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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CELEBRATES FIESTA FILIPINAS, SEASON 2, WAGAYWAY FESTIVAL OF IMUS CITY, CAVITE


25 June 2022, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul celebrated the Wagayway Festival of Imus City, Cavite on 25 June 2022 together with Yeoncheon City government officials led by Mr. Jong-Uk KIM, Manager of International Affairs, Ms. Hyo-Sook BANG, Ms. Ju-Ok LEE, and Mr. Tae-Woon OH. Yeoncheon City, Gyeonggi Province is a sister-city of Imus City, Cavite Province. Mr. Kim congratulated the organizers of the festival and in describing the festival he said "I'm just saying one word Mabuhay" to all the participants. In 2009, friendship and cultural exchanges began between the two cities before a sister-city agreement was signed in 2017.

Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi also participated in the Wagayway Festival, in his message he welcomed the almost 300 participants to the virtual celebration and invited all the "bisitas" to visit Cavite Province.

FILCOM representative and migrants advocate, Ms. Anna Sumayod and students of the Gyeongsangnamdo Foreign Residents Support Center Youth Migrants Social Adaptation class of 2022, gamely participated in the activities of the Wagayway Festival. END.

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