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PHL Embassy in Doha Conducts Mobile Overseas Voting Registration and Consular Outreach Services during the Pistahan sa Doha Celebration

Clockwise, from top left: Consul General Roussel R. Reyes opens the festival together with members of the Filipino community in Doha. Officers of the Kulinarya Qatar program introduced onstage and presents their upcoming activities and events for the coming year. Overseas voting registration and other consular services and inquiries conducted by the Embassy during the 3-day Filcom event.

PHL Embassy in Doha Launches "Qatar through Filipino Lenses" Photo Exhibit

Top photo: Ambassador Timbayan shows the photographs to Katara officials and members of the diplomatic corps during the exhibit opening.  Bottom photo: The Qatar Through Filipino Lenses poster, prepared by Katara's PR team, welcomes visitors at the event.

29 August 2017 DOHA — The Philippine Embassy in Doha, in cooperation with Katara Cultural Village Foundation, launched the photography exhibition "Qatar through Filipino Lenses" at the Katara Gallery 2 on August 17 featuring Qatari landmarks, architecture, nature and people of Qatar as seen through the lenses of Filipino photographers. The event was participated in by the different Filipino photography clubs registered with the Embassy which include both professionals and enthusiasts.

The exhibit opening was attended by officials of the Katara International Affairs Department, members of the diplomatic corps, members of the media and photography enthusiasts in Qatar. The photographs earned praises for showcasing the astounding beauty of Qatar as seen from the blending of the old and the new, progress and history which define Qatar's development as a country and as a society.

Speaking at the event, Philippine Ambassador Alan Timbayan thanked Katara for its support in promoting cultural exchanges between Philippines and Qatar and expressed keen interest in pursuing ares of cultural cooperation in the future under the ambit of our newly-signed Culture Cooperation Agreement with Qatar.

In the past, Katara has also hosted the performance tour of Ballet Philippines and ASEAN Festival in 2015, and film screenings of Heneral Luna and Bamboo Flowers in 2016.

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

Phil Embassy in Doha Launches Art Exhibit on Buwan ng Wika

A student participant shows her entry to Philippine  Ambassador Alan Timbayan (Photo by Imelda Enrile).

13 August 2017 - In celebration of the Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (Philippine Language Month), the Philippine Embassy in Doha launched the Pagtatanghal ng mga Likhang Sining, at the Philippine Embassy on August 11.

The art exhibition features works of art by the Alliance of Filipino Artists in Qatar, and students from the Philippine School Doha (PSD) and Philippine International School Qatar (PISQ) and will run from August 11 to 31.

The project aims to promote local Filipino artists in Qatar and to showcase their works and talents to a wider audience under the ambit of the recently signed Cultural Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and Qatar as part of the Embassy's initiative to sustain cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Pursuant to the Presidential Decree Number 1041 of 1997, the Buwan ng Wika is celebrated in the Philippines every month of August in order to promote the FIlipino language awareness. This year's theme, “Filipino: Wikang Mapagbago” aims not only to instill the love for the national language but also to commemorate the Filipino people's struggle for freedom and national identity. END

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

Various artworks depicting Filipino culture, tradition and national symbols will be on display at the Philippine Embassy from 11 to 31 August 2017.