Press Release
PR No. AAG-10-2024
Philippines Night staged at Jeddah Season 2024
JEDDAH 16 August 2024 – “Philippines Night 2024” staged at Jeddah Season 3, an event organized by the National Entertainment Center (NEC) and the General Entertainment Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GEA), in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, was held at the Equestrian Club Jeddah on 16 August 2024, to the delight of the Overseas Filipino Community in Jeddah and the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Consul General Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian and the rest of the Consulate personnel were in attendance at the concert. Renowned Filipino artists Yeng Constantino and Erik Santos headlined the said concert, together with a support cast of Saudi-based Filipino artists.
Mr. Erik Santos and Ms. Yeng Constantino during their opening song number at Philippines Night in Jeddah
Philippines Sayaw Supremes – Dancers and Singers, local Filipino talents in Jeddah dancing to the tune of Filipino music in their Philippine national attire
A Philippine Booth proudly displayed various cultural attires, tourism destinations, and Philippine personalities during the event, such as the Ifugao people in their ethnic attire, Ifugao’s wooden bicycle, the Banaue rice terraces, the Philippine jeepney, together with pictures of Filipino personalities such as Manny Pacquiao, Carlos Yulo and Catriona Gray. The booth was designed by Jeddah PCG, together with the Overseas Filipino Workers Community Leaders (OCL) and the Philippine Professional Organization Western Region-Saudi Arabia (PPO-WRSA). The concert and the booth were highlighted during GEA’s push to further promote Philippine culture along with other Asian countries with large migrant population in the Kingdom during Jeddah Season 2024.
Philippine booth manned by OCL officer, Ms. Susan Belgar (2nd from left), posed for a picture with Consul Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang (leftmost), Dr. Minerva Santos (2nd from right) and Public Diplomacy Officer Dhexter Ayada (rightmost)
Consul General Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian and Dr. Maria Vita E. Auxilian together with personnel of the Consulate and members of the Filipino community attending the concert
A day before the concert, Mr. Santos and Ms. Constantino paid a courtesy call on Consul General Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian at the Consulate. They also had their press briefing with the local media and a short meet-and-greet opportunity with the personnel of the Consulate and with the residents of Bahay Kalinga.
Consul General Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian (3rd from left) together with Consul Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang (3rd from right) and Cultural Officer Fatima G. Aguila (2nd to the right) received Mr. Erik Santos (middle) and Ms. Yeng Constantino (2nd from left), Mr. Sherwin Zuniga, Director of Mr. Blue Initiatives and Production (leftmost), and Ms. Cynthia Roque of Cornerstone Entertainment (rightmost) during their courtesy call at the Consulate
Filipino artists Mr. Erik Santos and Ms. Yeng Constantino during their meet-and-greet with the residents of Bahay Kalinga
