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PH Embassy in Qatar Screens Filipino Film, ‘Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?’

Embassy officials and staff pose for a photo after the screening of Filipino film Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap’. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 26 November 2019 ─ The Philippine Embassy in Qatar organized the screening of the 2013 Filipino film, “Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap” by Director Jose Javier Reyes at the Drama Theater of the Katara Cultural Village Foundation on 31 October 2019.

The film screening was graced by Katara International Affairs Manager Maryam Majed Al-Saad, Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Basri Sidehabi, and Korean Ambassador Chang-Mo Kim. 

The movie is a story of loyalty, sacrifice, and dedication of a nanny named Teresa who served a middle-class family for six decades only to find herself in the middle of bickering over her custody among the siblings she cared for, following the death of the family’s matriarch and the selling of the family’s ancestral house where she has served for years. 

The movie hit close to home to many of the Filipino expatriate viewers who know of a “Teresa” either back home or overseas. 

A total of 251 viewers watched the screening, of which 204 were Filipinos while the rest were foreign expatriates. 

The movie is the Embassy’s debut film under its project dubbed as, “Pinilakang Tabing.”  The Embassy partnered with Katara and the Film Development Council of the Philippines to make the film screening possible. END

Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar Alan L. Timbayan  (second from left) is flanked by Katara International Affairs Manager Maryam Majed Al-Saad (leftmost), Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Basri Sidehabi (second from right), and Korean Ambassador Chang-Mo Kim (rightmost).  (Doha PE photo)

Katara-edited official poster of the movie. (Doha PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph   or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

PH Embassy in Doha Showcases Pinoy Culture at Int’l Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Championship

Left photo: Philippine Embassy in Doha booth display. Right photo: Foreign students pose for a photo with Embassy booths, including the Philippine booth at the background (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 18 October 2019 —  The Philippine Embassy in Doha participated in the side events of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Championship which was held at Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium from 27 September to 06 October 2019.

The Embassy showcased Philippine cultural heritage through booth display and cultural performances during the 10-day event. The Embassy tapped a local group of Filipino talents, the Tanghalang Overseas Pinoy, Inc. (TOPI), to perform at the “Fun Zone” located within the premises of the Khalifa International Stadium.

The Embassy’s participation in the side events of the IAAF World Athletics Championship was a show of the Philippines’ solidarity with Qatar as the host country of the prestigious biennial sporting event. It was coordinated with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the state organizer of the third largest sporting event in the world. END

The Tanghalang Overseas Pinoy, Inc. (TOPI), a local group of Filipino talents, performs a musical show before a crowd of Filipino and foreign spectators at the “Fun Zone” during the opening day of the IAAF World Athletics Championship. (Photo credit: Doha PE)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

PH Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthen Cooperation with Qatar Transport Ministry

Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan met with Qatari Transport and Communications Minister Jassim Bin Saif Al Sulaiti on 16 September 2019 to reaffirm the Philippines’ commitment to Qatar’s Transport Ministry and to explore further areas of cooperation between the two countries. (Doha PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.