Building ties: Malaya (centre) presenting a set of books to Nafisah (left) during the presentation ceremony. Looking on is Encarnacion (right).
CULTURAL and ties between the Philippines and Malaysia received a boost when the embassy and the Filipino Businessmen and Professional Caucus (FBPC) donated a set of books to Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM) at its main office in Kuala Lumpur.
Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya and FBPC Chair Edna Encarnacion presented copies of Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, and award-winning novels notably F. Sionil Jose’s Viajero, Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters, and Miguel Syjuco’s Ilustrado.
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