UP Alumni Raise Funds for Scholarship Program
Officers and members of the UPAAS display a copy of Metro Cuisine during their Barrio Fiesta event on 05 October 2019 (UPAAS Photo)
SINGAPORE 25 October 2019 – To sustain its scholarship program through its Endowment Fund for Education, the UP Alumni Association Singapore (UPAAS) promoted the cookbook “Metro Cuisine: Cosmopolitan Finger Foods” anew on 05 October 2019.
The cookbook showcases the vibrant Filipino food culture in Singapore. It reflects the present-day cosmopolitan Filipino who retains his cultural roots while embracing the enriching influences brought by other cultures.
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore, in partnership with the Singapore Art Museum and Metro Cuisine, has enabled UPAAS to continue supporting four indigent UP students. This is in line with the objective of UPAAS of giving back to the country and supporting the vital role of its alma mater in developing the Philippine society and the Filipino nation as a whole while contributing to sustainable poverty alleviation initiatives in the country.
The UPAAS Scholarship Programme is being administered by the UP Office of Students and Scholarship Services and provides tuition and stipend to the least privileged UP students.
Metro Cuisine was made possible through the generous funding of the Lee Foundation, Singapore’s largest private charitable institution and supervised by publisher and book designer, Goh Eck Kheng, and food writer and consultant, Christopher Tan.
The cookbook features 65 finger food recipes contributed by UP alumni members, Filipino dignitaries, Singaporean friends, friends from other countries, from Filipino Muslims of Singapore, and a Household Service Worker in Singapore.
This list of contributors presents a full circle of cooperation that cuts across cultures, organizations, sectors, religions, and nations.
Among the recipes featured were those from former Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Belen Anota, who is also a UP alumnus.
“I strongly encourage our Filipino and Singaporean friends to support this initiative of UPAAS as it is for a very worthwhile cause. Deserving yet underprivileged students of UP will benefit from the proceeds of the sale of Metro Cuisine. Plus, it is a wonderful showcase of Filipino cuisine straight out of the kitchens of Filipinos currently or formerly based in Singapore,” Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap said.
To purchase a copy of Metro Cuisine, interested parties may email UPAAS through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Copies of the book are also available at the Philippine National Bank (PNB) office on the 3rd floor of the Lucky Plaza in Singapore. END
For more information, visit https://www.singaporepe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSingapore.