PH Embassy in Myanmar Participates in AIESEC Global Village

The Philippine booth at the AIESEC Global Village and Philippine Embassy personnel, Anna Lee Lamigo and Niño Balladolid, prepare to serve Philippine dishes to event participants. (Yangon PE photo)

YANGON 27 July 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Yangon recently participated in the AIESEC Global Village, a multicultural event organized to increase the knowledge of AIESEC student volunteers and interns to other cultures through the different countries’ booths.

The Embassy’s booth featured Philippine dishes such as banana chips, dried mangoes, biko and palitaw. Souvenir luggage tags of Boracay and Iloilo, as well as tourism brochures, were given away courtesy of the Tourism Promotions Board.

Held once a year, the Global Village, plays a major role in creating the culture of mutual respect, inclusiveness, peace, and harmony through the diversity of nationalities.

AIESEC is the world's largest international youth-led organization working towards peace and fulfillment of mankind's potential by activating leadership in the youth through challenging, practical and global experiences, with the belief that youth leadership is not an option but a responsibility.

Aside from the Philippines, the event was also participated in by 11 other countries: Australia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Portugal, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Princess Jescelle Clavo, an incoming fourth year Civil Engineering student from the University of Santo Tomas, was the only exchange participant from the Philippines. She prepared a tourism presentation for the audience as her cultural performance. END

For more information, visit www.yangonpe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinMyanmar

AIESEC participants makes a mad dash to the Philippine booth to try out the biko and palitaw. (Yangon PE photo)

Third Secretaries and Vice Consuls Stephanie Alexis Cruz and Jan Michael Gomez and Embassy staff pose together with the lone Filipina Exchange Participant from UST, Ms. Princess Jescelle Clavo. (Yangon PE photo)