A Historical Cultural Exchange: Yesterday and Today

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Today marks the end of the Negros Revolution between the Spanish forces and the Negrense Revolutionaries, 116 years back. It is  the  commemoration of the signing of the act of capitulation or surrender by the  Spanish colonizers in November 6, 1898 known to be the historic bluff that freed Negros. Recently, the Bago City Government  opened the “A Cinco de Noviembre Story’ an oral and written account of what transpired years ago in Negros, displayed at the house of then revolutionary leader General Juan Araneta of Bago also known as Balay ni Tan Juan Community Museum.
DOT Regional Director Helen Catalbas,  Pilar Martinez of NCCA together with the members of the Visayas Association of Museums/Gallery members, Mayor Ramon Torres with officials of Bago City and tourism industry stakeholders  came  in Filipiniana inspired attire. 
Ms. Rosenni Mina, City Tourism Officer of  Bago welcomed the guest together with Museum Director Clemente del Castillo, who has been a passionate  cultural worker in Negros. The city has been active in the cultural mapping efforts of not only Bago but the whole 4th district as well, probably the only district in the province with the compilation of a cultural map in Negros Occidental.
The 5 de Noviembre story is very interesting and can now be told to the new generation, making them appreciate history in its simplest form  by way of the exhibition. This is a story of colonization and the cultural exchange  between Filipinos and Spaniards. Today, we have come to a recognize the fact Tourism plays a big role in the economy, and in the Philippines , Koreans made it to the top among the most number of tourist who visited the country specially in Western Visayas wih more than 240,000 who came in 2013. With recent developments, the Department of Tourism, Office of Tourism Standards and Regulations with Department of Tourism Region 6  in partnership with the ASEAN Korean Center is in Bacolod for a two-week Korean Language Training course for Tourism Professionals. There are about 32 participants. The two-week training will be held on November 3-14, 2014, participated by tourist policemen, tour guides, tourism officers, hotel and resorts workers and industry players.
Mr. Jay Hwang, Education Director of King Sejong Institute came to open the training with Ms. Manisakhone Thammavongxay,Head of Culture and Tourim for the ASEAN KOREAN Center, with Director Helen Catalbas of DOT who delivered her message,  mentioned that the Philippines and Korea have been friends for a long time, and the training is  in preparation of our professionals for the 2015 ASEAN Visit Philippines Year with the first year for the ASEAN integration next year. She encouraged the participants to focus , considering that language is a skill, wherein the training is for personal and professional gain to help government and tourism in the Philippines and Korea . Language is a bridge between two cultures and two countries, we learn from Korea as they learn from us as wel




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