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Vancouver – November 7, 2008
Photos courtesy of: Sir Chito Collantes, Knights Grand Officer of Rizal and Senior Consultant to the Supreme Commander Sir Ver Esguerra
MIGRANTE Europe - 20 September 2008
Posted (www.mnnetherlands.com) November 13, 2008
Tanong: Ano itong sinasabing EU ‘Return Directive’
Sagot: Ang EU ‘return directive’ ay isang panukalang-batas na naglalatag ng iisang patakaran para sa lahat ng mga myembrong-bansa ng European Union (EU) hinggil sa pagpapatalsik sa mga tinatawag nitong ‘illegal residents’
Tanong: Kailan ito ginawang isang ‘common directive’ para sa lahat ng myembrong-bansa ng......
November 10, 2008
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Senator M.A. Madrigal, chairperson of the Philippine Senate Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, met with the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), headed by chairperson Luis Jalandoni, in Utrecht, The Netherlands on 9 and 10 November 2008.
The other NDFP panelists present were: Fidel Agcaoili, Julieta de Lima and Coni......
October 28, 2008
(The Hague, Netherlands) The second series of seminars on Business Opportunities in the Philippines organized by the Philippine Embassy’s Philippine Trade & Investment Center gave a ray of hope to investors who are plagued with uncertainty due to the ongoing financial crisis.
October 20, 2008
IJSSELSTEIN, Utrecht - Filipinos in Utrecht and cities and municipalities around this central part of the Netherlands are apprehensive when they learnt of the plan to close down Cenakel convent in Utrecht. Cenakel is the convent of the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters. The convent in Utrecht is home to seven nuns, five are Filipinas.
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August 17, 2008
Utrecht-The Netherlands
by: Diana Oosterbeek-Latoza
Coordinator/social cultural worker
Bayanihan Foundation-The Netherlands
Filipinas in bi-cultural relationship pointed out that the most common problems they encounter are language & cultural problems. The differences and ignorance of each other’s culture could put a strain to one’s relationship that could lead to domestic violence. This difference in culture is the main cause of divorce between...
August 8, 2008
September 26 – 28, 2008
Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
“Forging a New Filipino American Agenda for the 21st Century”
Conference Overview
The conference will bring together Filipino American community leaders, advocates, Filipino program administrators, and innovators of all ages to...
August 8, 2008
An Invitation to a REUNION:
75 YEARS JUBILEE WESTERN PANGASINAN LYCEUM and2nd WESTERN PANGASINAN LYCEUM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (WPLAA)
Mga Kababayans: Please come forward and be proud of your Alma Mater..
August 4, 2008
By: Marivic S. Maluyo
Photos: Marivic S. Maluyo
July 1 – 12, 2008, Balitang Paris
The Festival Paris Cinema unveiled over 40 Filipino Films last July 1-12, 2008 in Paris,France. The Philippine movies were screened in various Paris Theaters.
August 2, 2008
August 1, 2008
Balita nina Ms. Marivic Maluyo, Mr. Richard Villanueva at Ms. Sheila Senense
Mga Larawang kuha ni Jacob Tundagui (Official Photographer-Pista sa Paris 2008
Paris-July 6, 2008
Nagkaisang muli ang lakas ng Filipino community at ng mga kawani ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa pamumuno ni Ambasador Jose Abeto Zaide sa araw ng Pista sa Paris noong ika-6 ng Hulyo 2008. Ang pagdiriwang na ito na may...
Press Release
Philippine Embassy-Brasilia - Brasil
July 8, 2008
The Philippine Embassy in Brasilia headed by Ambassador Teresita V.G. Barsana celebrated the 110th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence with a series of socio-cultural and civic activities, and ended the weeklong celebration with the observance of the 147th birth anniversary of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, on......
Of being united and free
COFAB SPEARHEADS BRUSSELS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Brussels – June 8, 2008
“Tayo’y Magkaisa, Para Masaya”.
A straightforward yet meaningful theme for an independence day celebration which was indeed well-organized, well attended and totally enjoyable.
The whole-day event, exclusively sponsored by Western Union, consisted of a thanksgiving mass, parade of participating organizations led by the Philippine......
June 18, 2008
Press Release
Philippine Embassy – Oslo
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN OSLO CELEBRATES FLORES DE MAYO & CAPS CELEBRATION OF 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENENCE WITH A PAINTING EXHIBITION BY FILIPINO ARTIST MANUEL BALDEMOR
04 June 2008 - Oslo PE capped the celebration......
June 16, 2008
The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi observed the 110th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence with a flag-raising ceremony and the reading of messages from the President, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Labor. Minister......
