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Ms. Guyana-Universe Calls on Philippine Consul General in New York

Ms. Soyini Fraser the official representative of Guyana to the Miss
Universe Pageant to be held in the Philippines on 30 January 2017 paid a
courtesy call on Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega prior to her
departure for Manila.

Ms. Fraser who works in the Public Relations field and is also an
accomplished dancer expressed her eagerness to see various destinations
in the Philippines and to also meet many Filipinos in the course of the
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pageant. She noted that Guyana is celebrating its 50 Foundation Year
and that she is proud to represent her country during this milestone year.

She is active in several charities in Guyana such as the Keem
Foundation and the National Blood Transfusion Service and her special
advocacy is raising awareness on the needs of the elderly population.

Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega, Cultural Officer Olive
Magpile, and Department of Tourism-New York Assistant Joey Chanco welcomed Ms. Fraser to the Consulate and
congratulated her on being chosen as Guyana’s representative to the pageant. Ms. Fraser was accompanied by Ms. Jyoti
Hardat, National Director of the Ms. Universe-Guyana Pageant and a former beauty contestant herself, along with Mr. Felix
Manuel and Ms. Melissa Alviar of the Filipino Community.

Consul General Dizon-de Vega presented Ms. Fraser with a Philippine-made fan from Monchet y Compania and
wished her a good showing at the pageant as well as an enjoyable stay in the Philippines. The Consulate representatives also
relayed to her some travel highlights to expect in the country. Ms. Fraser was among the first batch of arrivals in the Philippines
for the pageant.
Philippine Consulate General in New York
Welcomes Global Studies Students

Filipino Film Screens at the Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega with
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7 Queen’s World Film Philippine Center Events Coordinator Victor Cruz welcomed
Festival; Bags Acting Prize a delegation of faculty and students of Tallwood Academy in
for Ms. Ai-Ai delas Alas Virginia to the Philippine Center in New York on 30 March
2017.
A Filipino film “Area” directed by
Louie Ignacio screened last March The high school students are enrolled in the Global
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at the 7 Queen’s World Film Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood and
Festival held at the New York visited the Center to receive a briefing on the work
Museum of the Moving Image and undertaken by foreign Embassies and Consulates in the
the historic KaufmanTheater. United States. The group was accompanied by faculty
member Jessica Windish, Global Studies Instructional
Consulate General in New York Theresa Dizon-De Leaders.
Vega personally extended congratulations to Director Louie
Ignacio for the successful screening of the film and for the Tallwood School has sister school arrangements
award garnered by the film’s lead actress. with Olongapo City National High School and Olongapo
Regional Science High School. (Continue to page 27)
In a meeting with Director Ignacio Consul General
Dizon-De Vega shared the Consulate’s Philippine promotion
efforts including the annual “Sinehan sa Summer” held at the
Philippine Center in New York every August and individual
special film screenings as well as promotion of Philippine
films being screened in events in the US Northeast.

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The film was also be part of the lineup at the 41
Cleveland International Film Festival from 29 March to 02
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April and at the 15 Boston International Film Festival from 13
to 17 April 2017.
Ms. Jessica Windish, Global Studies Instructional Leader (extreme left) with
“Area” won a Special Jury Prize at the Eurasia Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega (Center) and the students of
International Film Festival in Almary, Kazakhstan in 2016. Tallwood School (photos by Victor Cruz)