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philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:03:00 +0000

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Email: info@philippinegenerations.org

Tel: 078 9870 8319

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GUANABANA RESTAURANT CHARITY GIG

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:33:00 +0000

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!!!

***GUANABANA RESTAURANT CHARITY GIG***

Featuring Mark Villarosa Check Mark out at http://www.markvillarosa.com/
other performances includes The Shaydz,

famous songs from West end shows,

Ima Castro star of Miss Saigon

known filipino rappers and singers....
Aslo special guests including TruColors and many more!!

All to raise funds for for victims of Philippine floods!

It's £15 for a standard standing tickets and that include food from the buffet. Drinks and shisha are also available for purchase.

There are also a very limited amount of VIP places which are closer to the performance area and these will be sold on a first come first served basis. VIP tickets starts from £20, you will be seated with the table close to the stage.

You can pay for your ticket through paypal, cheque and bank transfers. Details below:

--Cheque or postal order: please make payable to ‘Philippine Generations Limited’ Send it to 88 Luxborough Tower, Luxborough St. London W1U 5BN

--Bank Transfer details: Bank: Unity Trust Bank PLC A/C Name: Philippine Generations Ltd A/C No: 20205704 Sort Code: 08-60-01

--Paypal: To pay online please email me on info@philippinegenerations.org in your email please include your *full name, *how many ticket you want to pay for, *are you buying the standard ticket or VIP tickets and you adding donations to your payment?.

***Note!***If your using bank tranfer please label your payment with *Charity Gig, your name and for how many people you are paying for. We can only add you to the list when your payment has been cleared by the bank and that you have given the right amount.
You can pay CASH at the door providing that there are spaces left. To avoid dissapointment please pay in advance through the different method above. To pay through paypal without setting up an account please see the bottom left of the paypal page and click 'continue'.

Many Thanks!

For details of any of these offers please call Malcolm Conlan on 0786 200 6175! Other information please email us on info@philippinegenerations.org or email janette.r@philippinegenerations.org

WHERE YOUR MONEY CAN GO...

Below are some links for groups/individuals in the Philippine who are truly helping the people affected by the recent typhoons, floods and landslides.Depending on how much we raise, ideally we would love to help all of them as they all help in some ways. These people are doing real humanitarian work with no politics. No politian acting as middleman. If you know of anyother initiatives in the Philippines please message us or email Mae on info@philippinegenerations.org

Barangay Soup Kitchen: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=150404&id=10782704253#/photo.php?pid=3750472&id=10782704253 After helping and feeding the people affected by Ondoy they are now looking to feed the people affected in Pangasinan Area but they need funds to continue with the project. To read more about what they have done please follow this link: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/you/vidvibe/view/20091003-228097/Pings-mighty-arroz-caldo

Cafe by the Ruins: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=cafeby+theruins&init=quick#/cafeby.theruins?v=wall&ref=search Please follow the link to see what they do. They also feed people affected by the typhoon but in Benguet area. They have recently given kitchen starter sets i.e pots, oil etc.. for the families to start fresh.

Bring a Livelihood Program for typhoon Ondoy victims: http://asiancenter.multiply.com/photos/album/64/Livelihood_Program_for_Typhoon_Ondoy_Victims A project started by Magna Kultura, it is a project to help the people affected by typhoon Ondoy to have a more sustainable living. Apart from temporary lelief goods Magna want these people to actualy sustaine themselves to rebuild their own lives instead of continuely waiting for handouts.

Adopt a School: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091017-230534/Adopt-a-school We can help adopt a school, these schools are damaged by the recent typhoon. As we all know education is important, Filipino parents tell their children that its the way forward. This would be a good initiative to fund.

If you do not have a paypal account please see the bottom left of the paypal page and click 'continue', to pay without setting up an account. Many Thanks!

You can also pay by cheque made payable to 'Philippine Generations' please send it to Philippine Generations 88 Luxborough Tower, Luxborough St, London W1U 5BN

Barangay Soup Kitchen By Ping Medina

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:27:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines - Last week, I joined my first ever advocacy campaign. The Dakila Collective invited me to be an advocate for Oxfam’s “Tik Tok” campaign on the looming climate crisis. Four days later on, Typhoon Ondoy hit our shores. It massacred almost everyone in its path. It was a ruthless viking. It was the wrath of Mother Nature scorned. The very next day, I decided to open my second restaurant.

I am an avid commuter. Perhaps being too idealistic, I’ve been holding off buying a car in hopes that Honda’s hydrogen car would come into mass production within the century. I am a fan of “An Inconvenient Truth”. It is a beautiful journalistic piece, exaggerating facts to get a faster response. Or is it exaggerated, really?

My purposes for starting Barangay Soup Kitchen are all in the name of service. Once as a kid, I gave away all my change money to a random beggar I felt a deep pity for. So instead of commuting, I ended up walking two hours to get home. Normally, I would shy away from any words describing me as a humanitarian. I abhor being praised for something I feel like I had no choice but to do. But now I wil admit, it is in my blood.

These are extraordinary times, right? It requires friends to be enemies. It requires bad people to be behave. It calls for everyone to work towards a common goal. For leaders to unite us all. Because if we don’t, we all know what’s going to happen. The Ondoy rainfall lasted for a mere one-and-a-half days, putting 3-storey buildings underwater. Now what if it rained 30 days and nights, like the story of the ark?

Barangay Soup Kitchen is a restaurant that serves the victims of Ondoy. It hates anything with the word “sardines” or “kamote”. It embraces ingredients like “native saffron” and “ginger”. It makes sure that with every serving of hot Arroz Caldo, there is an abundance of juicy chicken meat you can sip right off the bone. The congee, thick and filling, comes with a pan de sal bread meant to be soaked. The hard-boiled egg covers all your protein needs.

If you are willing to donate, please give us glutinous rice.

If you trust us more than your politicians, you can make monetary donations to CRISPIN C MEDINA II BPI-Morato savings account number 3149 0943 84. Our soup kitchen does not accept perishable donations anymore. From a feeding program, we are also diversifying with a Bowl Drive. Drop off any bowls/cups/mugs/non-disposable containers. When doing soup kitchen, we will also be giving away the bowls the arroz caldo is served in. The Bowl Drive is about rebuilding the community and preventing non-disposable stuff from clogging our drainage again.

Always remember, soup is the best comfort food for this rainy season. Ondoy may have taken away everything we own, but it has restored everything that is human about us.

By Ping Medina
Source: Philstar

PG Charity Golf Day

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:33:00 +0000

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Philippine Generations would like to invite you to our Charity Golf Day.

Sunday 25th October 2009, 0900hrs

Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club

HorsemansideTysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts

ESSEX, RM4 1JU

Entry: £28

Spaces are limited.

Secure a place on the day with a deposit of £18 or full payment by PayPal, cheque or postal order. To pay now, click on the button below.

Please confirm if you would like to take part by Monday 19th October 2009. Donations are welcome. Proceeds on the day will go towards the Philippine Typhoon Relief Operations.

PG Charity Golf Day

(If you do not have a paypal account please see the bottom left of the paypal page and click 'continue', to pay without setting up an account. Many Thanks! )

Philippine Generations Limited is a "Non for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee"Registered in England and WalesCompany No: 6344740

'Tulong Galing sa UK' What we can do to help LAST UPDATED 7TH OCT

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Please check the especial announcement for updates on community events fundraising for Ondoy.

The information and links below are places and websites that we in the UK can access to make a donation either through giving monetarily or our old clothes, shoes etc. We are all aware that Ondoy/Ketsana left parts of the Philippines under water. Many Filipinos lost their homes as well as their belongings and some lost their love ones. They desperately need your help.

