PH Embassy in Yangon Promotes PH in First Myanmar Students’ Festival

Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi talks about inclusion and non-discrimination in his speech during the opening ceremony of the first ever Myanmar Students' Festival 2020. (Yangon PE photo)

YANGON 22 January 2020 –– The Philippine Embassy in Yangon participated in the first-ever Myanmar Students' Festival on 12 January 2020 at the Diamond Jubilee Hall of Yangon University.

The event was organized by the Myanmar Private Schools Federation, Private International Schools Association, and Nay Oke Foundation, in cooperation with the Myanmar Ministry of Education.

The festival featured different zones of learning which are Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), D.I.Y. (Do-it-yourself), Culinary, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN). Each ASEAN member state held a booth to display souvenirs, handicrafts, posters and general information about their respective country.

Teachers from Thalun International School, led by Ms. Ma. Zenaida De Guzman, took charge in decorating and manning the Philippine booth. Boracay maps, tourist destination luggage tags, Philippine ASEAN magnetic pins, and Philippine flaglets were distributed to students who visited the booth on a first come first serve basis.

The highlight of the Embassy's participation was the performance of the Philippine Embassy Youth Choir, under the tutelage of Third Secretary and Vice Consul Stephanie Alexis Cruz, during the closing ceremony. The choir sang six songs including the ASEAN Hymn, “Pilipinas Kong Mahal”, and “Auld Lang Syne”, which was requested by the Chairman of the Myanmar Private Schools Association U Nay Oke.

The event was attended by more than a thousand students and teachers from various government, private, international and monastic schools from all over Myanmar. END

Top photo: Myanmar Private Schools Federation President U Nay Oke regards the event as a significant milestone for the education sector. He also describes the different zones that the organizers prepared for the students such as the ASEAN Zone and the Science and Technology Zone. Bottom photo: (from left) Malaysian Ambassador H.E. Zahairi Bin Baharin, Deputy Speaker of Yangon Region Hluttaw U Lin Naing Myint, Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, Private Schools Association U Nay Oke, Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun, and National Education Policy Commission President U Myo Kywel performes the ribbon cutting during the Opening Ceremony. (Yangon PE photo)

Third Secretary and Vice Consul Stephanie Alexis Cruz welcomes Guest of Honor Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi and Organizer U Nay Oke and other guests to the Philippine booth and describes Philippine tourist destinations. (Yangon PE photo)

Top photo: Third Secretary and Vice Consul Stephanie Alexis A. Cruz introduces the Philippine Embassy Youth Choir and tells the audience about the songs to be performed by the choir. Bottom photo: The Philippine Embassy Youth Choir performs during the closing ceremony of the Myanmar Students’ Festival. (Yangon PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.yangonpe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinMyanmar.