November 26, 2007
About Us
Now in its 20th year of publication, Munting Nayon News Magazine(MN) is published monthly and mailed to recipients, catering to the Filipino Community of The Netherlands, including some recipients in Belgium, Luxembourg, and other European countries as well as USA, Canada and the Philippines. MN is operated by couple Eddie Flores and Orquidia Valenzuela.
Picnic 2007
Photos courtesy of P.van As, P. Payoyo and Munting Nayon News Magazine
History
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...
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 ...
Connie Miranda said she saw with her very eyes how Ms. Corrales pointed a finger at ...
In sharp contrast to the intense politically-charged environment in 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 ...
Half-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 ...
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 ...
A Filipino couple from The Netherlands, Taboy and Maitet Singson recently turned their birthday celebrations into a fundraising activity and raised two thousand euros (€ 2,000) for Hustisya and Desaparecidos, the organizations of families of victims of human rights violations in the Philippines. The couple requested their families and friends to give money instead of gifts and the funds raised were turned over to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Joma Sison was released from custody today, September 13 at 14:00 hrs, local time after being detained in solitary confinement for 17 days at the State Penitentiary in Scheveningen in The Hague.
In its decision to release Joma Sison, the Hague District Court said that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Joma Sison ...
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 ...
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 ...
