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Munting Nayon News Magazine
The Netherlands
January 2, 2009
January 2, 2009
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March 6, 2010
I am inviting all my friends in The Netherlands and nearby countries to a dinner, forum, and the musicale film Makata'y Mandirigma, Mandirigma'y Makata on Saturday, 27 March in Amsterdam, from 5pm (Nassaukerk, De Wittenstraat 114).
March 4, 2010
To our friends in the Filipino Community in the Netherlands,
We would like to inform you that voters may wish to access PoliticalArena.com at http://ph.politicalarena.com for information on the elections, candidates ...
As emailed for posting by The Philippine Embassy-The Hague
March 4, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT
March 3, 2010
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding a national scriptwriting competition for 2010. Deadline for submission of entries is on or before May 20. Winners will ...
March 4, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT
March 3, 2010
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding a national scriptwriting competition for 2010. Deadline for submission of entries is on or before May 20. Winners will ...
March 3, 2010
Jeddah - The much awaited 1st Jollibee & 29th FBA Basketball Tournament started with a big bang at the Saudi Hi-Tech compound last Friday.
A colorful parade of all 25 participating teams and ...
February 28, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT
For the Filipino Community of The Netherlands
To our friends in the Filipino Community in the Netherlands,
We are pleased to inform you that that the Commission on Filipinos Overseas has formally opened nominations for ...
February 24, 2010
Noong ika-5 ng Disyembre 2009, matapos ang isang taong pagsisikap ng lahat ng mga guro ng Philippine Language School of Victoria (PLSV) na maitaas ang kalidad ng pagtuturo, isang matagumpay na Professional Development (PD) ...
February 20, 2010
Almost all members of the audience were left teary-eyed after the reading of Manny G. Asuncion’s BAYAN MO, BAYAN KO held at the Pamana Hall, Philippine –Australian Multi-purpose Centre, 93 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria, ...
February 23, 2010
Association led by Edgar Mendoza, succeeded in securing the exclusive sponsorship of Jollibee Saudi Arabia for their upcoming basketball tournament.
The tourney, dubbed as 1st Jollibee-29th FBA Basketball Tournament is set to start ...
February 21, 2010
Just recently, the members of Pinoy Sining (The Filipinos for Arts & Culture) in Riyadh elect a new line-up of executive officers for Program Year 2010. The new line-up of officers include: Manuel ...
February 13, 2010
The final games for our FBA Friday Morning League for Group A & B divisions have been completed. Its success would not have been made possible if without the constant support and ...
February 11, 2010
Los Angeles, CA - Concerned Filipino American community leaders and human rights advocates held a mid-day protest at the Philippine Consulate to demand the immediate release of 43 health care workers in ...
February 11, 2010
We managed to survive the blizzard conditions of last night into this afternoon. It's the first time I had ever experienced what they call "whiteout". Winds of 30 mph with ...
February 10, 2010
On February 1, around 40 medical practitioners and health workers participated in a one week First Responders Training, sponsored by the Community Medicine Foundation, Inc. (COMMED) and Council for Health and Development (CHD) at Dr. ...
February 4, 2010
Save the life of Jakatia Pawa now!
This was the united call of migrant workers, muslim community leaders, women activists, progressive legislators and a presidential candidate in a press conference launching a movement to rescue ...
February 4, 2010
Bumisita kamakailan sa Riyadh ang dating Senador Anna Dominique “Nikki” Coseteng hatid ang makabagong pamamaraan ng pagtuturo (‘progressive education’) na kasalukuyang isinasagawa at pinamamahagi ng Diliman Preparatory School (DPS) sa Pilipinas at kung saan siya ...
February 1, 2010
After winning the fight to be brought back home, the Filipina workers, who staged a hunger strike in Saudi Arabia, declared their resolve to seek relief and demand justice for the ordeal they suffered in ...
January 27, 2010
The first ever Friday morning league of Filipino Basketball Association is about to conclude this coming Friday, 29 January 2010. There were 11 teams who joined this tournament that end up into four top teams ...
December 23, 2009
Tuluyan ng binuksan ng ALCA Talent Center, kasama ang ilang mga OFW Filipino independent artists dito sa Riyadh ang pinto ng patimpalak para sa kauna-unahang “Ang Galing-galing, ang Sarap-Sarap (AGGASS)” Kingdom-wide Cooking Competition kung saan ...
December 22, 2009
The artsphere is gearing up for yet another festive and fruitful month as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) launches “Ani ng Sining,” the Philippine International Arts Festival (PIAF) in celebration of ...
December 2, 2009
It was a night of perfumed ladies in their magnificent gowns and dashing men in their exquisite Barong Tagalog and black suits. The dance floor was awashed with beautiful ...
Jonathan B. Canchela
December 16, 2009
“Orthodox historians have presented history as a succession of exploits of eminent personalities, leading many of us to regard history as the product of gifted individuals. …. We must discard the belief that we are ...
December 16, 2009
“Orthodox historians have presented history as a succession of exploits of eminent personalities, leading many of us to regard history as the product of gifted individuals. …. We must discard the belief that we are ...
