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RP Consulate announces Lakbay Aral
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Posted on Feb 08 1999
The Philippine Consulate is inviting members of the Filipino community to participate in the Lakbay-Aral program slated in July.
Lakbay-Aral or the “Travel Study” of the Philippine government is open to Filipinos who are residing abroad and are between 15 to 25 years old for a journey back home.
Based on the information provided by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, the program has scheduled activities that will highlight the richness of the Filipino culture, its traditions and values.
For a $900 fee for each participant, its travel itinerary will include visits to Banaue, Baguio, Pampanga, Laguna and Bulacan. In Banaue, participants will witness the rituals of its native Ifugao. After which, they proceed to the summer capital of the Philippines. They will also have stop-overs at the Rizal Shrine in Calamba and the Barasoian Church of Malolos.
For each trips, participants will meet the mayors of respective municipalities.
The Lakbay-Aral program started in 1983 and has gathered close to 100 participants from the U.S., France and Spain. Saipan had its first and only participant in 1997.
