PH Embassy in Damascus Showcases Local Fare at International Charity Bazaar 2022
Philippine Embassy in Damascus team pose for a photo at the Philippine Booth with Filipino products on display. (Damascus PE photo)
DAMASCUS, 16 November 2022 — The Philippine Embassy in Damascus, along with 20 other countries through their embassies in Syria, and nonprofit organizations in Syria, participated in the International Charity Bazaar held on 12 November 2022, at the Dama Rose Hotel. The biggest fundraising bazaar of the year was spearheaded by the Diplomatic Club of Syria (DCoS) in cooperation with the Syrian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.
The Philippine Embassy booth showcased Filipino cultural products such as traditional embroidered barong textiles, native bags and pouches, rattan trays, and Capiz shell items. Filipino food products such as dried mangoes, polvoron, canned goods, banana ketchup bottles, and cooking ingredients for Filipino dishes were also displayed for sale. Also on display were brochures showcasing prime tourism destinations in the Philippines.
In her opening remarks, DCoS President and wife of Indonesian Ambassador to Syria, Mrs. Radyanti Fauzi, thanked countries and organizations for participating and showcasing their products for a common humanitarian cause. She added that the event was also an opportunity to know other cultures through the items displayed at each booth. The embassies of Algeria, Armenia, Belgium, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Belarus, India, Ireland, Palestine, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Venezuela were also represented.
In an interview with the Syrian Arab News Agency, CDA Vida Soraya Verzosa thanked the DCoS for inviting the Philippines to be part of the event.“We believe that sharing culture between Philippines and Syria is an important part of strengthening our bilateral relations, and part of our economic diplomacy program is to share the beauty of Philippine products with the Syrian people and the international community,” CDA Verzosa added
The Philippines was one of the most-visited booths in the bazaar and almost all products displayed were sold out.
The beneficiary of this year’s bazaar are organizations from the governorate of Homs, one of the hardest-hit governorates of the civil crisis. END
CDA Verzosa describes the Philippine items on display to DCoS President and wife of Indonesian Ambassador, Mrs. Radyanti Fauzi, DCoS Honorary President and wife of Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Shukria Mekdad, and other DCoS officers and members during the bazaar tour. (Damascus PE photo)
CDA Verzosa shows different Filipino products to H.E. Mansour Azzam, Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria. (Damascus PE photo)
A photo of the Philippine Embassy booth full of Filipino products all the way from the Philippines. (Damascus PE photo)
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