April 17, 2008
14 April 2008—The Philippine Embassy in London reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, a third-year Filipino PhD student at the School of Social Sciences of Cardiff University in Wales, has recently won a SHINE 2008 International Student Award from the British Council. “I am extremely happy with the award as I have made a very......
Philippine Seafarers Assistance Program (PSAP)
Rotterdam-April 8, 2008
Rotterdam, 8 April 2008. - The UK-based International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (ICSC) has elected a Filipino for its new board chairman and chief executive officer. Dr. Peter Payoyo was proclaimed to this body's top post after a three-month long election procedure, and will......
April 7, 2008 I>
(Berghaus Group-Kruitberg- 1969 – 1972, Social Worker: Ms. Aida Torrevilla)
Dear all,
Just to inform you that my younger sister Laura had passed away on Holy Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.
April 4, 2008
On March 8 the women of Stichting Bayanihan in Rotterdam celebrated the International Women’s Day together with other women organisations in Rotterdam.
A week later ( March 15) the Filipinas coming from different places but specifically coming from Utrecht and the neighbouring places also celebrated this important day for women. Stichting......
March 31, 2008
Announcement
Qualifying Test for the 2008
Foreign Service Examinations (FSO)
March 20, 2008 br /> KNIGHTS OF RIZAL DIAMOND CHAPTER SHARE RESOLUTION OF BROTHERHOOD WITH BRUSSELS CHAPTER & KABABAIHANG RIZALISTA BRUSSELS
Brussels-Hilton - Saturday February 23 – 2008 the Knights of Rizal of Brussels Chapter and the Kababaihang Rizalista Brussels held at Hilton Brussels a Joint Induction Ceremony with their 2nd year inaugural celebration. It was Chapter Commander Sir Rudy Nollas, KGOR who welcomed everybody......
March 20, 2008 br />KNIGHTS OF RIZAL ANTWERP CHAPTER BELGIUM - EUROPE
Saturday January 26 – 2008 the Knights of Rizal Diamond Chapter Antwerp celebrated its 8th anniversary at Salons De Watermeulen at Kruibeke. The message of Ambassador H.E. Cristina Ortega was clear in the program brochure: “You, members of KOR Diamond Chapter, may you only increase in strength and broaden the base of understanding......
March 18, 2008
Even if the sole team from the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague edged the other 23 bowling teams, it’s still the Pinoys who dominated the overall bowling event on March 15. The Pinoys bagged most of the awards at the 2008 Interagency Bowling Tournament held at the Dolfijn Bowling Center in Scheveningen.
This year proved to be the biggest ever, since the......
March 17, 2008 HILIPPINES’ TOP JUNIOR BADMINTON PLAYER in EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS By Loui Galicia
Karyn Cecilia Velez can certainly add to her badminton storybook her recent trip to Europe where she competed in the two major Badminton Junior tournaments in The Netherlands and Germany. Although she failed to bag the championship, she acquired new friends and gained more experience outside her home court in......
CARMENCITA LOZADA, international violinist, was officially nominated, through Munting Nayon News Magazine (MN), for a posthumous Philippine National Artist Award (Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) for 2009.
The group's main goal is to establish Vereniging TAHANAN, an organization of men and women who would want to live in a community in the Netherlands which would allow them the luxury of spending their golden years among their kababayan friends, living in their own private apartment flats and with the amenities provided for people in their senior years.
I was born in Rotterdam on January 2, 1984, almost a New Year's baby. Growing up, I had a wonderful youth and I was lucky to be raised within two cultures. I have very loving parents and one dear brother, Brian, with whom I have a close bond. My mother, Susan, is from the Philippines and my father, Jan, is from the Netherlands.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and Vereniging Haarlemmnermeer Cebu (VHC) was signed by RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz and VHC Chairman Frank van Broekhoven last January 25 in Cebu City.
Nanalo si Charmaine Pita, 13 taong gulang na taga Oberhausen Germany ng Gold Medal sa idinaos na palaro ng Westdeutsche Bowling Union ( WBU ) para sa Youth Category B sa Treff Bowling Lane sa City of Duisburg noong ika -12 at 13 ng Enero 2008.
Thirty three Cebu youth leaders with five program officers visited the Netherlands from December 9, 2007 - January 4, 2008. The youth leaders, delegates of the Dutch-Pinoy Xplore Program, had exposures in various institutions and organizations immersing themselves in the political, cultural, social aspects of Dutch society.
