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SFA-AGR-189-08 |
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THE PHILIPPINES SHINES AT THE MATTA FAIR 2008 |
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25 March 2008 - From 14 to 16 March 2008, visitors to the Malaysia Association of Tours and Travel Agencies (MATTA) International Travel Fair were treated to breath-taking performances by the Banda Kawayan (pictured above) of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), as they deftly performed traditional Filipino and Malaysian folk songs, popular as well as classic standards, and even movie themes using bamboo instruments. Inset: Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Victoriano M. Lecaros congratulating Prof. Siegfredo Calabig, leader and mentor of Banda Kawayan
(L-R) DOT Director Purificacion Molintas, DOT Director Blesilda Diwa, Ambassador Lecaros, Tourism Attache Gerosel Siquian, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Marford Angeles pose in front of the Philippine booth at MATTA Fair. Inset: The well-designed Philippine booth and the Banda Kawayan performances are part of the strategy of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT), through its representative office in Singapore, to have a bigger presence in Malaysia’s premier consumer travel fair. END |
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