After missing for several weeks, the Philippines embassy in London has re-started its feature of events and notices.
This is a big section, with a lot of notices of interest to Filipinos in the UK and Northern Ireland, including lists of fiestas in the coming weeks.
If you are from another Philippine embassy, and wish to submit a list of events, click on the contact form link below:
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EMBASSY'S MATRICES OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES
As of 8 July 2011
"An Actor's Art", an Exhibit by Ms. Rebecca Grant
| 5-15 July 2011 10.00am-4.00pm | Philippine Embassy Bldgs. 10-11 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG | For further details, contact Ms Maria Luisa Ramos, Cultural Officer, Philippine Embassy at: 020 7451 1812, culturalofficer@philemb.co.uk. Attached is the invite. |
Launch of the Oxford University Philippines Society (OUPS)
| 6 July 2011 Wednesday 5.30-9.00pm | Hertford College Graduate Centre Common Room at Abingdon Rd. Oxford | Organized by the OUPS (Marcos Calo-Medina, Pres., Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Rommel Romato, Treasurer: oxpinoy@gmail.com). |
Real Estate Forum by CREBA Intl. Foundation Inc.
| 9 July 2011 Saturday 1-5pm | Consular Lounge Philippine Embassy 6 Suffolk St., London SW1Y 4HG | Organized by CREBA Intl. |
Cycle for Ajos
(20-mile Family Fun Cycle Day | 9 July 2011 Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm | From St. Mary's Church in Walthamstow To Waltham Abbey | Organized by the Ajos Trust Fund, in aid of the Library Project 2012, Ajos National High School, PH. Refreshments will be provided at the Abbey Church Centre. Contact: Maxine Stover, Events Coordinator: 07541092151 or maxinemstover@gmail.com. |
Mass for the Filipino Sailors with their Families (Misa para sa mga Tripulanteng Pinoy at ang kanilang mga Pamilya)
| 10 July 2011 Sunday 11am | St. Patrick's Church 45 Portsmouth Rd. Woolston Southampton SO19 9BD | Organized by Fr. Claro Conde (02380448671, cconde8254@yahoo.co.uk, eastside@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk |
6. One Day Trip to Bibury Trout Farm & Bicester | 10 July 2011 Sunday Pick-up Time: 8am Back at Victoria Station bet. 8.00-8.30pm | Meeting Place: In front of Westminster Cathedral, Victoria SW1 (in front of McDonalds | Organized by the Aguman Kapampangan (Zanie del Mundo, Pres.: 02083304829, 07733781858, Estela Gomez: 07506797772). Price : £30.00 |
7. Public Meeting for Domestic Workers: "Possible Changes to the Domestic Worker Visa" | 10 July 2011 Sunday 1.00pm | Faraday House 48-51 Old Gloucester St., Holborn, London WC1N 3AE (near the UNITE Bldg.) | Organized by the following organizations: Justice 4 Domestic Workers (J4DW) (Marissa Begonia: marissab1225@yahoo.com), UNITE (the Union), Migrants' Rights Network (mrn), and Kalayaan (Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers). |
8. 27th Barrio Fiesta sa London 2011 | 16 - 17 July 2011 Saturday - Sunday 10.00am - 6.00pm | Lampton Park Lampton Rd. Hounslow Middlesex TW3 4DN | Organized by ABS-CBN Europe Ltd, in cooperation with The Philippine Centre. For more details, contact Roselle Collado: 07577813104, kccproductions8@yahoo.com. |
