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METRO SCENE BY JOY FONG

Astrud Schuck, Miss Earth Philippines 2018
Silvia Celeste Cortesi and Jazz Music at the Italian National Day
Ambassador Giorgio Guglielmino

Austrian Ambassador to the Philippines
Mexican Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Gerardo H.R. Bita Rasoulian and Italian
Lozano Arredondo & family and Italian Ambassador Ambassador to the Philippines H.E.
to the Philippines H.E. Giorgio Guglielmino Giorgio Guglielmino Nuns indulging in Affogato

renewing a partnership with Philippine Airlines for a
direct fight from Manila to Rome. Tis, afer a period
of more than 20 years. Tese fights would beneft
the permanent Filipino community currently in Italy
(a number of about 200,000) and the around 30,000
Filipinos who apply for a visa to enter the European
country every year.
It is safe to say that our culture, too, is built on love
and passion. Te Philippines can be seen as Italy’s
Ducati Display at the Italian National Day younger sibling – a little rough around the edges but
showing the same passionate pride that makes us do
the “Embassy of Italy Award”. Tis will be given to a anything and everything for all those that we love. It is
young Filipino artist who shows great potential in the our desire to be good family members, and our wish to
arts. Ambassador Guglielmino said that the goal of fulfll our loved one’s desires that make us very similar
the Italian embassy is to build a small but signifcant to Italy. It is exciting to see where this relationship
collection of Filipino art to be displayed in the will go and how deep our connection will be. As we
residence of the Italian Ambassador as well as in the grow more into our own culture, it is nice to develop a
premises of the Italian Embassy chancery. relationship with a similar-minded country.
Ambassador Guglielmino is also working towards Email joyfong@rocketmail.com
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