PH Consulate in Dubai to Strengthen Collaboration with Filipino Community for Cultural Events

DUBAI 01 August 2018 — The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai hosted a town hall meeting and press conference on 17 July 2018, to discuss how to further strengthen the already active Consulate-Community collaboration in its cultural and community events.

The meeting was also an opportunity to meet Clem Marnel Burgos, Grand Champion of the Fifth International Competition of Arts and Culture held at Yerevan, Armenia on 09 July 2018.

Mr. Burgos narrated how the Filipino Community in Yerevan and the Philippine Embassy in Moscow threw their fullest support to his participation in the competition.

He expressed his deepest appreciation to Ambassador to Russia Carlos D. Sorreta and to the Filipino Community in Dubai for providing him a chance to showcase his talent and passion for the arts to the global Filipino Community.

Some 80 community leaders participated in the meeting, acknowledging that the Consulate and the Filipino Community could do much more in support of the country’s cultural diplomacy strategy and programs.

The Consulate and the Filipino Community had just recently finished two very successful cultural and community events—the Philippine Independence Day Celebrations where over 45,000 participated, and the Limasawa Program with the Leyte Normal University. END

For more information, visit www.dubaipcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinDubai/ or the Consul General's FB page @phcongendubaipaulcortes