What you can donate:
· Clothes
· Underwear
· Blankets
· Footwear
· Towels
· Canned goods (preferably with a pull-open tab)
· Ready-to-eat food (cereal, crackers, snacks)
· Instant noodles
· Baby formula
· Diapers/Nappy
· Toiletries (shampoo, bath soap, toothbrushes)
· Medicines (Oral Rehydration salts, Sulphur Soap for protection from fungi, Cefalexin & Cloxacillin, Clotrimazole ointment creams, Analgesics and Expextorants)
• Food (long shelf life, such as canned goods)
• Non-food
• Mats
• Blankets
• Clothes
• Flashlights
• Emergency Lamps
• Tents
• Generators
• Water Containers
• Hygiene Kits (bath soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, laundry bars, feminine napkins)
• Baby diapers
• Slippers

Below are some drop off points for the donations… there are only a few drop off places but if you want to get involve or if you know of any community halls, warehouses or church halls that can be used contact Mae on mae.w@philippinegenerations.org or call 07898708319.

There are some fundraising events being organised for Ondoy victims. If you would like to hear about these events please email Mae or join our mailing list through this link http://philippinegenerations.blogspot.com/2009/07/mailing-list.html

If you know anyone within UK who are collecting donations for Ondoy or doing an event for the cause that is not listed below please let us know so we can add it this list below.
Maraming Salamat!

Full advisory on donations for Typhoon Ondoy & Pepeng, Emergency Number is the Philippines, other queries & donations and Filipino community efforts. Please call (+44) 0845 835 7880 or (+44) 0207 096 1246

For University students and Unions you can also help. Here's the information pack and inventory sheet for the donations in kind. You can download a copy of the inventory which donors need to fill out and sign as well as a tag for the package that we will send. Just put the name and organisation together with the details of their donation. There also information pack which you could send within your univertisity and also to your your friends & family. Also please visit:href="http://www.philemergencyappeal.com/">http://www.philemergencyappeal.com/

Inventory:http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AS0UksvxJt6dZGhkanM1NDZfNTJoajRrcDJxYw&hl=en_GB

Information pack:http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AS0UksvxJt6dZGhkanM1NDZfNjNnYnBtcTVkcg&hl=en_GB

A) EAST LONDON

First deadline is on 9th October; please give as little or as much as you can!!!Hackney
17 Lennox HouseCresset RoadHackney, E9 6SEhelpthephilippines@gmail.com07732404545 or 07506681522
Please contact Mr. Reyes first to arrange delivery Please put your donations in boxes.... Thank you!

B) NORTH LONDON

Collindale or Kingsbury Area

Mr. Pol de Guzman and Ms. Sharon de GuzmanHighlight Express88 Hay Lane, KingsburyLondon, NW9 0LGTel.: 0208 205 89900208 205 0449
E-mail: info@highlightexpress.co.uk

C) WEST LONDON

South Kensington Area please call 07872962575

Skylord Travel

118 Tottenham Court Road

London,

W1T 5AN

Tel: 0207 380 8755

D) CENTRAL LONDON

Philippine Embassy, London
6-8 Suffolk Street
London, SW1Y 4HG
Tel:0207 451 1800

New advisory on Philippine Embassy http://philembassy-uk.org/news_advisory.html#page11#

E) OUTSIDE LONDON

Bekshire

Eli Alquiros
Philistar
2 Union Street
Reading
Bekshire
RG1 1EU

Leeds
Lowell Daluz
Pinoy Mini-Mart (former Phil-Thai)
46B Harehills Road
Leeds
LS8 5PB
TeL: 0113 2407285 / 0113 2407285

Newcastle

Noralyn
Newcastle Filipino Store
60 Shields Road,
Byker
Newcastle
Upon Tyne
NE6 1DR

Bradford

Edgar
Bradford Pinoy Store
53 Ducworth Lane,
Bradford BD9 5ET

Hampshire

Rosemarie Estrada
41 Rother Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 9LP

Derbyshire

Mr. Rommel Villarico

20 Dysons CloseMeasham,

SwadlincoteDerbyshire,

DE12 7NN

villaricoexpress@hotmail.com

Middlesex

Skylord Travel

208 Field EndEastcote

Middlesex,

HA5 1RD

Tel: 0207 380 8755 / 0207 380 8755

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ___________________________________________________________

TODAY!! Special Mass for Victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy / Ketsana, 7 October 2009, Wednesday, 645 PM, Farm Street Church, 114 Mount Street London W1K 3AH --- ALL INVITED TO ATTEND

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On the 11th October Vincent Fajilagmago will be coordinating pickups and collections of donations.

He is in need of transport and volunteers. He also need people to document the operation so if you are a photographer or film maker please contact him. If you are available please email him at venzo.f@gmail.com or call him on 07791637990

For those who want to donate he and his team will be driving around London. He is collecting only:
· Clothes
· Blankets
· Shoes
“PLEASE WRAP THE CLOTHES IN BLACK BIN BAGS”

He needs full names and full addresses with postcodes and contact numbers to pick up in advance so please
contact him!!

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Pinoy Community Charity Drive 11Oct, from 9am-4pm

Everyone's invited to come to the Pinoy Community Charity Drive this Sunday, 11Oct, from 9am-4pm, at the Baden Powell House, Queens Gate cor Cromwell Rd. Cargo forwarders and remittance companies will be there to handle your donations to the victims of Ondoy. Mass at 10:30am. Various activities, entertainment, food & drinks for sale, and even a film showing. Something for the whole
family...please tell your friends and family...

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Philippine National Bank (Europe) will waive fees for donations to the Philippine National Red Cross, GMA-7 Foundation and Caritas up to 31 October 2009. PNBE Offices are at PNBE Earls Court, Ground Floor, 11 Kenway Road, London SW5 0RP; and Notting Hill Gate, First Floor, 10 Pembridge Road, London W11 3HL.

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REHAB does its bit for charity, and with your support WE can help victims of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines.
Email:
valfanclub@aol.com
Start Time:
Monday, October 5, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time:
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 3:00am
Location:
The Roxy
Street:
3-5 Rathbone place
City/Town:
London,

Basically, we are going to make a donation to the cause(on your behalf) out of all £3 and £5 entry we recieve, and if you are a member, we'll leave it to your discretion to slip the odd 50p or £1 in the bucket...but only if you want to!So no need to worry: by just being there and partying with us, you'll be helping out!So we hope to see many of you lovely people turning up this week to let your hair down and save the world to the sound of indie, electro, pop and everything cool in between, as served by your resident Rehab DJs, VAL(pic), SATOKO, JOE&SARAL,ZOE Demonette (pic) and new girl HALEY.Still only £1 to get in if you JOIN our REHAB MEMBER LIST( FREE to JOIN) by sending your EMAIL ADDRESSES tovalfanclub@aol.com entry may be cheap but we want you to look a million dollars!So...DRESS UP! DRESS CREATIVELY! DRESS LIKE A STAR!

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RED CROSS - STEP FORWARD

Typhoon Ondoy Group Volunteers, Urban Seduction & Filmefilms presents:
The DOME31st OCTOBER 2009 - Saturday Night!
178 Junction Road, Tufnelll Park N19 5QQ
London, United Kingdom
10:00pm until 4:00am
07854821255
dokio@hotmail.com

£10 all night or £5 if any of u on guest list turns up on ur halloween costume.

Old Skul - HipHop - RnB - Bashment - Funky House - Club Classics and much more!This is a NON PROFIT charity event to raise funds for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines. All money raised will be donated to Philippine National Red Cross! This will Be A Night to Remember not only are we uniting to Help Raise Fund for a good Cause...We will be celebrating Halloween too!! Get ramaging through ur closets and get those costumes out people!!!

