PH Consulate General in Xiamen Holds PH Christmas Carol Fest

The MXIS Choir with Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores (second row, sixth from left) and Ms. Johanna Melissa N. Rupisan, SM-China GM (second row, fifth from left). (Xiamen PCG photo)

XIAMEN 07 December 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen, in cooperation with SM Xiamen and the Manila Xiamen International School (MXIS), successfully launched the second Philippine Christmas Carol Festival at SM Xiamen Lifestyle Center in Xiamen City on 07 December 2018.

The Festival is the Consulate General’s initiative under its cultural diplomacy thrusts and Gender and Development programs with special tribute to Filipino teachers of MXIS in observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12.

The MXIS Choir of teachers and faculty members performed a repertoire of popular Filipino and foreign Christmas songs to the delight of over 300 guests, members of the Filipino community in Xiamen, Consulate General’s officers and staff and shoppers in attendance.

Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores expressed appreciation to SM Xiamen and its Management Team for hosting the Festival and MXIS Choir for their valuable support and contribution to the successful staging of the Festival.

The Consulate General also conducted an orientation to the MXIS teachers and faculty members on the 18-day campaign to end VAW. The Consulate General distributed campaign and reading materials to boost awareness, promote, protect and fulfill the rights of women and girls, and to stop the violence.

It presented certificates of appreciation and token to Filipino teachers of MXIS in recognition of their valuable contribution to education and for being a great source of pride and inspiration to the Filipino community in Xiamen.

SM Xiamen and MXIS are the Consulate General’s long-time and active partners in its cultural, tourism and investment/trade promotion thrusts. END

The Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen hosted a dinner for the teachers and faculty of MXIS under its Gender and Development Program as a tribute to their valuable contribution in the field of education and in observance with the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women. (Xiamen PCG photo)

For more information, visit xiamenpcg.dfa.gov.ph.