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PH, BANGLADESH SIGN CULTURAL EXCHANGE AGREEMENT FOR THE YEARS 2018-2020
PHOTO: Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo and Bangladesh Cultural Affairs Secretary Md. Nasir Uddin Ahmed signed the Cultural Exchange Agreement for the Years 2018-2020 between the Philippines and Bangladesh on 06 December 2018 at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs headquarters in Dhaka. Ambassador Bandillo was accompanied by Vice Consul LV De Guzman and Cultural Officer Lauren Arce.
PH EMBASSY IN DHAKA JOINS CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
PHOTO: The Philippine Embassy in Dhaka showed their support for the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women this year.
Aside from posting a streamer outside the Embassy, campaign materials on VAW were also made available at the Embassy’s consular corner for Filipinos in Bangladesh.
To spread more awareness on the campaign, campaign materials were also sent to the Philippine Consulates in Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Chittagong.
PH EMBASSY IN DHAKA CONDUCTS FIRST GAD ACTIVITY IN MALDIVES
Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo (left) presents a plaque of appreciation to Maldives Minister of Gender and Family Aminath Zenysha Shaheed Zaki (center) with Philippine Honorary Consul Abdulla Salih (right).
29 October 2018, Dhaka – To ensure that Filipinos have access to information on Philippine policies on women and development, the Philippine Embassy in Dhaka, in collaboration with Philippine Consulate in Malé, conducted the 1st Gender Awareness and Development (GAD) activity in Maldives entitled Labor-Related Concerns Including Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence Issues Lecture to the Filipino Community in Maldives on 27 October 2018 at Champa Central Hotel in Male.
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PINTA 2018: INSPIRING YOUNG MINDS TO DISCOVERY
Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo (left photo) give his message to the participating children (right photo) with Mr. Anacito Caingcoy, Jr. (rightmost) during the Pinta 2018: Ang Galing ng Batang Pinoy, Ipagmalaki saan mang Bansa on 12 October 2018.
20 October 2018, Dhaka — “It is not only about painting, it is about discovery,” says seven-year-old Mary Natalee Parantar, perfectly quoting her painting teacher.
Natalee, daughter of a Dhaka-based Filipino couple, is the youngest participant of the recently concluded “Pinta 2018: Ang Galing ng Batang Pinoy, Ipagmalaki Saan Mang Bansa,” a cultural project of the Philippine Embassy in Dhaka aimed at inspiring young minds to discover the Philippines through art.
The 11 participating children aged seven to 14 years old whose parents are either both Filipinos or of Filipinos married to Bangladeshis were mentored by Anacito Guia Caingcoy Jr., a Filipino arts teacher in an international school in Dhaka.
Pinta 2018 ran for two weekends, ending last 19 October 2018 with an exhibit of the children’s paintings at the Chancery. END.
The participating children during their art lesson with their teacher, Mr. Anacito Caingcoy, Jr.
Vice Consul LV De Guzman (left most in photo), Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo & Mr. Anacito Caingcoy, Jr. (first and second right most in photo) with the participating children after the awarding of the Certificate of Completion.
Mr. Anacito Caingcoy, Jr. received the Plaque of Appreciation from Vice Consul LV. De Guzman and Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo.