NCCA Chairman Virgilio Almario, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona and Ambassador Christopher B. Montero cut the ceremonial ribbon for the launching of the exhibit at the Chaktumok Theater in Phnom Penh.

As part of its series of commemorative activities for the 60th year of Philippines-Cambodia diplomatic relations, the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia launched a photo exhibition entitled "Parallel Lives" at the Chaktomuk Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh.

NCCA Chairman Virgilio Almario and Cambodia's Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona led the formal launching of the exhibition, which showcases the lives of ordinary Cambodians and Filipinos from different walks of life, showing the many similarities and differences among the two peoples. 

Parallel Lives Photo Exhibit at the Exhibition Hall of the Chaktomuk Theater (left) and at the Sentro Rizal of the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh (right). 

The exhibit features the twelve (12) winning entries of a photo competition organized by Post in 2016, with funding support from NCCA. Some of the winning photographers were on hand to explain the stories behind their entries. Postcards featuring some of the winning photos were also given out to the more than 100 guests who attended the launching.

The exhibit is currently on semi-permanent display at the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh and will be travelling to various parts of Cambodia during the 60th milestone year of Philippines-Cambodia diplomatic relations. END