DJ's slammin' vinyl on the night: D- Tone, Batgurl DJ, DJ Freekey, DJ Ramos, DJ Dokio LIVE MC HOSTS: Miller MC, Siggi Dee, Chukster Jones

TEXT ' FLYER ' to this number 07854 821 255 07854 821 255 to receive ur video flyer as ur ticket to gain £5 entry.F

OR GUEST LIST CONTACT:

Rowena Montemayor - 07538475652

Liza Cabrera - 07732444468or message Batgurl / Dokio / DJ Ramos

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Dress Code: Halloween Costumes and Dress to SCARE (optional)(Jeans & Clean Trainers Allowed. No Sports Wear.)OVER 18’s ONLY(Rights To Admission Reserved.)(ID Will Be Required Upon Request.)

Useful links and information

Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx or http://www.redcross.org.uk/donatesection.asp?id=77029

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i-remit is offering remittance with no charges at the moment for donations and provisions for families affected by the flood contact them directly to find out more - IREMIT GLOBAL REMITTANCE LTD.1st Floor Orchard House167 - 169 High Street KensingtonLondon W8 6SH United KingdomTel. No. : 0207 938 3388/ 0207 993 6151/ 0207 993 6152 0207 993 6152Voicemail: 0203 002 7872/ 0207 096 0976 0207 096 0976Fax No. : 0845 330 9586 Email: iremit.uk@myiremitfo.com

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OnePhilippines have set up a hotline from the UK, if you want to find out more about what you can do to help from the UK please visit http://www.onephilippines.co.uk/helpnow/

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Sam Jennings has created a multiply site ONDOYSOS with details of places to donate money, people to contact and she has set up a donation pledge. http://ondoysos.multiply.com/

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Oxfam has set up an online giving page - you can via credit card or debit card. https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/philippines-floods/index.php (Philippine Generations want to inform you that potentially a portion of the money you donate might not all go to the Philippines, it states in their website that “There is a small chance that we raise more money than is needed for this project. If this happens your donation will be used in our catastrophe fund, allowing us to respond quickly to disasters worldwide” )

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The families of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have been affected by tropical storm “Ondoy" will be given free texts and calls to their loved ones abroad to update them of their situation in the Philippines --- the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
For those who wish to avail of the service, they may call up the Operations Center at Telephone numbers : +632.8336992 +632.8336992 (+632.833OWWA) +632.5516641 +632.5516641 +632.8917601 - 24 SMS/TXT +63917.898.6992 +63917.898.6992 (+63917.TXT.OWWA) Globe HOTLINE 2917 Press 3 for OWWA E-mail opcenter@owwa.gov.ph Fax +632.8917601 +632.5516651

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KEG has teamed up with the student union and a bunch of other GMUL societies to try and help out in any way we can. I'm thinking we should get donation lists and organise small sponsorships for a fundraising event e.g. a jog or mens leg waxing where we can have a little fun but still give back. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140602610501&ref=mf

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PNA UK the nurses association have set up a calamity fund, please visit their website for more details http://www.pnauk.org.uk/

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UNICEF has supplied £90,000 worth of food and other items, which have been supplied via the Department of Social Welfare and Development. We are also distributing hygiene kits, essential medicines, water purification tablets, portable toilets and family kits containing blankets and soap. To donate through UNICEF here http://www.unicef.org.uk/emergency/emergency_detail.asp?emergency=62&nodeid=e62
UNICEF UK, Donations Dept., Freepost CL885, Billericay, CM12 0BR Tel: 0800 316 5353

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philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:47:00 +0000

Typhoon Ondoy updates & How to help

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Typhoon Ondoy, also known as Ketsana, has hit the Philippines over the past few days and the flooding that has occurred as a result, has left the whole country in devastation and mourning.

Thousands of residents have started a massive clean up and although the extent of the disaster is now clear, there are still some victims that are stuck on the roofs of their houses with no water or food. They have spent the night there unable to get down as the water has continued to rise since the rain began on Friday.

One of the victims Muelmar Magallanes bravely saved his family and neighbours as the water levels rose from the river near where they live. Sadly he did not make it after saving 30 people and a 6 month old baby girl, what a hero! Read the full story here: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090928115327/Article/index_html%20

More than 450,000 people were affected by the storm, including some 115,000 brought to about 200 schools, churches and other evacuation shelters, with troops, police and volunteers rescuing more than 7,900 people so far, officials have said. (source: "The State")

The death toll and reported casualties are expected to rise. The government has declared a 'state of calamity' in Manila and other provinces hit by the storm. The Philippine Government on Monday appealed to the international community for help. The appeal was made by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., also the concurrent head of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), on behalf of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. (source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/173342/rp-appeals-for-foreign-aid-for-ondoy-victims)

“The President authorized me as chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council… to request the international humanitarian community for assistance on behalf of the government of the Philippines," he said in a press briefing at the NDCC office in Camp Aguinaldo.
So far......

Japan has extended Y20-million (P10.478-million) worth of relief goods (Japanese Embassy statementhttp://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/pressandspeech/press/pressreleases/2009/85.htm)

Chinese firm Hwawei would donate $30,000 to be used for the relief operations, this was in addition to the $10,000 earlier given by the Chinese government for disaster relief assistance to the country.

Watch news live from live streamin of a local tv station: http://www.nbni.tv/nbni/wicast

What can we do to help? 'Bayanihan' is what we need, it means working together helping our kababayan (countrymen). The blogger for Manuel L Quezon named the opreation 'Tulong Bayan (help our country). Today an emergency meeting is being held at the Philippine Embassy, where community leaders will be discussing how we can help from the UK. We at the Philippine Generations Team will be giving you regular updates.

Please find below, a list of links and information on how we can donate. If you have family with boats near to Manila, if they haven’t already come forward please urge them to volunteer. Please donate something if you can, however small. They need our help. If you know of any other ways we can help, please e-mail Janette Robertson at mailto:pgadmin.ass@googlemail.comor Mae Williams at philippinegenerations@googlemail.com.

Twitter is proving a good source of distributing information and getting volunteers together over in Manila and reaching out to others internationally to get donations and sources of relief to those in need.

The Philippine National Red Cross has a twitter site: http://twitter.com/philredcross. It is recommended that International Donors donate via the PayPal link: http://bit.ly/2DIAHa. Alternatively, donate directly to the Philippine National Red Cross by completing the form at this link: http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/Default.aspx?S=48&SS=972

Gawad Kalinga, which means ‘give care’ in tagalog, is one of the well known, established charity in the Philippines. An organisation that engages all sectors of society from the government, academe, corporate, religious, NGOs, and private citizens to set up and run a range of poverty alleviation programmes all over the Philippines. As part of the wider relief efforts, they have set up Operation GK: Walang Iwanan (No one left behind). If you want to directly contribute to their efforts, you may donate using your credit cards via their website: http://www.gk1world.com/give.html

Couples for Christ, which is one of the widest Chrisian networks are mobilising their people and organising relief efforts and distribution centres. Please see below on how you can donate through them: Donors from abroad may send their deposits to:BPI Dollar Savings Account Number 3104-0106-35 (Please indicate that the Swift Code is BOPIPHMM.)The CFC Relief Center has the following hot lines: (02 ) 727-0682 to 87. These lines will be open until 12 midnight tonight (September 27) and from 8 AM to 8 PM starting tomorrow, September 28.

