PHILIPPINE EMBASSY LONDON: FORTHCOMING UK EVENTS
January 25, 2010
 EMBASSY’S MATRICES OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES IMPORTANT INFORMATION INCLUDED Event | Date/Time | Venue | Remarks | 1. Winter Basketball Tournament Championship Game& Awarding Ceremonies (Milton Keynes Filipino Health Workers) | 23 Jan 2010, Saturday 10.00 am – 6.30 pm | Woughton Leisure Centre Rainbow Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EJ | Organized by the Milton Keynes Filipino Health Workers (Rhomell Cestona, 078 2832 8069, mkfhw_21@yahoo.co.uk, www.mkfhw.com). | 2. Feast of Sto. Niño at the Church of Our Lady of Victories | 24 Jan 2010, Sunday 1.00 pm - Mass | Church of Our Lady of Victories 16 Abingdon Rd., London W8 6AF | Organized by Our Lady of Victories Church and the Filipino Community of the said Church. Refreshments with international food will be served in the Church hall following the Mass. | 3. PANPHOBIA, Play created by the Universal Citizens | 26 Jan 2010, Tuesday until 14 Feb 2010, Sunday | Lost Threatre Company 208 Wandsworth Rd. London SW8 2JU (a brand new 180-seat venue) | The Universal Citizens have created a brand new play called PANPHOBIA which opens next Tuesday. The show was developed with and for the Universal Citizens Ltd: Universal Citizens. Check out the trailer at www.universalcitizens.co.uk. As it's the opening of a brand new show in a brand new theatre, Filipino Theatre Company is selling tickets with NO BOOKING FEE. You pay for your ticket and that's it - there aren't any extra hidden costs or admin fees. Here’s a synopsis: Little Rosie lives with her dad at the bottom of a tall, tall tower block. One day, he asks her to take some soup and supplies to her sick aunt on the top floor, but half way up the tower block there is a power cut… Surrounded by eccentric, disarming and sometimes frightening inhabitants, this often comic darkly twisted tale sees Rosie battle to turn the power on and shine a light on the monsters in her life. But overcoming fear is no small task, especially when the darkness can turn the world against you. For more information you may contact the Filipino Theatre Company (Dominic Lindesay-Bethune: pinoytheatre@hotmail.co.uk) | 4. Home Ownership Event (For those who wish to take the first step on the housing ladder) | 30 Jan 2010, Saturday 10.00 am – 2.00 pm | East Homes Head Office 29-35 West Ham Lane, Stratford London E15 4PH (Nearest Tube is Stratford Station) | Organized by East Homes and Bahay Kubo Housing Assn Ltd (Emma Bibal, Director, 020 7281 4477, 0755 216 7325). For more details and to book your place, call 020 7281 4477 or email bkha@bahaykubohousing.org.uk . | 5. Celebration of the Feast of Sto. Niño, Divine Infant of Prague | 31 Jan 2010, Sunday 2.00pm - Mass | Carmelite Church 41 Kensington Church St., London W8 4BB | Organized by the Carmelite Priory and the Carmelite Filipino Choir (Chelo Cruz, President, 077 3838 0570; Tess Bentley, 020 7229 6447). | 6. Kaleidoscope – Filipino Community at Kensington Temple Revival Celebration | 6 Feb 2010, Saturday 6.30 pm | Kensington Temple, Kensington Park Rd., Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3BY | Organized by the Filipino Community at Kensington Temple (Ms. Jean Ericta – erictaj@hotmail.com). Kaleidoscope depicts different shapes and patterns, different colours and backgrounds, different cultures and experiences. There will be a Fashion Show, testimonies, drama and songs. Entrance is FREE and food will be served at the end of the show. | 7. Valentine Party of the Filipino/British Association in South Wales | 12 Feb 2010, Friday | Hilton Hotel, Newport | Organized by the Filipino/British Association in South Wales (Trinidad “Trina” Diaz Levien-Wynne, President, 078 5653 6383). | 8. Valentine’s Special: A Night to Remember | 13 Feb 2010, Saturday 6.00 pm – 12.00 midnight | The Whitehall, Glencoyne Square, Southmead, Bristol BS10 6DE | Organized by the Filipino Community in Bristol (FILCOMBRISTOL) (Gil Natividad, Chairman, www.filcombristol.co.uk; Gerome Gomez, PRO/Head of Fund-raising Committee, 077 1788 4293; Arnold Lapitan, Vice Chairman, 077 8924 4490). | 9. Valentine’s Day with Below Zero, the 1st Filipino Band in Northern Ireland | 14 Feb 2010, Sunday 5.00 pm | Derriaghy Parish Centre 111 Queensway, Lisburn County, Antrim BT27 4QS | Organized in cooperation with the various Filipino Communities in Northern Ireland. For more information, contact John Moya, 077 3720 0833 or Jayson Belmonte at j.belmonte@btinternet.com. | 10. Independence Day Thanksgiving Mass and Salo-Salo | 5 June 2010, Saturday 3.00 pm – Mass | Church of Our Lady of Victories 16 Abingdon Rd., London W8 6AF | Organized by the various Filipino Communities in the UK, in cooperation with the Filipino Chaplaincy and the Philippine Embassy. There will be a simple Salo-Salo in the Church Hall after the Mass. |
Press Releases/Advisories | 1. Embassy Advisory: “PHILIPPINE EMBASSY LABOR OFFICE ISSUES LATEST WARNINGS ON FAKE ONLINE JOB OFFERS” (copy attached). | 2. Embassy’s Advisory: “GUIDELINES ON PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ISSUANCE STARTING 01 APRIL 2010” (copy attached). | 3. For information, Manila was featured in the City Guide Section of the latest Time Magazine issue, pgs 53-55. There is a good plug on Team Manila, the t-shirt and accessories company. | 4. Letter from Philippine Tourism Attaché Domingo Ramon “Chicoy” Enerio: Dear friends, Please click on the link below (or copy and paste on the URL Address bar) to see an article in the Manila Bulletin on 17 January 2010, featuring the Bird Watching Visit of MP’s Kenneth Clarke and Mark Pritchard to Subic and Candaba last 18 December 2009. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238865/british-members-parliament-hail-rp-s-top-bird-sites Thank you and best regards. DOMINGO RAMON "CHICOY" ENERIO
Tourism Attaché, Embassy of the Philippines
Department of Tourism
3rd Floor, 146 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4EF
