VP Sara arrives in Brunei to serve duty as SEAMEO president

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has arrived in Brunei Darussalam for a three-day visit as part of her mandate as the president of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).

On Monday morning, Duterte paid a courtesy call to Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah before visiting public and private schools in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Nag-courtesy call kay Brunei Crown Prince His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, si Vice President at Education Secretary Sara Duterte bago ang kanyang mga pag-ikot sa mga paaralan dito. pic.twitter.com/StagHOaPS0

— Ian Cruz (@_iancruz) June 12, 2023

According to the prince, his father Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is out of the country for an official trip to the Middle East.

Duterte then proceeded to a public school where many children of Filipinos are studying. She observed the classes and activities of the students in the institution.

She is also expected to go to a private school, as well as to the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (SEAMEO VOCTECH) on Monday afternoon.

There will also be a gathering of the Filipino community in Brunei as part of the commemoration of the Philippines’ 125th Independence Day.

Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Marian Jocelyn Tirol-Ignacio led the flag raising ceremony in the Philippine Embassy in Brunei on Monday morning.

Pinangunahan ni Amb. Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio ang pagtataas ng watawat sa Embahada ng Pilipinas dito sa Brunei. Kasabay ito ng pagdiriwang ng ika-125 taong annibersasyo ng Kalayan ng Pilipinas. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/ERUd5ua786

— Ian Cruz (@_iancruz) June 12, 2023

The Embassy also launched the book “The Legend of Malakas and Maganda,” along with the Reading and Literacy Association of Brunei.

After Brunei, Duterte is set to go straight to Singapore for a two-day visit also as SEAMEO president. —Giselle Ombay/KBK, GMA Integrated News