The presidents of two councils under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization congratulated a student at the Silliman University on his contribution to the World Heritage Summit 2012, a press release from SU said.

Jean-Michel Arnold, president of the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication, and Frans de Ruiter, president of the International Music Council, praised junior piano major Ian Manuel Mercado for his commitment to write nine scores – five already completed, for the World Heritage and Cultural Diversity film.

The film will be premiered at the summit. Based on UNESCO documents available online, Japan had expressed interest to host the closing event of the summit in 2012, the press release said.

Arnold and uiter commended Mercado and acknowledged Silliman for his participation in a letter to Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III.

Mercado was chosen by the filmmakers of UNESCO to join the scoring body for the film, as part of UNESCO’s endeavor to discover and involve talents from around the world. And in his brief initial involvement, both Arnold and Ruiter  noted: “Ian Mercado has demonstrated an exemplary passion towards his craft, Music.”, the press release added.*

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