PH Embassy Conducts Cultural Briefing for Singaporean Primary School Counselors

Consul Gonaranao Musor, Head of the Cultural Section of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, delivers a lecture on Filipino culture at the Chongfu Primary School on 26 March 2019. (Singapore PE photo)

SINGAPORE 01 April 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, represented by Consul Gonaranao B. Musor and Cultural Officer Sheila B. Bengtlars, met with 13 primary school counselors of North Cluster 2 for a briefing on Filipino culture at the Chongfu Primary School on 26 March 2019.

Consul Musor discussed various aspects of Filipino culture including social norms, taboos, customs, parents’ expectations on their children and education.

The Singaporean school counselors requested this briefing to enable them to be more sensitive to the culture of their Filipino students in their respective schools. The counselors noted the similarities between Filipino culture and Singapore’s as well as their traditional and modern beliefs.

Consul Musor added that the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, which is surrounded by Pacific Ocean in the east and South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea in the west, led to the diversity within Philippine culture.

In addition to the briefing, the Embassy officials conveyed to the Singapore school authorities the Philippines’ continued interest to pursue more collaboration between the Philippine and Singapore schools, especially as the two countries celebrate the 50^th anniversary of bilateral relations this year. END

Consul Gonaranao Musor with 13 primary school counsellors during the briefing at the Chongfu Primary School in Yishun. (Singapore PE photo)

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