The aftermath of Filipino weddings, big or small, is invariably bleak for the parents of the newly weds. In the Philippines where the parents of the groom usually foot the bill, the euphoria...
Many of the couple’s friends and relatives from the United States and the Middle East took time out of their work and didn’t mind spending money on airfares to come home and witness...
Upon arrival in Pampanga, Rico was on the lookout for a portly vamp with the Shirley Temple ringlets (how could he ever forget). But he was directed by the enthusiastic mob to a very...
Ildefonsa avoided all kinds of socialization. Even refusing catering orders for her now famous patties, if the deal required her personal appearance before a group of adults. Her interactions with people outside her immediate family...
It didn’t help that the welcoming crowd spoke to each other almost exclusively in apampangan, a Filipino dialect which was Greek to Rico who comes from south of Manila. He’s just been through an exhausting...
We will forget about Conchita for now to continue our story in the city of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where Rico ventured for a better paying job. Rico worked as an accounting...
Nothing out of the ordinary happened in Conchita’s life after her husband’s death. She focused all her energy on looking after her children, providing for their everyday needs almost bsessively. In the months that followed...
More than half an hour after the policeman left the restaurant, the whole family was still sitting on the dinner table not saying anything to each other, avoiding each other’s eyes. Even little Margarita just...
That year, Conchita was a very peaceful and happy one for Conchita, a year devoid of tragic dramas involving the dreaded siokoy. That year, in fact, was a very exciting one because after eighteen years,...
When Manuel Jr., asked his mother why she objected to his plan to become a seaman so that like many young men in their town he too could earn dollars, he didn’t get a clear...
The Alliance of Philippine Community Organisations, Inc, rolls out its finishing touches for the annual Freedom Ball celebration to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the Philippine Independence. This year’s grand event will be held on Monday 10th June (Queen’s Birthday Holiday) at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Events Centre, 3 New St. East Lidcombe, NSW, from 4-11 pm....
SECOND GENERATION SWISS-FILIPINOS HOLD WORKSHOP ON PHILIPPINE DANCES
Philippine Embassy-Berne
Fri 17th May 2013
15 May 2013 - The Philippine Embassy in Berne reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Network of Independent Pinoys (Noi-P), an associationof second generation Swiss-Filipinos, held a dance workshop on Philippine dances in Zurich on May 04.
Eighteen (18) Swiss-Filipinos and Swiss young professionals participated in the workshop, which was conducted...
FIRST EVER AMBASSADOR’S CUP IN BASKETBALL BRINGS TOGETHER BASKETBALL TEAMS FROM COMPANIES IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
Philippine Embassy – Wellington, NZ
Thu 16th May 2013
15 May 2013 - As tIn keeping with the efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Wellington continues to promote closer ties through sports among the Filipino community in New Zealand, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez and Ms. Delia Richards of the Philippine Culture and Sports mounted the first ever Ambassador’s Cup in Basketball in Christchurch on March 24....
Alannah Sagici, a young student who is adept at Latin/Ballroom dancing and modeling, is a Miss Philippine Canada 2013 candidate. This fresh faced beauty was born in Toronto to Marilou...
Time is a very valuable thing we cannot afford to waste. In today's gangrenous economy we can't afford to squander time for it is the very thing life is made of and it's what we are paid for. ...
A group of APCO Inc. members attended the Festa in Onore di Maria SS Della Strada on the 5th May 2013 at the All Hallows Catholic Church in Five Dock, conducted by Father Bob then moved to the...