Ambassador Erlinda F. Basilio led Philippine Embassy personnel as the Philippines successfully participated in the "Love Knows No Borders – to Pay Tribute to Rural Teachers in Yunnan Province" annual International Charity Sale held at the Outdoor Warm-up Square of the National Stadium (Birds’ Nest) on Sunday, 11 October 2015. This year’s charity bazaar was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China under the chairmanship of Mme. Qian Wei, wife of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, together with the Beijing Municipal Commission and the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office. 

A total of RMB 20,100 (approx. US$3,200) was turned over by the Philippine Embassy to the organizers at the close of the bazaar.

The Philippine Embassy joined about 70 embassies, representative offices of international organizations and state-owned enterprises in China in this year’s charity bazaar, the proceeds of which were earmarked for the sponsorship of rural teachers in Jinping and Malipo Counties in Yunnan Province in southwest China.