For comprehensive lists of emergency + relief numbers and sites:

SP: http://sourpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/typhoon-ondoy-emergency-hotlines-and-relief-operations/

PL&R: http://peaceloveandrevolution.com/blog/one-can-save-the-world/

How to help from Manuel L. Quezon blog:http://www.quezon.ph/2009/09/26/how-to-help/

Google: http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html

Ondoy SOS: http://ondoysos.multiply.com/
Philippine Embassy in London: http://philembassy-uk.org/news_advisory.html#page11

Via Bank Deposit for those with Metrobank or Bank of the Phil. Islands accounts. Account Name: The Phil. Nat’l. Red Cross

METROBANK

Port Area BranchPeso

Acct.: 151-3-041-63122-8

Dollar Acct.: 151-2-151-00218-2

Type of Acct. : SAVINGSSwift Code: MBTC PH MM

BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS

Port Area BranchPeso

Acct.: 4991-0010-99

Type of Account: CURRENT

BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDSUN

BranchDollar Acct.: 8114-0030-94

Type of Account: SAVINGSSwift Code: BOPI PH MM

For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. or with your name, address and contact number.

Maraming salamat po!

By Mae Williams

Meeting PGMA

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000

(Picture Courtesy of Archie G. Rotap)

Wow! What an exciting opportunity to be able to write a blog for Philippine Generations!

I have been a member of PG for a year or so and although I am not filipino myself I love all things Pinoy. My wife is from Pangasinan, we have 2 teenage children and I have always loved the Philippines, so I have been there many times. We have TFC at home so I always like to keep up to date with the Balita from back home.I have to say that I believe President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has always been a strong leader.

Of course her leadership is a difficult one. You could compare her staying power to our former prime minister Tony Blair! There have been protests and scandals. Some people love her and are keen supporters and some people hate her! I had an amazing opportunity to meet with her on Saturday 19th September at a brunch organised by the Philippine Embassy in her honour.

As I said I love the Philippines and so am very keen with any chance to attend any event related in any way to back home! I was very kindly afforded the opportunity to attend this event thanks to PG. They had been offered 5 invitations and they opened this out to members. An email was sent out that said the first 4 to reply would be invited along as guests of PG Director Mae Williams. I was the first to reply!!! I would like to say that it is lovely and refreshing to see that I and fellow active PG member, volunteer and PG admin, Janette Robertson, were able to be included in this invitation to speak about and share the good news about PG to others at the event through networking.

I needed to wake up very early on Saturday morning to get ready. We all had to dress very smartly and I looked forward to the chance to wear a suit! When I arrived I was really taken care of and looked after, we were greeted by her entourage and needed to register. Thankfully my name was on a list and I was given a badge which I have kept as a souvineer!

We entered the ballroom where we were able to hear some brilliant entertainment there was a 16 year old girl with a lovely powerful voice. I have always loved the fact there is so much talent from back home! The impression I got was that the Embassy and indeed the Philippine Goverment wanted to showcase all the achievements of the Philippines in South East Asia. The various speakers from departments in the Governement wanted to share all the good things that had been achieved during the Presidency of PGMA. From roads to communication Hubs at Subic bay to plans for 7 new airports and many new jobs. When Subic Bay was still in use as an American base there were apparently sound 24,000 employees there are now over 55,000! The President was able to tell us about her plans for investment and call centres and the big increase in this area. The impression I was given by the speakers was that there are new job opportunities and growth through the time of PGMA. Of course there may be some people who may be skeptical and not believe all the facts. I did however and was impressed.

We all had to stand for the Philippine National Anthem which I love and respect very much and then the President arrived. It was such an amazing feeling to be in the same room with such a powerful women after only watching her on TFC. When she arrived in the room everyone stood up and clapped loudly. You could see all those present from business people, those in caring and nursing, students, and various workers representing the community were excited to see the President and hear her speak. She is such a powerful and dynamic speaker as well! She really knows how to captivate those present.

She had good news to tell us about her Presidential term. One of the highlights for me was when she seemed proud to share with us all about the skills and talents of Filipinos working abroad. Her Excellency then commendably said that she would like to see a day when working abroad would be a choice and not a need. She also spoke about the lowering of the costs of medicines through the new low cost medicine regulations. Whilst we had a lovely brunch and were all looked after very well, I would say to those who may ask why she needs to make these trips abroad and spend money on entertaining others is that she seems to have genuine love of the Philippines and would like to tell us all the good news of her achievements for the country.
She also wanted to reward and thank those in the community who work so hard, we were able to witness the carer of the year from the Philippines being thanked and presented to us.

The biggest moment for PG was when she spoke of the fact that some members of the second and third generation of Filipinos here in the UK, have come together and started a group named...Philippine Generations! It is included in her speech on Youtube and on her personal page on the Philippine Government website. please take a look at the links below:
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmzGGliVMzY&feature=channel_page

President websit: http://www.op.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26221&Itemid=1

Personally to be able to speak to her and even say Maraming Salamat Madame President and shake her hand was a moment I will remember for the rest of my life and was truly an honour.
This was a moment I will never forget and am indebted to both the Philippine Embassy especially his excellency Ambassador Antonio M. Lagdameo, Deputy Chief of Mission Reynaldo Catapang, Consul General Tess De Vega, Cultural Attache Cecile Santos and Philippine Generations for this.

Maraming, Maraming Salamat Po at Mabuhay!!

By Malcolm Conlan

Philippine United FC & the Philippine Football Federation

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Filipinos love sports. Fact. From football every week and boxing in the early morning, to basketball late at night and even the horses in the bookies!

With boxing currently dominated by a Filipino, the notable associations for golf, bowling, chess and of course the long running Philippine basketball league in the UK serve as excellent proof of our love for sport. Philippine United FC has now joined that list, it is the first and currently only registered Filipino football club in the UK and Europe. And this summer the President of the PFF (Philippine Football Federation), Jose Mari Martinez, came to the UK to show his support and acknowledgement of their progress and also offer hope to the players that they can realise their dream and play for the national team through playing for Philippine United FC. To my knowledge, no one from the PBA or Philippine National Basketball team has offered the same assurances to those playing basketball every week throughout the UK.

After a delay of a few days, Jose Mari Martinez finally arrived in England on August 13th for a 10 day trip to promote Philippine football in the UK as well as a series of meetings with some premier league and Championship managers with the aim of one day raising the Philippines to the same level as Japan and South Korea.

On Saturday August 15th, Sam Alladyce manager of Blackburn Rovers invited the delegation of PFF and PUFC to watch Blackburn Rovers against Manchester City, after that match, high profiles players and management from both clubs were introduced. The next Monday, a similar meeting with some officials at Manchester City’s Eastlands Stadium was held. A meeting with Everton Manager David Moyes, at Everton’s training ground the next day was followed by a trip to London as the delegation were invited by Fulham Manager Roy Hodgson, for their European cup match against Amkar Perm of Russia.

While in London, Martinez joined some PUFC players and Philippine National team players at Guanabana Restaurant in Camden. Filipino owner Omar stated his pride at the development of the Philippines National Team and that they had chosen to hold a meeting and dine in his restaurant.

Earlier, Crystal Palace Manager Neil Warnock invited PUFC to train on their ground sometime in the future; and even play a match against one of Crystal Palace’s reserve teams. A similar offer was made on a visit to see Sheffield Wednesday Manager, Brian Laws later on the Friday. The next day the delegation were invited by Wigan Manager Roberto Martinez, to watch Wigan against Manchester United. A meeting was arranged afterwards between PFF Spanish-talking president with the same surname as Wigan’s Spanish manager, but after Wigan’s big 0-5 defeat by Manchester United, the meeting was postponed out of respect for for Roberto.

All of the meetings which were arranged by the PUFC between the Managers and the PFF President turned out to be very positive, with talks about the possibility of opening some football academies in the Philippines. It was also suggested that some Philippine national players could come to the UK to train for a short period with these clubs. Talks will be held over the next couple of months.

