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12 January to June
2018

Philippines Takes Part in Annual International Food Festival in New York

The Philippine Consulate General Delegation
headed by Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega offered
Pancit Bam-I and ube and pandan sweet rolls. Ms. Kay
Habana, a New York-based Filipino soprano and events
caterer performed the Philippine classic “Ang Maya” to the
delight of the international audience.

During the event, Consul General De Vega was
likewise interviewed by the popular program “Dining with
Diplomats” where she spoke about the growing popularity of
Philippine cuisine.

Officers and Members of the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York welcome The Philippines was part of the Planning Committee
guests to the International Food Festival (photos by NYPCG) for the event with Consul General De Vega serving as an
Executive Committee member of the SOFC-NY. The Society
The Philippine Consulate General took part in the likewise turned over a donation to the New York Cares
2018 International Food Festival organized by the Society of Foundation for underserved members of the New York
Foreign Consuls in New York and held at the Hungarian
Consulate General on 22 February 2018. community .

An annual winter event, the Food Festival attracts
over 500 visitors from the diplomatic and consular corps,
business sector, media, culinary and travel industries in the
city.

Over 30 countries participated in the event presenting L-R Floresita Cuabo, Vice Consul Khrystina Corpuz-Popov, Ms. Kay Habana,
a savory and sweet sample of their respective cuisines and Consul General Theresa De Vega, Ms. Amina of the Saudi Arabian Consulate,
spirits as part of the exclusive tasting set-up. While guests Cultural Officer Olive Magpile
enjoyed the food offerings, nine countries, including the
Philippines, likewise took part in the event’s Cultural Night.

Philippines Headlines Cultural Show in Ellis Island New York

In celebration of Asian-American Heritage Month, the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Nai-Ni Chen
Dance Company presented the Ellis Island Asian American Heritage Festival on 6 May 2018 at the Great Hall of Immigration at
Ellis Island.

Filipino cultural group Kinding Sindaw Heritage Foundation headlined the show, with a 15-minute dance interpretation
of an exceprt from the Meranao epic Derangen. Derangen was proclaimed by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity in 2005. Darangen encodes
customary law, standards of social and
ethical behavior, notions of aesthetic beauty,

and social values specific to the Meranao
people of Mindanao Southern Philippines.
This epic dates back to the 4th to 10th
century.

Five other groups from China,
Vietnam, India and Hawaii performed their
traditional and indigenous dances and music.

Vice Consul Khrystina Corpuz From left: Cultural Officer Olivia
Popov and Cultural Officer Olivia Osias- Osias-Magpile, Ranger Douglas
Magpile coordinated with the National Park Kinding Sindaw Heritage Foundation performs an excerpt from the Treem, Vice Consul Khrystina
Service on the Philippines’ inclusion in the Meranao epic Derangen - proclaimed by UNESCO as an Intangible Corpuz Popov, and Mr. Andy
program, and represented the Philippine Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005 – at the Great Hall in Ellis Chen of Nai-Na Dance Group.
Consulate General of New York at the event. Island, New York on 6 May 2018. (PCGNY Photo)