List of Filipino events in the UK
Listings supplied by the Philippine Embassy in London
Includes news of interest to UK based Pinoys
EMBASSY'S MATRICES OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES
As of 16 August 2010
Event | Date/Time | Venue | Remarks |
1. LONDON BIENNALE - AHOY! | 7, 14, 21 and 28 Aug. 2010 (4 Saturdays of August 2010) 3.00 pm | Different venues (Please see next column for details.) | Mr. David Medalla, renowned Filipino artist and Director of the London Biennale, organized arts and events celebrating the London Biennale 2010. Details of Venue: 7 Aug. - Underneath the Aragon Tower, London SE8 14 Aug.- ‘Long Shore Drift' in Shoreham-on-Sea 21 Aug.- to meet at the lawn in front of Tate Modern 28 Aug.- will take a boat from Putney to Kew, and will gather for tea at the foot of the Chinese Pagoda at Kew Gardens. |
2.Philippine Jury Campaign International (UK) "Summer Cultural Event" | 21 August 2010 6pm - 11pm
| Baden Powell House 65-67 Queens Gate, London SW7 5JS | Organized by the PJC (UK) (Amy Balliao, Executive Director - editor@philjury.com) |
3. UK Open International Memory Championships | 26-27 August 2010 Thursday & Friday 8.45am-5.35pm | MWB Business Exchange One Kingdom Street, Paddington Central London W2 6BD | Organized by the World Memory Sports Council http://www.worldmemorychampionship.com/ The Philippines will be represented in the event by Mr Roberto Racasa and Mr. Johan Randall Abrina. (See below [no. 3] the Press Release on this event.) |
4. Philippine Jury International Ltd 1st Anniversary Celebration | 29 August 2010 Sunday 3.00pm-8.00pm | Frimley Community Centre Balmoral Drive, Frimley, Surrey GU16 9AR | Organized by the Philippine Jury International Ltd (Daisy Brett-Holt: 012 7650 2883, Merle: 079 0159 2309, Bernadette: 020 88947579). Proceeds will go to raising the awareness about Jury System in the Philippines. Visit http://www.philippinejury.com/ for more information. Attire: smart casual |
5.Pista sa Nayon / Barrio Fiesta sa Northeast | September / October 2010 | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | For details, call Pinoy Events at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk. Also visit www.pistasanayon.com. |
6. Pista sa Nayon sa London | September / October 2010 | London | For details, call Pinoy Events at 0845 838 7880 / 0207 096 1246 or email admin@pinoyevents.co.uk. Also visit www.pistasanayon.com. |
7. "Pandangguhan" a Celebration of Song and Dance of the Philippines By the Lahing Kayumanggi | 4 Sept 2010 Saturday 6.00pm - Dinner | The Chrysalis Theater Japonica Lane, Willen Park South, Milton Keynes | Organized by Robert Wright. The Lahing Kayumanggi Dance group will be putting on their most extravagant performance to date. |
8."RITWAL" Lahing Kayumanggi's 16th Anniversary Celebration | 11 - 12 Sept. 2010 Saturday7:30pm Sunday 7pm | Cockpit Theatre Gateforth St., London NW8 8EH | Organized by the Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Company (Ronnie Del Barrio, Artistic Director ; http://www.lkdance.org.uk/; tickets@lkdance.org.uk; Call-020 7193 9828, text- 07879 756 282) Tickets at: £12.00 each (Flyer attached) |
9. Miss Philippines UK & Mr. Philippines UK | 18 Sep. 2010 Saturday 6.00pm till late | Camden Centre, Camden Town Hall Judd St., London WC1H 9JE (Entrance on Euston Rd. opposite King's Cross Station) | Dress code: Semi-formal. Party after the coronation. Special performance by Animaineax. Tickets at £12 in advance, £15 at the door. Discount for groups of 15 or more. To join or for more information, contact Eva Macadangdang: 079 8359 3915 or Marlowe Macadangdang: 079 5694 4520, E: MP_UK@yahoo.co.uk |
10. Dance Crew Competition "Audition Day" | 19 September 2010 Sunday 1.00pm-5.00pm | Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow | Organized by the Filipino Youth Foundation UK (Julius Billones, Founder & Chairman), as part of their fund-raising activity for their activities and projects. The Competition is open to all nationalities and international groups and will be held for 8 consecutive Sundays beginning 19 September 2010. |
Press Releases/Advisories/Announcements |
- Embassy Press Release: Philippine Embassy in London Begins Awarding DFA Citations to UK FilCom Groups for "Ondoy" Relief Efforts (copy attached).
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- Press Release: Pinoy Group in UK Receives Queen's Award (copy attached).
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- Press Release: Two Pinoys Gear Up for World Memory in UK, Vie for Grandmaster Title (copy attached).
