PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN THE COMMUNITIES CARNIVAL

ORGANIZED BY BAHRAIN’S MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, H.E. Alfonso A. Ver, welcomes H.E. Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labor and Social Development of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Philippine Embassy booth at the Communities Carnival on 04 April 2019 at the Water Garden City in Seef.

The Philippine Embassy in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, in collaboration with the ASEAN Bahrain Council, participated in the Communities Carnival organized by the Volunteering Development Center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development under the patronage of H.E. Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Bahrain’s Minister of Labor. The event runs from 04 to 06 April 2019 at the Water Garden City, in Seef Area, Bahrain.

MOLSD Minister Humaidan (extreme right) sampling the dried mangoes on display at the PHL booth upon the invitation of H.E. Alfonso A. Ver, PHL Ambassador to Bahrain. Also in the photo is Assistant Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Faisal bin Jabur Al Doseri (2nd from right) of Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of Bahrain’s Parliament and officials of the ASEAN Bahrain Council, namely Mr. Nabeel Ajoor (2nd from left) and Ms. Feryal Nass (extreme left).

The Embassy’s booth featured Philippine handicrafts and food items, including Mama Sitas products and various brands of dried mangoes and dried pineapples, and other popular snacks from the Philippines like chichacorn and polvoron. Promotional videos for Philippine tourism and Filipino cuisine were also shown during the entire period of the display to encourage local and expatriate communities to visit the Philippines and try Filipino dishes. Recipe booklets featuring easy Filipino and Asian food were distributed for free as a means to promote Filipino food and products. In order to promote Philippine brands and to attract more visitors to its booth, the Embassy also invited Jollibee to participate in the event. The Jollibee mascot, everyone’s favorite bee, became one of the main attractions of the Philippine booth.END

PHL Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, H.E. Alfonso A. Ver, and officials of the Embassy’s Cultural Section with Ms. Feryal Nass and Ms. Suhair Bokhammas of the ASEAN Bahrain Council.

PHL Ambassador to Bahrain, H.E. Alfonso A. Ver, with visitors of the Embassy booth and Embassy personnel.

Jollibee joins the Embassy booth to promote one of the Philippines’ most famous brands.

Young visitors of the PHL Booth being greeted by and having a photo opportunity with Jollibee.