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Filipina Michelle Comendador Receives Recognition from Annual Hana Bank Multicultural Awards


11 August 2024. Seoul. Filipina Michelle Comendador was one of the awardees of the Hana Bank Foundation's Annual Multicultural Awards held on 17 July 2024 at the Hana Bank Headquarters in Seoul.

Ms. Comendador was one of the Hopeful Family Awardees. She was recognized for persevering, along with her Korean husband, in raising a family of seven multicultural children in a caring and inclusive environment.

Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega was on hand to award the prize to Ms. Comendador in the presence of her entire family and representatives from Hana Bank and Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF). END

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