Currently, the Philippines has 6 UK-based players in the team, this includes: Fulham’s reserve goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, Wimbledon’s Chad Gould and also we have the 3 Greatwich brothers Phil, Chris and Simon. With the addition of Rob Gier, a player from Grays Athletic who was recommended by PUFC, who turned out to be one of the best players in last year’s Asian Cup in Maldives.

Since June 2008 the Philippines went up from 189 to 152 in the FIFA rankings, showing the massive development and improvements introducing British –Filipino players to the team.

On the final day, Martinez watched our own Philippine United in a rematch against the New Manchester East team. The first match, played last year in the first trial for PUFC in August was a 7-2 victory for PUFC. This year it was a more even 1-1 draw. Martinez was delighted with what he saw and felt that he could see some players playing some part in the future of the Philippines.

This could not have been achieved without the hard, excellent and unpaid work from Manager, Leo Jensen, Head Coach, Norm Parkin and Assistant Coach, Steve Conroy. The future looks bright for Philippine United FC and Philippine Football.

On September 5th, PUFC started their first year in the West Hertfordshire League. A few weeks ago Oxhey, one of the teams already established in the league faced PUFC in a pre-season friendly match and despite their team being physically stronger and playing together for longer…PUFC defeated them 7-1.

The first league match match was played at home ground in Watford, it was against Maple Cross...it ended in a 3-2 victory for PUFC. A sign of things to come?

If you would like to support the team, get involved or just find out more information, please visit http://www.philippineunitedfc.com/.

By Adrian Williams and Leo Jensen
Photos courtesy of Adrian Williams and Leo Jensen

Maguindanao Kulintang

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Kulintang is a musical tradition can be found across the Southeast Asian Archipelago. The style of kulintang we played is found in the Southern Philippines among the Maguindanaoan people, in the province of Maguindanao, Mindanao.

There are five instruments in the complete Maguindanao kulintang ensemble. The melodic instrument and leader of the ensemble is the Kulintang, which is also the name given to the ensemble. It consists of 7 to 9 bossed or knobbed bronze or brass pot gongs, which are suspended on a strung cord. Typically, there are 8 gongs, though this may vary from kulintang set to set. The tuning of the gongs themselves will vary too, in that each gong maker and kulintang player have their own perceptions of good tuning. There are as many tunings as there are sets according to some kulintang players. The pot is played with two unpadded soft word beaters.

The drum of the ensemble is called the Dabakan, and is considered to be one of two essential instruments. It is a goblet-shaped drum, whose drum head is made of either goat, snake or lizard's skin. It is played with two bamboo sticks, which can range in thickness and suppleness. The dabakan has the role of binding the music together by marking out the rhythmic mode - a key factor in kulintang music - as well as playing at a similar rate to kulintang.

The small gong that is stuck on its rim/side is called the Babendir, and is also known as the timekeeper of the ensemble. It strangely has a boss/knob like the gongs of the kulintang, though is strangely not struck there. The role of babendir is to clearly enunciate the rhythmic mode of a piece, for both all musicians and listeners to hear.

The fourth instrument of the ensemble is the Agung. You may find one of two agung in an ensemble, which are usually hung either on a stand or on a sturdy tree branch. The agung is played by one or two - depending on the number of agung - using a rubber-padded beater, and is played on both the boss/knob and the face of the gong.

The last instrument is a pair of four narrow-rimmed hanging gongs called Gandingan, also known as talking gongs. The reason they are known as talking gongs is because it is possible to send messages to ensemble members, or even member of the audience, if accustomed to the language and sounds of the gandingan. For example, if the gandingan player (e.g. male) has a liking for the kulintang player (e.g. female), he could send her a musical message asking her to meet up later in the evening.

Kulintang music of the Maguindanao people is based on five rhythmic modes: Sirong, Sinulog a Minuna, Binalig, Sinulog a Bagu and Tidtu. The first two are considered to of the old style, or minuna style, a style preferred by the older generation for its steady tempo and refined melodies. The latter three are of the new or bagu style, preferred by the youth for its fast, virtuosic nature. These modes are all considered for entertainment. However, there is a six mode, called Tagunggo, which is exclusively for rituals, such as healing ceremonies.

Try playing Kulintang online http://www.kulintangexperience.ph/

By: Larry Oliver Catungal
SEAMUSIC

Phil Gen Summer 2009

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:19:00 +0000

Summer time again, children are out of schools and parents are busy either organising holidays or somewhere to leave their children while they are at work. For many Filipinos summer is the busiest time of the year. So many festivals around the UK, quick trips back home, birthdays, weddings, christening and BBQ's!

This year the Philippine Generations team attended the 25th Silver Anniversary of Barrio Fiesta sa London on 19th July, 2009 to promote the organisation and also promote the upcoming workshop KULTURA. On the day a surprise visit from Myleene Klass was well.... surprising! For two years, the PG team never really thought she would actually show up or even take part in these kind of events. Especially when she often avoids talking with the media and public about her Filipinos roots. Maybe she was affected by the negative press we as a people seem to attract, maybe her daughter has made her rethink her involvement in the community, maybe her trip to the States showed her that being vocal about being Filipino does not hurt your career from people like Lou Diamond Phillips, Allen Pineda aka APL from Black Eyed Peas or even Manny Pacquiao. Maybe her management feel she is accepted enough a personaility to discuss her Filipino roots, either way it is still very hard to speak to her management about the Philippine Community. This years barrio fiesta definitely made it into the local newspaper where Myleene was the talk of the town along with Jano Gibbs & Arnel Ignacio, celebs from the Philippines and Micheal Copon a hollywood actor who starred in Scorpion King 2. Many was dissapointed that Robin Padilla did not make it due to problems with his visa, bad boy kasi eh!

Many Filipinos and non Filipinos attended the fiesta despite the bad weather. The PG team distributed flyers about the workshop and met different people and groups. Particularly the SEAMUSIC group, one of their members Larry Oliver Catungal play the Kulintang. It's an indigenous musical instrument usually played in the southern part of the Philippines. He had a tent in front of us and he played beautiful music through this distinctive sounding instrument. As always we all enjoyed the food and meeting old and new friends, I look forward to next year's fiesta!

On the 25th July, a week after the Barrio Fiesta in Hounslow we at the PG team hosted our first ever funded event 'KULTURA' that was funded by the Grassroot grant provided by the Westminster council. Hooraay! Finally after so many attempts we had a break through. The workshop was a series of cultural activities featuring different Filipino groups in the community.

The aim was to provide an activity where Filipinos and the local residents in the Westminster area could participate and enjoy Philippine culture. The workshops focused on 'Dance' facilitated by Lahing Kayumanggi, a professional dance company in the UK, 'Martial Arts' facilitated by Doce Pares, experts in Philippine martial arts systems of Eskrima also known as Kali or Arnis and an interactive activity about the Philippine Heroes through 'Drama' facilitated by The Don Rae Academy of Movements and Arts, a professional performing arts academy for schools and individuals.

Many parents came with their children, some couples and a few individuals came too. Some only watched but many participated in the workshop. The beauty about it was that parents and children both enjoyed the free workshops together, which was great for family bonding and keeping everybody active!

First on the schedule was the dance for 8- 11 year olds; 'Bao-Bao', a dance using 2 coconut shells banging them together in the beat while dancing, this was fun! Children really enjoyed it and parents joined in too! They danced and banged those coconut shells like there was no tomorrow. After an hour of dancing a short break was taken, during the break Larry Catungal and his group played the Kulintang. Audiences gathered around to listen and admire the music they played. Then next up was Eskrima, 8 - 11 years old, although dads stood at the back trying the moves too. The children learnt different techniques and self defense. During the martial arts 12 - 16+, dance was running in the next room where they learnt 'Subli', a dance where nipa hats are used.

