PHILIPPINE EMBASSY DONATES BOOKS TO THE FILIPINIANA SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ─ BANGLADESH

Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna (left), Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo (middle), and Vice Consul Leo Marco C. Vidal (right)

27 August 2019, Dhaka – The Philippine Embassy donated several Philippine publications to the library of the American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) to form part of the collection of its Filipiniana section, inaugurated on the same day. The AIUB is a leading private university in Bangladesh.

During the handover ceremony before the faculty and administration of AIUB, Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo underscored the Philippines’ commitment to further people-to-people understanding between the Philippines and Bangladesh, and hoped that the books stir greater interest in the Philippines among Bangladesh faculty and students.

Ambassador Bandillo also remarked that the Philippines is celebrating its National Language Month this August, a time of reflection not just on our language, but also our identity and culture. END