In celebration of World Tourism Day, the Joji Ilagan International Schools hosted A Round-Table Discussion with the selected and academically competent students sharing a topic about Rethinking Tourism: Gearing Towards Sustainability for a Greener, Safer, and Healthier Industry.

This event was graced by our Guest Speaker, the Owner of Green Heart Tourism – Ms. Emilie Hagedoorn, in partnership with Go Negosyo and PUM Netherlands Senior Experts and Ms. Mary Ann Baby Montemayor Go Negosyo Tourism Cluster Coordinator and CEO, Villa Margarita Group of Companies, and Mr. Dante “Toto” Muyco, Mindanao Representative and PUM (Netherlands Senior Experts). 

After the intellectual discussion, the guests were delighted and enjoyed the sumptuous three-course meal our fourth-year culinary students prepared. For the appetizer, the students prepared salmon and cream cheese wrap with thin cucumbers served with melba toast and creamy dill sauce. The main course was an explosion of rich flavors of vol au vent of chicken with asparagus, mushrooms, and Parisienne potatoes. And finally, the dessert was an odyssey to the tropical taste of spiced fruit soup served with strawberry gelato.

It was indeed a fruitful and insightful morning and a mouthwatering luncheon.