Other activities on the day were playing 'Sungka' a popular game from the Philippines traditionally played by women. Children coloured pictures of different things you can find in the Philippines, such as carabao (indeginous water buffalo), jeepneys and women washing clothes by the river. There were also speech bubbles of tagalog words with English translations and posters with different facts about the Philippine Islands. This event was truly an educational day not just for us Filipinos but also to non Filipinos, not only for the children but also for the adults and parents!

During the drama workshop, children played games and learnt about the different lives of Philippine heroes like Jose Rizal. The last workshop was martial arts for older children and adults. This and dance were the most popular activities on the day.
It was a great day for everyone and a worthwhile event where we could all share the beauty of Philippine culture.

The day after was Taste Asia, it was our second year of involvement in this event. We had our tent next to the Mayor of Redbridge who was fundraising for a charity. This year we shared our tent with Doce Pares who were performing on the main stage, they created so much interest about filipino martial arts! After seeing them do a demo on Eskrima (Kali or Arnis), showing some techniques using the sticks and also the Bolo (Machete). Many came to our tent asking about the Philippines, thankfully the Departement of Tourism for Philippines gave us some posters and information to give out & a WoW Philippines bag to go with it!
PG did a raffle competition on the day too, giving 1st prize (ticket no.89 Simon) a Dinner for 2 at Guanabana Restaurant, 2nd prize (ticket no. 62 Andy Castle) a Fresh water pearl with gold pendant and 3rd prize (ticket no.129 Ryan) Box of Chocolates.

The biggest news this summer has been the death of the former President of the Philippines Corazon 'Cory' Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009). She was the 11th President of the Philippines and not only our first female president, but also Asia's first female president. She was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr who was the main opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos during the early 1980's. It was after his death and the call for her to run in his place by the people that she emerged from his shadow as a formidable woman. She led the inspirational 'People Power' bloodless revolution of 1986. This was a seminal moment in world politics, it led to similar peaceful people power revolutions in South America, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Her influence was immense and she served as a figure of inspiration for the people that belief in what is right and in God is all you need to make a difference in the world. She died after a long battle with Colon Cancer and is remembered as one of our greatest public figures. A person with the moral character and aura our country is currently desparately crying out for!

Philippine Generations partnered with Katrina Woodford, a British documentary maker and created a short film about the filipino community and the issues filipinos in UK have. The film 'WE ARE' can be seen on Youtube, this is just a very short film made for her course on documentary film making using moving image capture, she has previously specialised in still image and narrative films. We are in the progress of making a longer film and are hoping to send the documeary to channel 4 to show it to a larger and wider audience. Watch the film here!

Lastly this summer we celebrated our 2nd year anniversary at the August PG POW WOW, our social event every 1st thursday of every month held at the Comedy Pub in Oxendon street. We were joined by the new Ambassador Antonio Lagdameo, DCM Reynaldo Catapang and his family, Manny Guzman, Consul General Tess De Vega, PG directors & members and PG supporters. On behalf of the PG team I want to thank those who made it. We also showed the short film 'WE ARE', everyone liked the film and are looking forward to seeing the longer version. So watch this space!

Look out for our next event in Christmas is our fundraising 'Parol Making' (christmas lantern) show your interests and joing our mailing list or email us.

By Mae Williams

Pan de sal (filipino bread)

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:55:00 +0000

Pandesal is the most popular yeast-raised bread in the Philippines. Filipino's favorate breakfast accompanied by such items as butter, cheese, scrambled eggs or filled omelets, sausages, bacon, sardines, jams, jellies and marmalades, coffee, tea or hot chocolate.

INGREDIENTS

6 cups flour (strong white bread flour)

2 cups warm water

3/4 cups oil

3/4 cups sugar

2 tbsp. yeast

1 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1.In a large jug, add a teaspoon of sugar to warm water then add the yeast. Wait until the volume almost doubles.

2.Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

3.When the yeast mixture has almost doubled in volume, pour it into the dry ingredients, leaving a little of the water behind. Add the oil. Knead the ingredients together to make a smooth, soft dough.

4.Cover the bowl with a plastic bag and seal with an elastic band. Ensure there is enough room in the bag to allow the dough to rise. Place the bowl in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size. This should take approximately 2 hours.

5.Roll the dough into small balls, dust in breadcrubs and place on a greased baking sheet. Leave the bread rolls in a warm place to rise for about an hour.

6.Cook at 350 degrees farenheit/ 180 degrees celcius for 10-14 minutes.

Recipe from Janette Dalay Robertson.

The Artist Behind the ‘Cory’ P500 Bill

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:58:00 +0000

A proposal to bear a portrait of Cory Aquino on the P500 bill is being backed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine central bank. It currently carries the portrait of her husband the late Senator Ninoy Aquino Jr.

“The suggestion to include Cory Aquino’s portrait on the P500 bill was made to BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. by former Energy Secretary Vince Perez… Tetangco told reporters that he had “asked the numismatic committee to consider the proposal to put up the portrait of former President Aquino on the P500 bill in designing our new-generation currency notes.””*
Since Tita Cory’s passing and even before the suggestion was formally made, there has been a design for the P500 bill making its presence known on the world wide web and by the looks of things, will possibly make its way into the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The design is by Revo Cristostomo Naval.

Revo aka Revolution is a graduation student of De La Salle College of St Benilde in Multimedia Arts. He is also the art director for the youth independent magazine www.statusmagonline.com and a photographer. He launched www.peaceloveandrevolution.com the day after Tita Cory died, as a place where he could voice out to the world that the youth has a voice in this nation.
It is this same website where I saw his design for the P500 bill and I am so amazed at how this image has been rapidly circulated on the www, whether it is on Facebook, various blogs, Twitter, or mentions in Filipino news and as of today on the front page of the Inquirer. This design should be considered or made as the P500 bill.

I managed to catch up with the Revo last night, the artist behind the design and asked him why he did it.

LDN: What was the reason and inspiration for designing the new P500 bill with Cory besides Ninoy Aquino?

Revo: “My name is Revo Crisostomo Naval and I was born on April 14, 1987. My parents named me after the historical event Edsa People Power Revolution. And my main reason for designing this was to pay tribute to the person who made that historic event possible.
I just did the artwork. It was just me who came up with it, my heart told me to do it. Also, because the whole nation deserves it, kailangan ng buong pilipinas ng maraming limang daang piso!”

LDN: The BSP wants to push the proposal for the portrait of Cory Aquino on a P500 bill via the suggestion of Vince Perez. Will you or would you have any involvement in this?

Revo: “I want to design or work on it, I’m a graphic designer. I’ve been an art director for a youth independent magazine for almost a year. I can do it. We can do it. I will do everything for me to do it, even for free… I don’t mind. I have the burning heart to do it.”
Hopefully the BSP will continue to push forward the proposal. It also shows just how important the youth of the Filipino nation has been instrumental in getting this artwork noticed. If being noticed just for this design is already an honour, then what else can be achieved?
We should all be proud and support it!

Cory has definitely left her mark on the Filipino Youth and imprinted a legacy for a freedom of speech and creativity… This is only the beginning for the next generation’s revolutionaries.

Revo’s Website

Peace, Love and Revolution

http://www.peaceloveandrevolution

Written by: Lani Dacunos

Courtesy of www.LDNmeetsMNL.com

Tita Cory's Final Journey

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:19:00 +0000

Tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Manila to witness former President Cory Aquino’s cortege make her final journey to Manila Memorial Park, to be laid to rest next to her husband, the late Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino.

