On the evening of Thursday, the 5th of Mordad 1402, corresponding to the 27th of July 2023 (Night of Ashura), once again the mourners and devotees of the Ahl al-Bayt gathered in the Cultural Center hall of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Manila to pay their respects to Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his loyal companions.

On the night of August 4, 2023, corresponding to the 8th of Muharram, a mourning ceremony for Qamar Bani Hashim Abulfazl (a.s.) was held at the Cultural Center hall of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Manila. The event was attended by Ambassador Esmaeil Zadeh, embassy staff, visiting cleric Haj Agha Seyed Sadegh Tabatabai, and Iranian residents and followers of Ahl al-Bayt from the Philippines, India, and Pakistan. The gathering included speeches, recitations of Ziyarat Ashura, and mourning rituals.

The Cultural Counselor of Iran and the Executive Director of the National Commission of Culture and Arts of the Philippines met to discuss the signing of a draft exchange program and the organization of cultural weeks in both countries, in light of the upcoming 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and the Philippines.

The presidents of the Asian Center Studies and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of the Philippines Diliman, while recalling their previous trip to Iran, highlighted the importance of facilitating the presence of professors and interested students in Iran to deepen their understanding of Iranian culture and civilization.

The Head of Anhui Yibu Education Educational Institute, specializing in sending students to different countries, along with the cultural Counselor of Iran in the Philippines, have reviewed the potential for academic cooperation between the two nations.