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PHILIPPINE PARTICIPATION IN THE BEIJING 2022 – 24TH OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

The Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen and the Filipino communities in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, join the nation in expressing its full support to ASA BISQUERA MILLER, the Philippine’s lone representative at the forthcoming Beijing 2022 – 24^th Olympic Winter Games from 4 - 20 February 2022.

Mr. Miller is the Philippine flag bearer. Watch the Opening Ceremony on:

• 4 February 2022, 8:00 PM (GMT+8)

See him in action as he is set to compete in the following events (Beijing Olympics Schedule):

• 13 February 2022

10:15 AM – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 1

13:45 PM – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 1 (i.e gold medal event)

• 16 February 2022

10:15 AM – Men’s Slalom Run 1

13:45 PM – Men’s Slalom Run 1 (i.e gold medal event)

• 20 February 2022 – Closing Ceremony

Tune in primarily to CCTV-5 (Sports Channel) for live TV coverage in China of the sporting events.

For those outside China, you may check the following:

CCTV-affiliated webpages:

• https://tv.cctv.com/cctv5/
• https://www.facebook.com/NewsContent.CCTVPLUS
• https://www.facebook.com/cctvcom
• https://www.youtube.com/c/cctv
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ChineseInternatioify
• https://www.youtube.com/c/CCTVVideoNewsAgency

Chinese state-affiliated media organizations on social media:

• China Daily
• CGTN
• People’s Daily

In the Philippines, the official partner broadcaster is Cignal TV.

PCG XIAMEN ATTENDS XIAMEN FAO BRIEFING

Consul General Maria Antonina M. Mendoza-Oblena led officials of the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen in joining the 2022 Briefing for Foreign Consular Missions in Xiamen on 14 January 2022.

Held annually at the beginning of each year, the Briefing, organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Xiamen Municipal Government, was also attended by officials of the Singapore Consulate General in Xiamen and the Royal Thai Consulate General in Xiamen. Xiamen’s Vice Mayor Liao Huasheng led the Briefing.

The Briefing is an opportunity for Xiamen FAO and the three Consulates General to discuss their achievements for the past year and the plans for the incoming year.

CG MENDOZA-OBLENA INFLUENCES INFLUENCERS

Consul General Maria Antonina M. Mendoza-Oblena, spoke before a live audience of 300 influencers, Chinese government leaders, business practitioners, media professionals, and cultural groups as well as to 100,000 online viewers during the First ASEAN China Online Influencers Conference held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province on 11 to 13 January 2022 and invited everyone to visit and invest in the Philippines once the situation normalizes.

CG Oblena also granted Global Times Online with an interview and spoke about the internet celebrity economy as a brand-new field and means for cooperation in the digital economy era.  She also promoted handmade luxury labels of the Philippines which have already gained prominence and international recognition from European and American centers of fashion.  She also recommended south sea pearls from the Philippines as an internet-famous product because they represent the beauty of the Philippines and the ingenuity of the Filipino craftsman.

The Philippine Consul General from Xiamen joined representatives of other ASEAN countries in a meeting with Fujian People’s Government’s Executive Vice-Governor Madame Guo Ningning. Madame Guo reminded Consul General Oblena of the Zhangzhou government’s “Twin Parks, Twin Cities” proposal and requested for the latter’s help in promoting Minnan Cuisine.

Having in mind the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement which took effect on 1 January 2022 and presenting new opportunities in internet celebrity economy with Fujian as an important starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, the Conference was organized by the ASEAN-China Center, Huangqiu.com/Global Online, the Department of Commerce and the Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Province and the Fuzhou Municipal Government as well as by the China Public Diplomacy Association, and the Chinese Mission to ASEAN.