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- Announcement from Kinetica Museum: Invitation for Filipino Artists to Participate in Kinetica Art Fair 2011 (copy attached).
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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON BEGINS AWARDING DFA CITATIONS TO UK FILCOM GROUPS FOR "ONDOY" RELIEF EFFORTS
(London, 9 August) - The Philippine Embassy in London has begun awarding Certificates of Appreciation issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for the tremendous support and assistance of the UK Filipino community during last year's typhoons in the Philippines.
The certificates acknowledge Filipino groups' and individuals' "generous donations and invaluable assistance in the relief efforts of the Philippine Government for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy."
Among the first recipients of the certificates were Fr. Cirino G Potrido CM (above, fourth from left) and the Filipino Catholic Community Prayer Group, Sacred Heart Church, Kilburn represented by Ms. Remedios Villacruel (third from left). These members of the UK Fil-com selflessly gave substantial material and spiritual support to kababayans in the Philippines who were most in need.
The DFA Certificates of Appreciation were personally handed over to Fr. Potrido and Ms. Villacruel by Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo (above, center).
In the aftermath of last year's destructive weather disturbances, the Fil-com in the UK immediately came together towards helping those severely affected in the Philippines.
The Philippine Embassy served as a collection point for food and clothing donated by groups and individuals from around the UK, disseminated advisories and information regarding relief operations and charity activities, and worked closely with the public and private sectors in helping coordinate aid and assistance.
Enough goods were collected in the UK to fill two 20-foot container vans donated and shipped to Manila by Wentworth International Movers and Forex Cargo UK.
Many people and organizations in the UK also organized charity events such as entertainment shows, special masses, fund-raising sales and sports tournaments. In addition, several finance and remittance companies waived their fees and charges on donations to relief agencies and charitable institutions. Countless individuals likewise volunteered their time and services.
The Philippine Embassy continues to express its thanks to the UK Fil-com for the overwhelming and meaningful help extended to the country during a time of great challenge and adversity. END
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Pinoy group in UK receives Queen's award
By Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at 08/10/2010 2:05 PM | Updated as of 08/10/2010 2:05 PM
SWANSEA - The Filipino Community-Wales (FCW) was conferred The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for 2010.
The group is one of 103 UK volunteer groups to receive the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions made to local communities by voluntary groups.
The award is the equivalent of MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for voluntary groups.
At a special ceremony on Friday, the Queen sent her representative in West Glamorgan, Lord Lieutenant D. Byron Lewis, to deliver the certificate signed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and an exclusive commemorative crystal.
"The award is given for voluntary service groups who make a difference in their society and their local regions. The Filipino Community-Wales is one because they make a huge difference to communities in and around this area and not just to Filipino community but other nationalities as well. Their work and dedication is quite outstanding. They truly deserve the Queen's award, which is equivalent of a national honor which is an MBE," said Lewis.
Royal accolade
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest accolade that a voluntary organization can get in the United Kingdom. It embraces the whole spectrum of voluntary work in the UK, not only voluntary work for ethnic minorities.
Winners for this year were selected from 341 groups across the UK, nominated by members of the public who benefited or have been helped personally by the group's work in the community.
"It's not easily got, by the way. It is something that has to be applied for, it has to be evidence-based and, in great detail outline what the organization has done on a voluntary basis to make a difference in the community," explained Mel Jehu, a member of the panel of judges for Wales.
Judged on the basis of highest standard for excellence in community service, FCW received the award for consistently providing community services and trainings for new skills, helping and improving job prospects to the Filipino community as well as with other ethnic communities in Wales.
"It was the commitment they have shown in many years to voluntary work, in improving their community, along in making a difference in supporting other communities. That was the key. Also, the endeavor and the hard work that each and every member had shown in supporting, in making themselves integrate well in their communities, in this case--Swansea," said Jehu.
Breaking the barrier
FCW has some 320 registered members composed mainly of Filipino migrant workers who have settled in Wales. The group was founded in the early 90s by some 20 Filipinas who moved in Wales when they married Welsh men.
Amy Moore, chairperson of the organization since 1998, said the group was formed out of the common desire for a support group for Filipinos who have moved in the area.
"Malakas dito ang racial discrimination kaya ginawa namin ang lahat [ng] makakaya namin para maki-integrate sa iba't-ibang community and we have to break down the barriers of racism. From then on, para ba yung nakilala kami dito. Di naman kami katulad ng ibang community na nanggugulo. Nakilahok kami, nakisalo kami sa lahat ng bagay-bagay na dapat naming lahukan," said Moore.
The problems and needs of Filipino migrants as well as those from other ethnic minority groups have evolved. The group makes sure that it caters and adjusts to those needs.
