
Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dante "Klink" Ang 2nd, chairman and CEO of The Manila Times, talks to Ivy Abalos-Banzon, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on how 'ube' (yam), a root crop, united a Filipino community in Europe, and elevated the Philippines' cultural heritage during a roundtable at the TMT Newsroom, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA