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Media IN/26th/04/2019
MANILA: Philippines has confirmed its participation in the World Expo 2020 to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
President Rodrigo Duterte, through Administrative Order No. 17, has ordered the formation of a Philippine Organizing Committee to handle Manila’s participation in the event.
“The participation of the Philippines in the Expo 2020 Dubai provides an excellent opportunity to further enhance the country’s presence [on] a global scale, and promote the country’s commercial and public interests in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region,” Duterte said in his order.
Also part of the committee are the secretaries of tourism, foreign affairs, budget and management, labor and employment, science and technology, and information and communications technology.
The country’s organizing committee shall be responsible for formulating a theme and message of the Philippines which would promote the country as an “ideal destination” for trade and tourism, and showcase Filipino culture and heritage.
According to Malacañang, funding for the committee will be sourced from the contingent fund of the 2019 national budget.
The upcoming World Expo, which will be held between Oct. 20, 2020 and April 10, 2021, carries the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.”
It takes place every 5 years, with Milan hosting the last international fair in 2015.
Pinoy business leaders through their president Rodrigo Duterte have appealed for Philippine pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Japan’s Osaka to host 2025 World Expo fair
According to Expo organisers, major construction work will be completed in October 2019.
The philipino business leaders also said in their letter that the Expo “Is an opportunity for the country to showcase its local offerings in agri-aquaculiture, manufacturing, tourism, medical services, the tech ecosystem and the arts.
It also cited how Filipino artistry is ‘well known” in the United Arab Emirates, ”with topnotch fashion designers like Michael Cinco, Furne One Amato, Yen AB of Yen Couture, and Ezra Santos holding fort and making waves globally.”
There are about 700,000 Filipinos in the UAE.
