Metro Manila, Philippines – Quezon City and Dumaguete City were among the 58 new members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network announced on Friday, Oct. 31.
Dumaguete City was recognized as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, while Quezon City is a UNESCO Creative City of Film.
“They make history as the first designations in their respective fields in the country,” the UNESCO-Philippine National Commission said.
“QC also joins Ho Chi Minh City as Southeast Asia’s first Creative Cities of Film, and Dumaguete is among the first Creative Cities of Literature in Southeast Asia alongside Jakarta,” it said.
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