9. The Adventist University of the Philippines Ambassadors Chorale Arts Society in a Gala Concert | 17 July 2011 Sunday 7.00pm | Advent Centre (Central London Church) 12 Crawford Place (off Edgware Rd.) Westminster, London W1H 5HD | Organized by the Filipino International Church of Seventh-day Adventists. For tickets (£7.00), please contact Florie at 07935103564. The AUP Ambassadors Chorale Arts Society is the Philippines' representative to the 2011 Llangollen International Eisteddfod to be held in Llangollen in Wales from 4-7 July 2011. For more information visit http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk/. To book tickets online, visit http://www.llangollen2011.co.uk/ . |
10. OFWinner Caravan with Francis Kong (Motivational Speaker) | 23 July 2011 Saturday | Assembly Hall Pimlico Academy Lupus St., Pimlico London SW1V 3AT | Organized by the Filinvest International Dream Academy (Maricel Puso: 07720935575, Jerick Collado: 07939667251). |
11. Barrio Fiesta sa Mitcham 2011 | 24 July 2011 Sunday 8am-5pm | Three Kings Piece, Commonside West Rd., Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4HA | Organized by the Mitcham Filipino British Assn (MFBA) http://www.mitchampinoy.com/ (Andrea Colquhoun: 02086464181, Jess Magdaong: 07894824512). Free admission. |
12. Summer Disco & Karaoke Night | 30 July 2011 Saturday 6.00-11.00pm | The White Hall, Glencoyne Square Bristol BS10 6DE | Organized by Filcom Bristol (Gerome Gomez, Chairman: 07717884293, Belle Pangilinan: 07789935777, http://www.filcombristol.co.uk/. Tickets: £5.00 (13 y/o & above w/ free light refreshments. Free for 12 y/o and below. |
13. Fiesta in Blackpool 2011 | 31 July 2011 Sunday 10.00am - 6.00pm | Stanley Park Sports Arena, West Park Dr., Blackpool FY3 9HU | Organized by the Far Eastern Voluntary Group, in association with Event Management Intl. Open event and free to the public. For more information, contact Zai Martin (Booking): 07818043006, Yolly (Program): 07737088253, V. Perry (Accounts): 07577748612 or email eventsinblackpool@gmail.com . |
14. 1st Welsh Filipino Festival | 13 - 14 Aug 2011 Saturday - Sunday 10.30am | Margam Park Port Talbot Between Swansea and Cardiff, on Junction 38 of M4 | Organized by the Cymru Filipino Fiesta 2011 (Robin Easling, Chairman: ernie.easling@hotmail.co.uk, 078 9121 5097) |
15. NorthWest Mini Olympics 2011 | 20 August 2011 | Greenbank Sports Academy Greenbank Lane L17 1AG | Organized by the Liverpool Filipino Assn (LFA) (Tricia France Ferriol, Pres. And Carlos Giganto, Shadow Secretary: secretary@lfa-lift.org.uk, http://www.lfa-lift.org.uk/ ) & the Liverpool Filipino Teens (LiFT) |
16. 2011 Philippine Volcano Climb | 19 - 26 Nov 2011 | Philippines | Fundraiser event of thee Scottish Filipino Charity. For more details on how to register and itinerary can be found on this link - http://www.scottishfilipinocharity.org/?page_id=271 |
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Press Releases/Advisories/Announcements |
1.Embassy Announcement: The Philippine Embassy is pleased to announce its new social media platforms:Twitter - @philemblondonVisit and follow the Embassy on these social media platforms for the latest announcements and updates on activities and services. We look forward to connecting with all of you! |
2. Embassy Press Release: Celebrations Throughout London Mark Rizal's 150th Birth Anniversary (copy attached). |
Embassy Announcement: Chamber of Real Estate & Builders' Association's (CREBA) Real Estate Forum and Briefing on 9 July 2011 from 1.00 p.m. at the Philippine Embassy, Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG (copy attached).
