Writers from the Philippine Information Agency based in Dumaguete City and from the Philippine News Agency based in Manila, were among the 20 journalists from the Association of South East Asian Nations’ countries who visited India for a week, a PIA press release said.

Information officer 2 and regional news editor of PIA Rachelle Nessia and Lily Ramos of PNA, represented the Philippines at the ASEAN-India Media Exchange Program recently.

The program aims to promote better understanding of ASEAN-India relations, while improving connectivity between India and its Asian neighbors.

The journalists had a tour of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the 363-year-old Taj Mahal, and its sister monument, Agra Fort, in Agra City.

They also sat in during the Delhi Dialogue IV Summit in New Delhi, India and paid a courtesy call on India’s External Affairs Minister Shri Khrishna, the press release said.

Khrishna said the Indian media is also keenly looking forward to visiting the ASEAN countries.

The journalists also flew to Bangalore, India where they were briefed by key officials of the Indian Institute of Science, Infosys and Biocon.

IIS is the leading and oldest university in India, while Infosys is a global consulting and IT services company that is purely Indian-owned.

The 20 journalists are from Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, LAO PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, the press release added.*

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