Tel: +44 (0) 207 835 1100 Fax: +44 (0) 207 835 1926
Email: chicoyenerio@wowphilippines.co.uk
www.wowphilippines.co.uk www.wowphilippines.com.ph |
Embassy of the Philippines London ADVISORY: Guidelines on Philippine Passport Issuance Starting 01 April 2010 The Philippine Embassy informs the public that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set 31 March 2010 as the last day allowed for ICAO member countries to issue non-Machine Readable Passports. In view of this, the Department of Foreign Affairs, all Philippine Embassies and Consulates General, and DFA Regional Consular Offices in the Philippines will only issue Machine Readable Passports starting 01 April 2010. In case of applicants with lost or expired passports and the holder needs to urgently travel to the Philippines, s/he may be issued a One-Way Travel Document and then the applicant can apply for a Machine Readable Passport or an E-Passport in the DFA Main Office in Manila or in any of the DFA Regional Consular Officers. The DFA reminds members of the public holding the green Philippine passport that these remain valid until the expiration date. END PHILIPPINE EMBASSY LABOR OFICE ISSUES LATEST WARNINGS ON FAKE ONLINE JOB OFFERS Filipino online jobseekers looking for employment in the UK are advised to be more cautious in view of the rampant cases of bogus internet job offers. They should be wary of attractive jobs offered by the employers or their agents who would ask them to remit a certain amount of money purportedly to pay for the processing of their visas or work permits and other travel-related expenses. The Philippine Embassy in London, through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), urges all Filipino jobseekers to be more discerning as these internet job offers come in various schemes to defraud them of their hard-earned money. Among the UK jobs which have been offered to Filipino applicants lately include positions like Nannies, Au Pair, Hotel staff, Store Manager, Salesmen, Engineers, and many others. The following information/advisory should serve as guide to UK-bound Filipino jobseekers: o Filipino jobseekers who have been ‘offered’ positions through the internet should advise their prospective UK employers to submit the original copies of their employment documents to the POLO Office, Philippine Embassy in London for verification and authentication. For their part, they should not rely on scanned documents sent to them by emails such as employment contract, appointment letters and the like, as most of these are found to be forged or fabricated; o To ascertain the authenticity of the job orders, employment contracts as well as the legitimacy of UK employers, Filipino jobseekers are advised to check with the POEA. They may also send their email-request for verification by POLO London at polo.london@yahoo.co.uk; It is not enough to know if the employers really exist or that the jobs are available. Filipino jobseekers should also verify for themselves by using internet search engines like ‘Google’ in contacting the UK employers directly through their official websites; o Job offers requiring them to pay or remit money are potentially suspicious. The charging of fees against candidates including the payment for visa and ‘work permit’ expenses are generally prohibited under the current UK employment regulation; o The new UK Points-Based Immigration System has done away with the requirement of the old ‘work permit’ which is now replaced by the ‘certificate of sponsorship’. To be able to issue a certificate of sponsorship in favor of a candidate or applicant, the prospective UK employer should be duly licensed as a sponsor by the UK Border Agency (UKBA). Filipino jobseekers should verify the status of their prospective employers in the list of sponsors which can be found at the UKBA website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk. The payment for the certificate of sponsorship is also shouldered by the UK employer; o Application for UK visa is done in the country of origin, i.e., at the British Embassy in Manila, and not in the UK. Visas are issued based on the points criteria for qualifications, prospective earnings, maintenance funds and English language proficiency. Since the visas are applied at, and issued by the British Embassy in Manila, applicants should not give credence to the scanned copies of visas purportedly applied in their behalf by their employer’s agents, including immigration consultants, solicitors or travel agents; o As regards hiring of Au Pair, it is advised that no Au Pair visas will be issued by the British Embassy to Filipino nationals since the Philippines had never been included in the UK’s list of Au Pair countries. Incidentally, the Au Pair visa scheme had already been abolished effective last 26 November 2008 and has been replaced by the Youth Mobility Scheme under the new UK Points-Based System; o As to the hiring of Nannies or domestic workers, it is an important requirement for purposes of domestic worker visa application that the candidate must have worked with the sponsoring employer for at least one (1) year prior to the date of application. Hence, to qualify to come to the UK to work as a Nanny or domestic worker, the Filipino applicant must be an established member of the employer’s household. The visa is also applied at the British Embassy in Manila. For further clarifications or inquiry, please contact POLO London (Labor Office), Philippine Embassy, at Tel.: 0044 (0)20-7451-1833 (32) or email at polo.london@yahoo.co.uk.
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james callcut
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i am trying to locate a lady who worked with my family her name is dorothy feuenties i think this is the correct spelling of her name she worked with us in hong kong in 1990 to 1992 can you help
my email is james.callcut@hotmail.co.uk
thankyou in anticipation of your help
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