Tita Cory as she will be fondly remembered, passed away on Saturday 1st of August 2009 to Colon Cancer, aged 76.

The necrological service on the eve of the funeral, remembered Cory Aquino as a best friend, a caring boss and most of all, a source of strength. Manila Cathedral in Intramuros was filled with family and close friends to share their eulogies about the former President.

Most notable was the eulogy given by Mel Mamaril, Cory’s close-in security of 23 years. He praised her for being a caring boss and that she would always take care of others around her, despite her own pain. He said “She was always very concerned about others… (she) raised my dignity as a person.” Mamaril gave his boss a final salute after his eulogy.
Senator Noynoy Aquino also offered his eulogy to his mother at the service. He said “Kung titingnan ang buhay ng aking ina, patunay na hindi dapat manatali ang bayan sa kasalukuyang kinalalagyan (My mother’s life was proof that the country should not be contented with its current state). The senator said there was nothing wrong if Filipinos “get involved and fight for justice.”*

The funeral mass followed the next day on Wednesday 5th of August where over a 1,000 government officials, including her successors Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada, diplomats, priests, nuns and visiting dignitaries gathered at the Manila Cathedral. Screens and speakers were installed outside the cathedral so that mourners who had travelled to the site could be a part of the solemn and personal service.

The mass officiated by Bishop Socrates Villegas, included ten of the country’s leading artists to pay song tributes to the icon of democracy. All songs were performed with Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and backed by the Ateneo Chamber singers. Zsa Zsa Padilla’s “Hindi Kita Malilimutan” (I Will Never Forget You) reduced the family to tears with her heartfelt performance; and Lea salonga’s rendition of “Bayan Ko” (My Country) brought back the nostalgia of EDSA 86.

Though, it was Kris’ eulogy which caught the emotions of everyone in the cathedral. As the youngest and in her words the ‘Prodigal Daughter’ she spoke of how even though she had so many wrong-doing’s in her past, her mother was always there to guide and support her. She thanked her for this, as it taught her to become more supportive of others and to find the qualities her mother had in herself. Kris thanked her siblings and their families for always taking care of Cory. It was touching and most of all honest.

Towards the end she said “I love you mom. I thank you for the privilege of being your child. And for every day that I will be missing you, I will remind myself that my greatest gift to you will be living a life that will make you proud that I am your daughter. Dad, please take care of mom, it’s your turn now. You were her one and only love, and now that you are together again… no matter how painful it is for us to let her go, we are comforted knowing that mom is happy to be reunited with you. I love you mom. Goodbye mom. Maraming Salamat at Paalam.”

After the mass, Cory’s body was carried through the city in a near to 9 hours procession to fulfill her wish to be buried at Manila Memorial Park next to her husband. Cory’s cortege was flanked by 4 honor guards from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, who defied their own tiredness and the elements to stand by her for the whole journey. A resolution has been filed at the Senate to commend them for their public service.

Even though there was a downpour of heavy rain, thousands of people still continued to line the streets to show their love and bid their farewells. Many wore yellow, displayed their ‘Laban’ signs and cheered ‘Cory Cory Cory’. It was a great tribute to the lady who is held dearly the ‘Mother of the Nation’.

Written by: Lani Dacunos
Article courtesy of www.LDNmeetsMNL.com

NEWS AND EVENTS

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:00:00 +0000

For further information about the events listed below, please contact Kat Bayang at press.pg@gmail.com.

PG Pow Wow Special: Our 2nd Year Anniversary!

Chill out with the PG team for the PG Pow Wow. This month we will be celebrating our 2nd year anniversary. We are also screening a short film "We Are" by Katrina Kirwood

SAME PLACE / SAME TIME:
Closest tube: Piccadilly Circus

Bring mates and let's make a night of it. The more the merrier!

I hope to see you all there!!

Philippine Football News: ASIAN CUP 8TH & 9TH AUGUST 2009

Philippine United FC will be playing at the Asain Cup THIS WEEKEND.

It will be played in Watford Powerleague, Queens School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts W23 2TY. First game will kick off at 1pm (Chinese Vs Thailand) and the 2nd game at 4pm (Philippine United FC Vs Vietnam).

Please come and support our team, TEAM PHILIPPINES!!

For more information please visit their website at www.philippineunitedfc.com

See you there!!!!

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 'New opportunities available'

Philippine Generations is looking for help in a number of areas that enable us to make a difference. As a not for profit organisation, we all take time out of our schedule to push Philippine Generations forward. We are looking for people who may have some free time during the evening or weekend to help us run Philippine Generations from admin work to designing. If you would like to help us please contact us or visit our blog.

Thank you!

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REGISTER NOW!! Overseas Absentee Voting Registration LONDON

New Hotline numbers: 07732002399 or 07729154397

02 February - 31 August 2009
9am-1pm 2pm-6pm Monday-Friday except Holidays Embassy of the Philippines
1st Floor, Room 1-OAV 6 Suffolk St.
London
SW1Y 4HG

All Filipino citizen including those with dual citizen at least 18 years old on the day of elections and will be out of the Philippines on May 10 2010 are able to register.

REQUIRED DOCUMENT/S :

1. FOR PHILIPPINE CITIZENS: PHILIPPINE PASSPORT AND PHOTOCOPY OF THE DATA PAGE (PAGE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH AND PERSONAL DATA)
2. FOR DUAL CITIZENS: PHILIPPINE OR UK PASSPORT AND DOCUMENTS ON RE-ACQUISITION OR RETENTION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP & PHOTOCOPIES
3. FOR SEAFARERS: PHILIPPINE PASSPORT AND SEAMAN’S BOOK AND PHOTOCOPIES OF THE DATAPAGE

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http://electionbloggers.ning.com/ http://www.philemb.org.uk/

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Become a member show your support and enjoy our ever growing membership discount like 10% off Josephine's Restaurant (Filipino restaurant), Guanabana Restaurant (Caribbean and Latin cuisine) and 50% off Doce Pares (Eskrima, Kali and Arnis lessons some of Filipino martial arts). More info about the discounts here.

STATEMENT FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY & TRIBUTE MASS IN HONOR OF THE LATE FORMER PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:42:00 +0000

STATEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
ON THE DEMISE OF FORMER PRESIDENT CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO (1933-2009)

The Philippine Embassy in London expresses its deepest and most profound sorrow at the passing of former Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino.

“Cory”, as she was most affectionately known to the Filipino people, was a true hero and inspiration whose grace, courage and sensibility led the “People Power” revolution that served as a beacon for democracy movements around the world.

The Philippines’ own road towards the rebuilding of democracy and re-establishment of democratic institutions was paved by President Aquino’s leadership through the most difficult of circumstances, with freedom and the rule of law always triumphant and forever flourishing under her watch.

Indeed, the liberties and democracy the Philippines enjoys today are her lasting legacies to every Filipino.

Filipinos likewise take true pride in the recognition she brought to the Philippine nation. President Aquino and the Filipino people were honored globally as they demonstrated to the entire world the great ideal that individuals can humbly yet powerfully come together and, through peaceful, non-violent means, overcome the impossible.

Beyond her presidency, “Cory” was known for her personal honesty, decency and spirituality. The values she held and championed inspired millions and transcended politics, nationality and gender.

The Embassy joins the Filipino people and the world in extending most sincere condolences to the loving family President Aquino left behind. May they be consoled that she now lies in the eternal peaceful embrace of the Lord and her Ninoy whom she loved so very much.

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Please be informed that the Embassy organized a special Memorial Mass in honor of the late Former President Corazon Coquangco Aquino, details as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 4th August 2009
Time: 7.00 pm
Place: CARMELITE PRIORY 41 Kensington Church St., London W8 4BB
Mass Celebrant: Fr. Cirino Potrido

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See you all there.

