PH Embassy Hosts Seminar on PH Indigenous Culture for University of Brunei Darussalam Students

Students from the University Brunei Darussalam (UBD) who participated in the Philippine Indigenous Culture Seminar and Workshop pose for a group photo with Philippine Embassy CDA Pete Delfin and the speakers: KXPH Founder and President Edwin Antonio, Basco, Batanes Mayor Anastacia Viola, and Mr. Eduard Delfin of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of Batanes. (Brunei PE photo)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 17 September 2018 — Students from the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) who are taking Filipino Language courses as part of their degree program attended the Seminar Workshop on Philippine Indigenous Culture conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Brunei in collaboration with Katutubo Exchange Philippines (KXPH) on 08 September 2018.

“The seminar is very enriching and a very interactive and enjoyable out-of-classroom experience for my students,” said Filipina professor, Frieda Marie Bonus-Adeva, who started the Filipino language programme in UBD.

“Kudos to the Katutubo Exchange Philippines for their passion in preserving Filipino culture and traditions, and sharing their knowledge to the world with pride and dignity,” Professor Adeva, who has been teaching the Filipino language in UBD for eight years now, added.

During the workshop, KXPH taught the participants indigenous games and songs, as well as how to write baybayin and wear indigenous clothing. The students gamely participated in the games and also put on native costumes.

The speakers for the forum were KXPH President Edwin Antonio, Mayor Anastacia Viola of Basco, Batanes and Eduardo Delfin of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of Batanes Provincial Office.

Mr. Antonio presented a multi-level cultural exchange platform among the various indigenous people of the Philippines, while Mayor Viola and Mr. Delfin focused on the Batanes-Ivatan people’s way of life.

UBD is one of the prestigious universities in Brunei offering specialized courses in Business, Arts, Asian Studies, Policy Studies, Education, and Biodiversity, among others. Over 100 students enroll in the Filipino Language Course each semester. Filipino Language is offered by UBD as part of its Language Centre Program.

Philippine Embassy Chargé d’ Affairs Pete Raymond V. Delfin welcomed the participants and expressed optimism that they will benefit from learning the different indigenous culture of the Philippines.

Katutubo Exchange Philippines is a volunteer organization, comprised of volunteer youths and cultural workers, aimed to promote indigenous culture and traditional arts, and heighten public awareness in embracing the beauty of the different indigenous peoples while, at the same time, celebrating the oneness of the Filipino race. END

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UBD students, traditional and indigenous attires, pose for a photo together with Katutubo Exchange Philippines President Edwin Antonio (2^nd from right), Mayor Anastacia Viola of Basco, Batanes (2^nd from left), Eduardo Delfin of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in Batanes Regional Office (1^st from left); Filipino professor Frieda Marie Bonus-Adeva of the University of Brunei Darussalam (1^st from right) and Embassy officials, Philippine Chargé d’ Affaires Pete Raymond V. Delfin (4^th from left) and Vice Consul Jaybee B. Arguillas (3^rd from left) (Brunei PE photo)

Participants learn how to write “baybayin” during the seminar workshop in Philippines Indigenous Culture. (Brunei PE photo)

Participants learn how to wear the traditional and indigenous attires of the different tribes in the Philippines. (Brunei PE photo)