"Nakipag-link kami sa lahat ng local government, sa Wales assembly. Yun ang umpisa ng aming pakikilahok at pakikipag-ugnayan sa iba't-ibang ahensiya ng gobeyerno," she added.
The group is making a difference by embracing diversity, social cohesion and multiculturalism.
"Ang award na natanggap ng Filipino Community-Wales is for the whole Filipino [community] in UK. We are very proud na kami sa Wales ang unang Filipino Community na nakatanggap ng award for voluntary service from the Queen," said Moore.
More than 850 groups around the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man have now won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, since it was created by Her Majesty to mark the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
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TWO PINOYS GEAR UP FOR WORLD MEMORY IN UK, VIE FOR GRANDMASTER TITLE
RP Mental Athletes pay a courtesy call on Congresswoman Bernadette Hererra-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party List at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City. (L-R): Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. (RP delegation head/coach), Roberto Racasa (player), Congresswoman Bernadette Hererra-Dy of Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party List and Johann Randall Abrina (player).
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO
ROBERTO RACASA and Johan Randall Abrina will represent the Philippines in the 2010 UK Open International Memory Championships to be held on August 26 and 27 at the MWB Business Exchange in London.
The duo (Racasa and Abrina) supported by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and official outfitter ACCEL also going up against the world's brightest mental athletes on December 1 to 6 in Guangzhou, China for this year's World Memory Championships at the Baiyun International Convention Center.
Racasa, a former top board player of Polytechnic University of the Philippines' chess team, and Abrina, a sports psychology UP student are also backed by former senator Robert "Sonny" Jaworski and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party List representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy, with RP and US chess master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. designated as Delegation Head/ Coach and Aurelio "Reli" de Leon as Team Manager.
"I personally believe this is what the Philippine Sports needs, a game wherein we have a much better chance to excel and be the best," said RP Team Manager Aurelio "Reli" de Leon.
It would mark the first time that RP would field representatives, which in this case are Racasa and Abrina. Winner will be titled as Grand Master of Memory from the World Memory Sport Council.
Other early entries include reigning three-time World Memory Champion Ben Pridmore, Andi Bell, James Ponder, and Richard Bowdler of the United Kingdom, Dai Griffiths of Wales, Simon Reinhard and Boris Konrad of Germany, Mücahit Aköz of Istanbul, Turkey, Rick de Jong of the Netherlands, David Duchovny of the United States, Mattias Ribbing of Sweden and Dagfinn Hammar of Norway, among others.
Pridmore from Derby, holds the official world record for memorizing the order of a randomly shuffled 52-card deck, and has memorized a pack in a time of 24.68 seconds on television. At the moment he is ranked number one in the world ranking list for Memory Sports. The annual competition was instituted to challenge the limits of human memory consisting of 10 events like binary digits (5 minutes/30 min.), numbers (5/30 min), spoken numbers, speed cards, cards (10/30min/1 hour), random words, historic/future dates, names and faces, abstract images and, memorization of new poems. MARLON BERNARDINO
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KINETICA is inviting local Filipino artists to join the Kinetica Art Fair 2011. In 2010, Filipino artist David Medalla was featured at the Art Fair's "Kinetic Masters Feature Exhibition". Below is the Invitation Announcement of Kinetica Museum:
Applications are now being accepted for the Kinetica Art Fair 2011
Kinetica Museum's aim, through the Art Fair, is to popularise artists and organisations specialising in Kinetic, Electronic and New Media Art and provides an opportunity to reach out to a wider audience.
Kinetica Art Fair, now on its third year, is the only Art Fair in the UK to provide collectors, curators and the public with a unique opportunity to view and purchase artworks from leading international galleries, artists collectives, curatorial groups and organisations.
In the recently concluded Art Fair in February 2010, the 4-day fair received over 10,000 visitors and worldwide press coverage.
Alongside the Fair, Kinetica produces a programme of special events, i.e. tours, talks, screenings, workshops and performances. These events involve some of the world's most eminent leaders in the fields of kinetic, electronic and new media art.
Below are links to view images and film of Kinetica Art Fair 2010:
Kinetica Art Fair 2010 - Images : http://www.balitapinoy.net/cgi-bin/util/blog/www.kinetica-museum.org
BBC News footage : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8499476.stm
NEW for 2011 will be a People's Award for the best artwork, installation or stand, voted for by the visiting public.
It is very likely that the Fair will be oversubscribed for places next year, so it is requested that interested artists and galleries reply as soon as possible.
The application form can be downloaded from:
http://www.kinetica-museum.org/new_site/uploads/Kinetica_Art_Fair_2011.pdf
For further information and queries, please contact Mr. Keith Watson, Kinetica Art Fair Co-ordinator at keith@kinetica-museum.org or +44 (0) 7802 74 84 84 and http://www.balitapinoy.net/cgi-bin/util/blog/www.kinetica-museum.org%20.
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