December 15, 2009
€4,690.73 raised for the Typhoon Victims
Four succeeding tropical typhoons battered the Philippines from September 26 to November 1 leaving in its wake, untold destruction and devastation. It has left thousands dead and 4.4 million ...
December 8, 2009
2009 has been a bumper year of awards for our very own Munting Nayon writer Dr Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III. He won three major awards, one recognition and two nominations and one being a ...
11 December 2009
The judgment of the European Court of First Instance (now called the General Court under the Lisbon Treaty) removing Prof. Jose Maria Sison last 30 September 2009 from the terrorist blacklist of the European Union ...
December 10, 2009
Dutch and migrants' human rights groups on Thursday joined the growing worldwide condemnation of the 23 November massacre of 57 civilians in southern Philippines and the complicity of the Gloria Arroyo government, as they picketed ...
Tirad Pass, Where Courage is not Enough
No Filipino military officer under General Emilio Aguinaldo’s command when the latter was in hot pursuit fleeing the American soldiers vent on capturing him ‘dead or alive’ figured in classic fashion of heroism than Gregorio del Pilar. With sixty men assigned to him rested in his shoulders the “do or die” responsibility of protecting the president of the newly proclaimed First Republic....
On Modern Times and the Living Past
Jose Sison Luzadas
February 22, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMASNo one can deny that Christ Jesus is the reason for the season of CHRISTMAS that is why it is called CHRISTmas. It is his birth some two thousand years ago in Bethlehem that we are celebrating today. Sometime ago, people in their perceived hurried and busy life started to shorten Christmas to Xmas. Merry Xmas became in vogue in lieu of the original and longer Merry Christmas mostly in nonformal print and written media. But to think of it, X in Xmas does not mean an unknown entity or quantity like the X in Xray discovered by Roentgen rather it is the first letter of Christos, the Greek X or CHI and thus X in Xmas is the abbreviation for Christ. So it is still alright however in recent years of modern commercialism and political correctness, Merry Christmas or its short form of Xmas is being phased out altogether in the corporate and commercial greetings with Happy Holidays and/or Seasons Greetings....
Retiree's Square Corner
Ven Del Pilar Faundo, Lifetime member of the Knights of Rizal Canada
December 16, 2009
RUBEN ABELLON RECEIVES
DUTCH ROYAL AWARD
Annually, on the occasion of her birthday, the ruling Monarch of Netherlands, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix awards deserving Dutch the Order of Oranje-Nassau.
April 1892, Queen Dowager and Regent Emma initiated the Order so that Royal appreciation for distinct exemplary citizenship could be made both visible and public....
DUTCH ROYAL AWARD
April 1892, Queen Dowager and Regent Emma initiated the Order so that Royal appreciation for distinct exemplary citizenship could be made both visible and public....
Filipino Achievers in the Netherlands
Henk J. van der Vaart
April 27, 2007
AGGASS Cooking Fever Nagsimula Na!
J. Nava Cruz
Sisimulan na ng Lupon ng mga Artista Para sa Kultura at Sining (Artists League for Culture & Arts) ...
A TRIP TO PANGASINAN – A TRAVELLER’S ACCOUNT
Rene Calalang
In the few times I had traveled in some part of Central Luzon, to be more specific, in some sections ...
Pinay OFW, Nagbigay Babala base sa kaniyang “6 A.M to 7:30 A.M. 2008 Ordeal”
J. Nava Cruz
Napag-alaman na matagal nang gustong mailathala ni Dra. Alicia (Alice) B. Magallanes, taga Mandaue, Cebu City, dumating sa Kaharian noong ...
All you need to know when pregnant in the land of windmills, bikes, dikes and tulips
Lana Kristine Flores-Jelenjev
In just a few months time two good friends of mine are going to be first time mommies. But before ...
A PERSONAL INVITATION FROM PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON
I am inviting all my friends in The Netherlands and nearby countries to a dinner, forum, and the musicale film ...
The Last Tribes of Mindanao, the Maranao from Lake Lanao
Ronald de Jong
Together with the Illanun and Maguindanao, the Maranao are one of three indigenous Muslim groups native to the island of ...
10 May 2010 National Elections Overseas Absentee Voting
Philippine Embassy, The Hague
To our friends in the Filipino Community in the Netherlands,
We would like to inform you ...
FDCP holds historical scriptwriting contest
As emailed for posting by The Philippine Embassy-The Hague
ANNOUNCEMENT
March 3, 2010
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding a national scriptwriting competition ...
1st Jollibee & 29th FBA Basketball Off to a Flying Start
Gared Angio
Jeddah - The much awaited 1st Jollibee & 29th FBA Basketball Tournament started with a big bang at the ...
Pagdalaw
Ni Manny G. Asuncion
Medyo nainip na si Mang Eding, Kanina pa siya nakaupo sa hintayan ng estasyon ng bus. Binuksan ...
Ama, Asawa, Kapatid, Anak:
“A Role and Career of a Lifetime”
J. Nava Cruz
Tunay na hindi pinupulot, o natitisod lamang ang pera na pinapadala ng bawat isang OFW na nagtatrabaho sa Gitnang Silangan ...
Year 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas
ANNOUNCEMENT
For the Filipino Community of The Netherlands
To our friends in the Filipino Community in the Netherlands,
We are pleased ...
