Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday attended a number of occasions in Singapore as a part of her duties as council president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).
According to a report by Ian Cruz on “24 Oras,” Duterte paid a courtesy name to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long the place she expressed gratitude for taking care of the welfare of abroad Filipino staff.
“Para magpasalamat unang una, for taking care of the well-being ng mga Filipinos who are living and working here in Singapore,” she informed the Singaporean officers.
Duterte visited the Singapore Mandai Wildlife Reserve to steer the opening of the Philippine Aviary in its Bird Paradise.
On Philippine Independence Day on June 12, sambisig and geothermica, a pair of captive-bred Philippine eagles had been turned over to the wildlife reserve as a part of conservation efforts of endangered species.
She additionally visited the SEAMEO Regional Language Center and met instructor Aileen Bajaro of Catanduanes National High School, who’s presently finding out in Singapore beneath the SEAMEO program.
Duterte was accompanied by a Grade 8 pupil, Naomi, from Bacolod City, in Brunei and Singapore. She is a part of the “You can be VP program,” which goals to indicate chosen college students the vice chairman in motion.
“Hindi ko po inakala na makakalabas pa ako sa Pilipinas kasi yung iba mga tao ‘di nakakalabas sa bansa pero binigyan po ako ng chance na makasama dito. Makapunta sa Singapore tsaka sa Brunei,” Naomi stated.
Duterte additionally spoke to the Temasek Foundation Singapore, which for a few years has collaborated with the personal and public sectors for options which have improved folks’s lives, together with the Philippines.
“They’ve been very generous during the COVID-19 pandemic. They save lives, Filipino lives in the Philippines. We are here to express our appreciation for that,” Duterte stated.
With an estimated 200,000 Filipinos dwelling and dealing in Singapore, Duterte is additionally scheduled to seem on the gathering with the Filipino group on the Orchard Hotel.
“Nakapakahalaga po ng ating meet and greet ng ating fellow Filipinos dito sa Singapore dahil tinataas nila ang bandera ng Pilipinas dito sa ibang bansa,” she stated.—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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