Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyung Yu will never forget her first official trip to Davao City. Thanks to Vice President Sara Duterte, who urged her and told her about the uniqueness…
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyung Yu gestures as she interacts with members of the media during an interview held at DusitD2 Davao's Madayaw Cafe in Lanang, Davao City on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.
“This is my first official trip to Davao City and Mindanao and I’ve been looking forward to this. Everyone I met in Manila including Vice President Sara Duterte had been telling me about the uniqueness of Davao City and when I got here I found out what she meant. Coming to Davao City, I’ve been struck by the vibrancy of your beautiful city and the amazing economic activity that seems to be happening everywhere all around the city,” she said in an interview.
She said in Mindanao there are 600 Australian alumni, people who studied in Australia or received scholarship grants by the Australian government to do an in-countries scholarship program. She said out of the 600 there are more than 300 alumni in Davao City and part of her trip is all about getting the alumni community here.“The family are among the Australia-supported program grantees,” she bared.
Yu said she didn’t pass the chance to try the durian at the Belviz Durian Farm in Calinan. She said durian from Davao City, particularly the Puyat variety, has high demand in Australia.
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