“Batang Pinoy Ako” Event Steeps Filipino Children in Shanghai in PH Heritage, Culture, Games
Batang Pinoy 2 participants, organizers, supporters and sponsors pose for a commemorative photo. (Shanghai PCG photo)
SHANGHAI, 24 November 2021 – The delighted shrieks of Filipino children filled the grounds of the Parkyard hotel in the New Pudong District as 40 Filipino children and their families gathered for the second iteration of the “Batang Pinoy Ako” cultural awareness event on 14 November 2021.
Following up on the success of the event’s first staging on 26 December 2020, Batang Pinoy Ako 2 was again helmed jointly by the Pinoy Teachers Association in Shanghai (PITAS) in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General and the Philippine Department of Tourism Office in Shanghai.
Batang Pinoy Ako 2 featured various activities and an immersive, enriching experience overall within a 4.5-hour program. Part 1 exposed participating kids to colorful presentations about key facts and aspects of Philippines’ geography, history and culture.
Part 2 saw the children breaking into groups and taking turns visiting the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao stations where they learned about and tried their hands (and feet) at indigenous dances, games, and handicrafts.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat honored the gathering by extending greetings by video to the kids and participants and congratulating the organizers of the project. Philippine Consul General to Shanghai Josel F. Ignacio also addressed the event with brief remarks in Filipino. He underscored the importance of projects such as Batang Pinoy in steering Filipino kids living abroad to be invested in their Philippine heritage and preserving their links with the motherland. END
Children tried their hands at crafts and dances associated with Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (Shanghai PCG photo)
Keynote messages were delivered by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (by video) and Consul General Ignacio, both lauding the project. (Shanghai PCG photo)
L-R from Top: (1) Teeners trying the Kappa Malong Malong dance; (2) Pabitin; (3) Tumbang preso; (4) Tinikling; (5) Bead craft; (6) Patintero; (7) Children of PCG personnel taking part in the activity; (8) “Ihipán ng gawgáw; (9) Masskara; (10) Tourism Attaché Reyes giving a kiddie-friendly presentation on PH; (11) PITAS officials presenting certificate of appreciation to PCG; (12) PITAS officials performing the Kadal Tahu dance. (Shanghai PCG photo)
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