A side event of opening of the Philippine Food Festival/5th Nanyang Culture Festival is the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between Chinatown TV (Philippines) and Quanzhou TV (Fujian) on 24 April 2016 at C&D Hotel in Xiamen City.
Mrs. Lolita Ching, Producer of Chinatown TV and Mr. Yang Xudong, Vice President of Quanzhou TV signed the said agreement. Witnessing the signing were Consul General Julius Caesar A Flores, Mr. Delfin Letran, Vice President of FFCCCII, Mr. Nelson Guevarra, Chairman, External Affairs Committee of FFCCCII, Mr. Jaime Co, Owner of Xiamen Biogen Pharma Import and Export Trade Co., officers and crews of Chinatown TV and Quanzhou TV.
Consul General Flores congratulated the Chinatown TV and Quanzhou TV for forging this cooperation agreement which will bolster media relations between the Philippines and Quanzhou as well as enhance people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
The agreement aims to, among others, promote “friendly relations and solidarity, boost tourism and achieve cultural commemorations as well as project the economic and social developments of both countries.”
Specific projects include the holding of a “Quanzhou TV Week” in the Philippines in late 2016 as well as documentation of Chinese migration to the Philippines. END
