12 May 2016 – The Storytelling and Story Readers Theater Philippines (SSRTP), in collaboration with the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, organized a storytelling session at the Philippine Chancery on May 10.

The four-member group read Dr. Evelyn F. Cabanban’s “The Legend of the Guava” to an audience composed of Embassy personnel and staff, their children, and representatives from Pilipinas.MM, the organization of Filipinos in Myanmar, and the Third Story Project.

Philippine Ambassador to Myanmar Alex G. Chua expressed support for the group’s efforts to promote Filipino values through storytelling. He also thanked the group for visiting Myanmar to build networks with storytelling groups in Myanmar like the Third Story Project, a local NGO dedicated to promoting literacy to children in conflict areas throughout Myanmar. Ambassador Chua said people-to-people exchanges promote friendly relations and strengthen the relations of the Philippines with Myanmar.

The group, together with the Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, handed over books on Philippine culture to the Universities’ Central Library where they performed renowned actress, librettist and Gawad CCP para sa Sining awardee Professor Emeritus Dr. Fides Cuyugan-Asencio’s “Salamin, Salamin.”

The four-member SSRTP delegation included Dr. Evelyn F. Cabanban, Professor Emeritus Dr. Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Architect Arlene de Torres and Ms. Emlyn Olfindo-Santos. END