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ABUJA, 19 November 2022 – The Philippine Embassy joined four other ASEAN diplomatic missions in Abuja in a friendly bowling game, the first sports meet organized by the ASEAN Committee in Abuja (ACA) after close to a three-year absence due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

A five-member team from the Philippine Embassy competed with counterparts from the Malaysian High Commission, the Embassy of Indonesia, Embassy of Thailand and Embassy of Vietnam at The Dome, Abuja’s Central Business District starting at 10:00am, following a welcome speech by Her Excellency Gloria Tiwet, Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, and ACA Chair. The Embassy team, comprisingVice Consul Dana Michelle C. Del Rosario, Communications and Protocol Arnold C. Parducho, Property Officer Sherwin V. Avelino, and Consular Assistants Clifford V. Legal and Maria Abaloke Bassey, won the match after getting the highest score for the two games.

“Spare!” “Strike” flashed repeatedly on the team’s score board as Mr. Parducho, the Embassy’s highest scorer, led the team to the championship. The team was awarded the prize by High Commissioner Tiwet, who also recognized the team’s individual efforts. Mr. Parducho took the Individual Top Scorer Prize for the Men's category. -END

 

Photo 1: The Philippine Embassy participated in the bowling competition held among the members of the ASEANCommittee in Abuja (ACA) at The Dome on 19 November 2022. The Embassy’s team members (R-L) were Consular Assistant Maria Abaloke Bassey, Vice Consul Dana Michelle C. Del Rosario, Consular Assistant Clifford V. Legal, Communications and Protocol Officer Arnold C. Parducho, and Property Officer Sherwin V. Avelino. Consular Assistant Ivy S. Platon’s son Dean Jethro S. Platon is also in the photo.

Photo 2: Prior to the bowling match, the personnel’s families joined to support the Philippine Embassy bowling team at The Dome.

Photo 3: The Philippine Embassy team receives the top prize for the team with the highest combined score from two games at the ASEAN Committee in Abuja (ACA) Bowling Competition at The Dome on 19 November 2022.

 

 

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The Philippine Embassy invites you to join us in our Zoom webinar,  

"Maritime Disputes and Popular Culture: How Insidious Ideas Hide Behind Innocuous Scenes - a discussion and critique of popular films promoting China’s claims on the West Philippine Sea”  

Featuring panelists Dr. Jay L. Batongbacal, expert on Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, and Mr. Rhadem Musawah, filmmaker and human rights activist

21 October 2022 1-3PM WAT  

Register at https://bit.ly/AbujaManamo2022  

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ABUJA, 28 September 2022 - To commemorate the 2022 Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (ManaMo), the Philippine Embassy held a Seafood Tasting Event on 27 September 2022. The event tapped Filipino Expat Vlogger Liza Maaño-Abulencia, new arrival to Abuja from Nairobi, to prepare an array of traditional Filipino seafood-based dishes for a dozen guests comprising resident Filipinos, diplomats, as well Nigerians from media, PR, international cultural and financial organizations. 

 Photo 1: Screengrab from the video of the Seafood Tasting Event (click on the photo to view the video). The video was put together through the help of Imagedotadrica Media Director Ms. Olive Chiamaka Sadiq for the  narration, and Ms. Lois Abba Sambo, editor and journalist for Aso Radio and Television for the camera work.

In Abuja, despite being located inland, one can find (though mostly frozen) fish, shellfish, cuttlefish, and crayfish, that can be used as ingredients for a typical Filipino dish using seafood. The event started with a cooking demonstration of four dishes: homemade Fishballs, Seafood Lumpiang Shanghai (deep fried spring rolls), Pancit Guisado (Seafood in Rice Vermicelli), and Ginataang Sugpo (Prawns in Coconut Milk).

The degustation started in earnest when the Embassy personnel, led by Chargé d’affaires, a.i. and Consul General Roderico Atienza, distributed scorecards to the guests for them to rate each dish on a scale of 1-10 for appearance, uniqueness, and flavor, just for fun. The dishes were accompanied by wine, beer and fruit juice.

Photo 2: The Philippine Embassy held a MANA Mo-themed Seafood Cooking Demonstration and Tasting at the residence of Filipino expat vlogger Liza Maaño- Abulencia in Abuja’s commercial district of Wuse II on 27 September 2022.

The guests included Ruben Alba Aguilera of the European Union Delegation, Ubah Thomas Ubah of the World Bank in Nigeria, Grendel Alvarado-Christoff, wife of the Canadian High Commissioner in Abuja, Marisa Concepcion of ChicKing Nigeria Ltd, Simsi Kaempf of Institut-Francais Nigeria, Kwincel Lim-Anaedum, long-time resident and mother to Filipino-Nigerian children, Dena Lu of eHealth Africa, and Chijioke Obioma of Rightangle PR.

 

Photo 3: The Philippine Embassy in Nigeria posted the MANA Mo 2022 streamer outside of the Abulencia duplex inside the Wuse II compound where the Seafood Cooking Demonstration and Tasting was held.

 

Photo 4: Filipino expart blogger Liza Maaño- Abulencia demonstrates how to cook Seafood Pancit Guisado to Ms. Olive Chiamaka Sadiq, CEO and Media Director for Nigerian start-up Imagedotafrica, who the Embassy engaged in the creation of content for its newly launched even as Lois Abba Sambo of Aso Radio and Television takes a video.

Surprisingly, the dish that received many plaudits was a dish of ordinary fried fish intended to represent galunggong, the fish of the Filipino Everyman. As a substitute to the mackerel scad or speedo common in Philippine palengke (markets), Ms. Abulencia deep fried Indian mackarel rolled in flour to prevent oil splash back and create a crispy crust while keeping the inner part moist soft. It was served with steamed rice that seemed to hit the palates of all the guests just right. The convivial evening ended with homemade coconut macaroons and more wine. -END

 

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