Representatives of The Philippines Consulate in Sydney, members of the Maharlika Riders Club Sydney and officials of the Philippines Community Council of NSW recently visited Bathurst for a flag raising ceremony in commemoration of 112th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. The Philippine flag hoisted during the event is reputedly the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere [...]
SYDNEY – Filipino overseas absentee voters in New South Wales and French New Caledonia gave the team of Senators Benigno Aquino III and Mar Roxas a landslide victory based on the canvass of votes released by the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney. Benigno Aquino III gathered 372 votes against Gilberto Teodoro’s 87 votes who came in second in the poll [...]
For those who want to observe the Philippine elections next month, remember the deadline to apply as accredited foreign observers is next week, 15 April. Any foreigner or foreign group or association representing government or private interests can apply [...]
Australia’s first dedicated Filipino cultural arts display, library, and meeting place will open soon at the Philippine Centre on Wentworth Avenue in the city of Sydney. The resource centre will comprise an extensive book collection on Philippine culture and arts, including the works of the Philippines’ national hero Dr Jose Rizal [...]
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney conducted a mission to New Caledonia recently to provide consular services and to register Filipino overseas absentee voters (OAV) residing in this island. New Caledonia is an island territory of France, located 2000 kilometers east of the coast of Queensland. The island has an area of 18,575 square [...]
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney will undertake a special consular mission to the French overseas territory of New Caledonia to provide consular services to Filipinos in this South Pacific island 1,200 kilometers east of the coast of Queensland. The mission, which will be led by Consul General Eva G. Betita [...]
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney held last 3 August a Mass for the repose of the late former Philippine President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, who passed away on 1 August 2009, Saturday, 5:18 a.m. AEST.
This year’s Philippine National Day Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony was held last 6th June 2009 at Evans Bridge in Bathurst. The very cold morning did not deter the organisers, the Bathurst Regional Council and the Filipiniana Friends Group of Bathurst and the Central West, and community members [...]
Registration of Filipino Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) who will cast their votes for the 2010 Philippine national elections for president, vice president, and senators will be conducted for the period 1 December 2008 to 31 August 2009 [...]
The Philippine Community Council (PCC) of New South Wales is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas, reports the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney. The award will be conferred by the Philippines’ President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Commission for Filipinos Overseas [...]
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