The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, reported that the Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2011 designated 04 September 2011 as the Philippine Day during its 6th Grand Cultural Festival. The event was highlighted by the inaugural performance of the world class Ballet Manila at the Expo. Ballet Manila will perform until 10September 2011 as the Philippine representative to this year’s World Culture Expo.

The event was attended by hundreds of Koreans and Filipinos who are living in the Gyeongsangbuk-do province area and some students from Seoul. The Philippines is also represented by a group of circus performers in the World’s Best Circus section of the Expo. The group will be performing alongside circus troupes from Russia and China until 10 October 2011 The Embassy of the Philippines is supporting the 2011 World Culture Expo to showcase Philippine culture and talents and to promotemutual awareness and understanding among the Filipino migrants and Korean nationals. The World Culture Expo will run until 10 October 2011.