On 27 November, Sara Duterte, Mayor of Davao City, Philippines, extended her congratulations in a letter to the Asia Youth Leaders Forum 2021.

Read the letter below.

Madayaw and good day to all the organizers and participants of this Asia Youth Leaders Forum (AYLF) 2021.

On behalf of the City Government of Davao, I would like to congratulate the China Public Diplomacy Association, China Foundation for Peace and Development, the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality and Asia Youth Leaders Association for organizing this AYLF 2021 with the theme, "Open and Innovate - Cultivating Asia's Future through the Strength of our Youth".

Thank you for the invitation to this significant occasion where the youth shall take center stage in learning about and benefiting from socially and economically innovative and important topics. This is a great opportunity for young people across Asia to learn from one another and to exchange information about such varied subjects as Technology Innovation and Smart City, Cultural Tourism and Sports Exchange, International Finance and Investment Cooperation, Health, Medicine and Charity and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Cooperation and Development.

May AYLF 2021 be a holistic and engaging learning experience for all participants and enable the young people of Asia to gain insights from and attain a deeper understanding of the diverse and unique cultures across the continent, to help them become more empowered, broadminded, and effective leaders of the future. Thank you and I look forward to seeing similar activities in the future
to support the youth of Asia.

Again, congratulations and xie xie nin.