuwentong Pambata” (Children’s Story Time), the session held at the Philippine Center in New York featured a lesson in the Philippine language by Filipino-American Teacher Ramil Buenaventura. The featured book was “Sino po Sila? Sa Daanan” (Who are the People on Your Street) by Jomike Tejido.

The language and story-telling session was followed by a demonstration of sorbetes-making by acclaimed Filipino Chef Romy Dorotan of Purple Yam, New York. Mr. Dorotan showed the children how to make homemade mango ice cream.

The activity was held to further promote interest in the Filipino language among young Filipino-Americans and is support activity to the yearly Paaralan sa Konsulado activity held every summer.

For more information, visit www.newyorkpcg.dfa.gov.ph/ www.newyorkpcg.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/. END