On behalf of the BSP Corporate Affairs Group and the organizers of the GK gift giving activity last Saturday at GK St. Paul Paranaque,and also in behalf of Mr. Ed Mabuti,Project Director -Livelihood Programs of GK,Couples for Christ, and Bro. Jun Reformado,Head of CFC in Better Living Paranaque,we wish to express our heartfelt thanks ...
Unlike in your place, it was sweltering hot in Melbourne. It was about 40 degrees that afternoon when we started our programme, that's why few people were smiling in the photos.
It's Christmas time once again and Filipino organizations are now holding parties one after the other.
Very first to hold such party is the United Filipino-Dutch Association which has kept its tradition of organizing its own Christmas party every first Saturday of December.
It was a moment of jubilation for the group of Filipinas who attended the 12th Black Magic Woman Festival on November 15, when Diana Oosterbeek- Latoza of Stichting Bayanihan was proclaimed the winner of the ZAMI AWARD 2007...
On November 20, 2007 the investigating judge in the pre-trial investigation of Jose Maria Sison issued in The Hague, her decision to close the criminal pre-trial investigation of the Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chair in connection with the murders of Romulo Kintanar and Arturo Tabara, due to lack of sufficient evidence.
On the basis of the Dutch Law on Criminal Procedure Article 237 which stipulates that the judge-commissioner ought to close the criminal pre-investigation if there is no ground for continuing it, the Judge-Commissioner in Court of Justice-The Hague closed its criminal pre-investigation case against Professor Jose Maria Sison.
In her decision, translated into English, Judge-Commissioner Mrs. Derijks, stated, among others...
According to witnesses, Ms. Corrales flared up at the lobby of the Philharmonie Theater in Haarlem-The Netherlands over the issue of talent fee which she claims was not yet paid by the Pinay organizer of the concert Carmen Jebb.
Connie Miranda said she saw with her very eyes how Ms. Corrales pointed a finger at ...
In sharp contrast to the intense politically-charged environmentin the Philippines, overseas Filipinos were pleasantly surprised by Governor Oscar Moreno's dynamic response to a call for action for matching funds in Misamis Oriental's development projects spearheaded by local and overseas Filipino organizational partners. During his keynote speech at the Diaspora Convergence Conference in Amsterdam on November 2, 2007, Governor Moreno emphasized that migrants could do better by ...
alf-Pinay, half-French Clara Rouze is being groomed to become one of the top gymnasts of France.
After beating forty three other gymnasts from all over France last June in the 11-year-old category, Rouze has this week started training with the rest of France's champion gymnasts, in the country's quest for a flock of fresh ...
Pinoy migrant workers in the Netherlands are enraged by the issue of corruption and bribery involving President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and members of the Senate.
Most of them have read about these scandalous allegations from the Internet and watching ABS-CBN's news programs on The Filipino ...
The Dutch Court of Appeals in the Hague turned down the Public Prosecutor's Office's request to put Jose Maria Sison back to jail pending pre-trial investigation.
The three judges of the appellate court upheld the District Court's decision on Sept. 13 to free ...
Sen. Maria Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal's visit to the Netherlands on Oct. 11-13 proved to be historic when she signed with the National Democratic Front Panel a joint statement calling for a resumption of peace talks with...
I am Julieta de Lima and Prof. Jose Maria Sison is my husband. Together we reside in an apartment in Utrecht.
In the morning of 28 August at around 8:45, my husband left for a 9:30 appointment at the Overvecht police station. A person who identified himself as Mr. Vogel had arranged the appointment through a telephone call to my husband on Friday, 24 August. The caller said he was seeking an appointment because of new developments on a case which my husband lodged ...
In its decision to release Joma Sison, the Hague District Court said that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Joma Sison ...
On Tuesday at 11 am, I was in the middle of writing an article from my last interview with Jose Maria Sison, when the phone rang.
My boss, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau Chief Danny Buenafe asked me if I heard anything about Mr. Sison being arrested and asked me to pursue the story as he prepared to fly to Utrecht from London ...
It is one of those very rare occasions to see Filipinos entering that august and imposing building in Utrecht. The Academiegebouw at the Domplein is meant to project just that impression. It is a building meant for the handful of doctoral (PhD) students who successfully finish ...
A momentous event transpired on May 21, 2007 at Studio 21 Hilversum when emcee Frits Sissing announced Cystine Carreon as the winner of the best supporting actress in a major musical. It came as an astounding and unexpected surprise ...
It was another grand and memorable community picnic. The fiesta-like Independence Day celebrations on June 9 at the Spaarnwoudepark in Haarlem gathered thousands of picnickers in a whole day of fun, food and sunny festivity ...