Press Release No. EBB-44-2019

Jeddah PCG assumes Coordinatorship of the Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC)

Jeddah, 21 May 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Jeddah PCG) officially took over the 2019 coordinatorship of the Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC) after the formal turn-over of all ACGC documents to the Philippines by outgoing ACGC coordinator Republic of Korea (ROK).

Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang represented Jeddah PCG at the turn-over ceremony held at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Jeddah. Korean Consul Kyung-Jin Yoo and Vice-Consul Dae Gun Kim handed over the ACGC documents to the Philippine Consulate.

Consul General Edgar B. Badajos said that as the Coordinator of ACGC, the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah aims to revitalize the Asian Film Festival and the Asian Food Festival--- two of ACGC’s mainstay activities. “These activities will serve as a venue for cultural exchanges between Asian countries and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and help enhance mutual respect and understanding of each culture’s uniqueness and diversity,” Consul General Badajos said.

The ACGC is composed of thirteen (13) Asian countries namely, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. -END-

Jeddah PCG representative Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang (right) accepts the ACGC documents from outgoing
ACGC Coordinating Mission Republic of Korea Consulate General, represented by Consul Kyung Jin-Yoo (left).