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4. Embassy Announcement: COMELEC NOTICE OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION TO ALL FILIPINO CITIZENS (copy attached). |
5. Embassy Announcement: Invitation for Overseas Filipino Leaders to participate in the Global Summit of Filipinos in Diaspora and the YouLeaD Experience (copy attached). |
6. Philippine Trade & Investment Centre Press Release: Executive Briefing (copy attached). |
7. Philippine Overseas Labour Office Press Release: Search for 2011 Bagong Bayani (copy attached). |
8. Balitang Europe Announcement: "Balitang Europe has launched a new look as part of ongoing efforts to improve news services for the Filipino diaspora. Please read online article on ABS-CBN News. Kindly spread the word, and be sure to catch the program on TFC Europe and ANC Global. Many thanks for your continued support. Patrick Camara Ropeta, Correspondent, ABS-CBN Europe |
9. Press Release: Sambat Trust (copy attached). |
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An Actor's Art
An Art Exhibition by Ms. Rebecca Grant
Dates: 5-15 July 2011
Venue: Embassy of the Philippines, 10 Suffolk St., London SW1Y 4HG
Filipino/British actress Rebecca Grant is to make her public debut as an artist. She has hitherto kept her art work under wraps and not publicised her nominations and national art prizes awarded by the likes of Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra. Her vast and varied experience in theatre is the subject matter of her paintings in this exhibition.
Rebecca was predominantly brought up with Filipino values as well as being surrounded by the arts and music and dance of Philippine culture. Throughout her early years at school her individuality and ability in art was already evident. Her subject matters often depicted Filipino costume and paintings of tropical sunsets and nipa huts, palm trees and paddy fields whilst drawing inspiration and use of colour from celebrated Filipino artists such as Carlos V. Francisco and Juan Luna. Thanks to her rich cultural Filipino background, dance and art always came hand in hand, and after being made principal dancer for a leading Philippine dance troupe, she was propelled into Andrew L Webber's ‘Bombay Dreams'. She then moved onto a succession of other plays and shows including ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest' starring Christian Slater then landing a series regular role in BBC's ‘Holby City'. This story of an Actor's Art begins.
Come and view an array of dynamic and individual work by Rebecca. All work will be exclusively for sale for this two week period only. We look forward to enjoying the presence of your company.
THE SAMBAT TRUST
Sambat Trust works with local education departments, rural communities and partner organisations to develop literacy and education in the Philippines.
We establish primary school libraries, provide teacher training and help families overcome the economic barriers that prevent their children from attending school.
We believe access to a quality education empowers Filipinos to improve their own lives, support their families and break the cycle of poverty in the country.
As of March 2011, we have established 5 primary school libraries, delivered over 17,500 children's books, trained 60 teachers, and granted 38 scholarships; 2,230 children now have access to a functional school library in the Philippines.
Sambat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales No. 1137903
Please visit our site for more information: http://www.sambattrust.org/
SEARCH FOR 2011 BAGONG BAYANI
The search for the 2011 Bagong Bayani Awards (BBA) is now going on and all interested parties are encouraged to submit their nominations before the deadline set on the 31st of July 2011.
The BBA is a major program of the Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc.(BBFI), a non-stock, non-profit organization formed to promote recognition and appreciation of the role of Overseas Filipino Workers. The Awards is aimed at paying tribute to the country's outstanding OFWs for their significant efforts in fostering goodwill among peoples of the world, enhancing the image of the Filipino as a competent and responsible worker and contributing to the nation's foreign exchange earnings. The first Awards was held in 1984 and is now being held every two (2) years.
There are basically five (5) Awards categories, namely: Bagong Bayani for Outstanding Employee, Bagong Bayani for Community and Social Service, Bagong Bayani for Culture and Arts, Capt. Gregorio Oca Achievement Award, and Blas F. Ople Award para sa "Natatanging Bagong Bayani".
The specific criteria for each of the categories as well as the Nominations forms and other selection procedures may be downloaded from the POEA website at http://www.poea.gov.ph/.
The nominations, with supporting documents, may be submitted to:
Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc. (BBFI) Secretariat
Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Building
POEA, Ortigas Ave., corner EDSA Mandaluyong City
1501 Philippines
Tel Nos.: (632) 722-1165; 722-1173
Fax No. : (632) 724-3646
Email Address: bagong_bayani_awards@yahoo.com
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