PRESS RELEASE
PR-061-2022
(8 November 2022, Singapore) Team Philippines, led by Chargé d’ Affaires Emmanuel R. Fernandez of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, won first place in the Non-Ambassador’s Division of the 21st Ambassador’s Cup held last 05 November 2022. Joining CDA Fernandez in the team were Vice Consul Jhullie Anne A. Beniahan, Vice Consul Renee Gayle M. Chua and Lieutenant Commander Arnold San Joaquin of the Philippine Navy. They sailed a boat named “Balqis,” with the Changi Sailing Club’s veteran sailboat captain, Lukman Nurhakim, at the helm, assisted by skipper Andre Chew.
Introduced in 1999, the annual Ambassador’s Cup sailing competition aims to gather together the diplomatic and sailing communities in Singapore to foster international friendships and camaraderie through a day of sailing and revelry. This year’s edition (the 21st) was organized by the Embassy of Peru in coordination with the Changi Sailing Club.
The event was participated in by 44 Embassies and foreign missions. It was also graced by the presence of Mr. Albert Chua, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, as the event’s Guest of Honor. (END)
