What's Up in Oriental Negros

December 17-23, 2006 issue - Dumaguete MetroPost

Silliman University is one of only two universities in the Visayas tapped by the United States Embassy to host the “Partnership at 60: Photo Caravan on 60 Years of RP-US Friendship”.

The exhibit was launched on December 7, with guests coming from different schools in Dumaguete City and other sectors. It is open for public viewing until December 20.

Partnership at 60: Photo Caravan on 60 Years of RP-US Friendship is a six month traveling photo exhibit that showcases a unique collection of photos and memorabilia (facsimile) items depicting dynamic bilateral relations and people-to-people exchanges for the last 60 years between the Philippines and the US. It seeks to give students and the public at large an opportunity to understand the evolution of the Philippine-American relations.

The photos and key memorabilia items in the exhibit have been carefully selected by the Creative Committee of the Task Force on the Office of the American Affairs, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the National Historical Institute, the Department of Foreign Affairs Foreign Service Institute, and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. This committee was established through Administrative Order No. 152, signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on May 26, 2006, “Designating the Department of Foreign Affairs to Take the Lead in the Planning, Coordination, Implementation and Conduct of Programs and Activities in Commemoration of the Philippine-American Friendship Day”.

# posted by NOIPC @ 6:22 PM