PIKO holds Filipino song festival

By John Redmond

Filipino communities based in Korea gathered for the annual Filipino Song Festival for the yuletide season entitled “Himig Pasko Tinig Pinoy: The PIKO Christmas Song Festival 2011” at the TongSeong High School auditorium in Hyehwa-dong, Seoul on Dec. 4.

Organized by The Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea Inc. (PIKO) with the support of the Philippine Embassy in South Korea and in cooperation with Seoul Global Center, the event began at 6:30 p.m. and lasted for two hours, attracting an audience of some 700 people.

The annual festival is important in linking the Filipino community.

“This year highlights a very important event for our organization where we aim to gather different Filipino communities in South Korea,” said Rigoberto Banta Jr., PIKO’s public relations officer.

“With the enthusiasm of Filipino communities across the nation, the event has grown to be one of the major events for Filipino migrants here in Korea for 2011.”

PIKO is a premier organization committed to the promotion of fellowship and cooperation among Filipino students participating in educational programs in Korea. Since its creation in 2006, it has not only been active in catering to the welfare but also in the promotion of exchanges between Filipino scholars and student populations in various universities across Korea.

Proceeds of the event will go to the various projects of PIKO that serves for the welfare of the Filipino students in Korea.

For more information go to https://pinoyiskolars.org or https://www.facebook.com/groups/pinoyiskolars/