FORTY Korean students and representatives from Red Cross Korea visited Mabalacat City recently for a study tour in the country.
The visitors were warmly welcomed by the Mabalacat City College Student Council, Crimson Honors and Student Ambassadors, who also guided them throughout the program.
The student ambassadors also toured the visitors as part of promoting Education Tourism or Edu-Tourism in the city and strengthening relationships with foreign educational institutions.
The Koreans learned about “Kulitan,” a Kapampangan indigenous writing system and interacted with Filipino students as part of their tour. In return, the Korean students taught their Filipino counterpart with some of their activities such as making jang myeongru, yutnori, balloon art, spinning top, tuho game and jegichagi.
MCC student ambassador Carl Joseph Monis said the Philippine Study Tour was an opportunity for them to win friends and deeply understand other cultures as well.
MCC president Michelle Aguilar-Ong expressed her gratitude to the Red Cross Korea and its students for visiting their institution and hoped that they would discover more about the college’s innovative facilities and progressive educational opportunities for all students both local and international.
Ong encouraged the student tourists to explore Mabalacat City and Clark to better learn about Philippine history and culture.
Mayor Crisostomo Garbo sent his regards to the Korean students and hoped that through this study tour, they will learn more about the Kapampangan culture and heritage.
Edu-Tourism is among the flagship programs under the Garbo administration, which aims to promote the Philippine History Culture and Arts, as well as the city’s different academic programs and educational innovations for its students through the Mabalacat City College.