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Philippines

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:12:00 +0000

ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines is the third largest English speaking country in the world. It has a rich history combining Asian, European, and American influences. Prior to Spanish colonization in 1521, the Filipinos had a rich culture and were trading with the Chinese and the Japanese. Spain's colonization brought about the construction of Intramuros in 1571, a "Walled City" comprised of European buildings and churches, replicated in different parts of the archipelago. In 1898, after 350 years and 300 rebellions, the Filipinos, with leaders like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo, succeeded in winning their independence.

In 1898, the Philippines became the first and only colony of the United States. Following the Philippine-American War, the United States brought widespread education to the islands. Filipinos fought alongside Americans during World War II, particularly at the famous battle of Bataan and Corregidor which delayed Japanese advance and saved Australia. They then waged a guerilla war against the Japanese from 1941 to 1945. The Philippines regained its independence in 1946.

Filipinos are a freedom-loving people, having waged two peaceful, bloodless revolutions against what were perceived as corrupt regimes. The Philippines is a vibrant democracy, as evidenced by 12 English national newspapers, 7 national television stations, hundreds of cable TV stations, and 2,000 radio stations.
Filipinos are a fun-loving people. Throughout the islands, there are fiestas celebrated everyday and foreign guests are always welcome to their homes.

THE FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands covering a land area of 115,739 sq. m. (299,764 sq. km.). Main island groups are Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Capital is Manila. Time Zone is GMT + 8 hours.
CLIMATE March to May is hot and dry. June to October is rainy, November to February is cool. Average temperatures: 78°F / 25°C to 90°F / 32°C; humidity is 77%.
POPULATIONT here are a total of 76.5 million Filipinos as of the latest national census in May, 2000. Population growth is estimated at 2.36 percent annually. Luzon, the largest island group, accounts for more than half of the entire population.
LANGUAGES Two official languages --- Filipino and English. Filipino which is based on Tagalog, is the national language. English is also widely used and is the medium of instruction in higher education. Eight (8) major dialects spoken by majority of the Filipinos: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.
Filipino is that native language which is used nationally as the language of communication among ethnic groups. Like any living language, Filipino is in a process of development through loans from Philippine languages and non-native languages for various situations, among speakers of different social backgrounds, and for topics for conversation and scholarly discourse. There are about 76 to 78 major language groups, with more than 500 dialects.
RELIGIONS Some 83% of Filipinos are Catholic. About 5% are Moslem. The rest are made up of smaller Christian denominations and Buddhist.
UNIT OF MEASURE The Metric System is used in most trade and legal transactions.
ELECTRICITY 220 volts a/c is the common standard. 110 volts a/c is also used, especially in major hotels.
CURRENCY The Philippines' monetary unit is the peso, divided into 100 centavos. Foreign currency may be exchanged at any hotels, most large department stores, banks, and authorized money changing shops accredited by the Central Bank of the Philippines. International credit cards such as Visa, Diners Club, Bank Americard, Master Card, and American Express are accepted in major establishments.

Source: (DOT) Department of Tourism Philippines

FILIPINO WORDS & PHRASES

Kumusta?(koo-moo-stah) - Hello/How are you? (informal)

Mabuti (mah-boo-tee) - I'm fine

Maganda (mah-gan-dah) - Beautiful

Paalam (pah-ahl'-ahm) - Goodbye

Salamat (sah-lah'-maht) - Thank you

Magkano? (mag-kah-noh) - How much?

Kailan? (kah-ee-lahn) - When?

Saan? (sah-ahn') - Where?

Mahal kita (mah-hal ki-tah)- I love you!

Bakit? (Bah-kit)- Why?

Magandang Umaga (mah-ghan- dhang O-mah-gah)- Good Morning!

Nasaan (na-sah-an)- Where?

Banyo(Ban-yo)- Toilet

Maglaro tayo(Mag-la-ro tha-yo)- Lets Play

Kalsada(khal-sa-dah) - Road

Bahay(bah-hay) - House

Kaibigan (kah-i-bih-gan) -
Friend

Pangalan (Pa-nga-lan) - Name

Sumayaw tayo(Su-mah-yaw ta-yo)- Lets dance

Bandera(ban-deh-rah) - Flag

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From KULUTRA 25th July 09

Philippine Independence Day 2009

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:36:00 +0000

Happy 111th Philippine Independence Day!

Independence is a marvellous idea, a brilliant concept that every person in the world strives for. Last year we discussed the history of our independence and why our Independence Day had changed by our current President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s father. This year we will look at what our ‘Independence’ means. On 12th June we celebrate our Independence from Spanish rule. 111 years ago, General Emilio Aguinaldo stood waving our symbol of freedom, our message to fellow Spanish colonies that it can be done, our flag, the ‘Sun and three Stars’ in Kawit, Cavite.

And how did you celebrate our nation’s 111th year of Independence? Below is how Google Philippines celebrated!

image courtesy of www.google-logos.com

This show of patriotism from Google.com.ph is not alone. Our Flag is so dear to our hearts, so clear a symbol of who we are that many emblazon their shirts, jackets, houses even their bodies with the ‘Sun and three Stars’. But how did we arrive at this powerful combination of symbols?

It began with a group whose moniker has a very different meaning today than it did back then. The ‘KKK’ stood for the ‘Katipunan’ which was short for ‘Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan’ or ‘Supreme and Venerable Society of the Children of the Nation’. The Katipunan were the more radical offshoot of ‘La Liga Filipina’ an organisation born from the propaganda movement in Spain and founded by National hero Dr Jose Rizal. The Katipuneros believed armed resistance was a more powerful way of winning hearts and minds and overthrowing the oppressive Spanish rule.

The first KKK Flag appeared in 1892 and featured 3 white K’s on a rectangular red cloth. The red symbolised the bravery and willingness to shed their blood fighting for their freedom. Other versions showed a single white K or 3 K’s arranged in a an equilateral triangle. This is the first time we see the use of an equilateral triangle. This kind of triangle is often used to signify equality and the absolute truth.

Dr. Jose Rizal is the Philippines’ main National hero and a revolutionary martyr that inspired a country, Andres Bonifacio was known as the Father of the Philippine Revolution and Emilio Aguinaldo was the Philippines first and youngest President and like many of their peers, they were freemasons. It is widely known that symbolism plays a massive part of Freemasonry and several flags were heavily influenced by their beliefs and practices. Degrees and hierarchical levels were deeply significant in the organisation and maintenance of such organisations. It is in this vein that the 1st Degree Flag uses such symbolism of a native sword, a tabak, and a skull as a call to arms for those Katipuneros of the lowest rank or grade. Likewise, the 2nd Degree flag was used to rally the middle ranks. The 3rdDegree completed the KKK moniker and served to rally the highest ranks.

1895 saw the first flag that resembles the modern flag we know today. It was used by National hero and Katipunan leader Pio del Pilar. It featured a white triangle on the flagpole side of a red rectangle. Inside of the triangle a single K sat in each of the 3 corners and in the middle sat a rising sun with 8 rays, symbolizing the first eight provinces that revolted against Spain: Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac.

Mariano Llanera is another National hero of the Philippines and a revolutionary general who was at first sympathetic to Spain. He then became a mason and joined the Katipunan. His flag is familiar to all who see it, as it resembles the traditional pirate flag, the ‘Jolly Roger’. Not many are aware that the skull and crossbones have traditionally been used in masonic rituals and as battle flags. To the left of the flag was a single letter K. Perhaps the biggest example of Masonic symbolism was the battle flag of the Malibay Katipuneros of Pasay. It featured the infamous all seeing eye in the centre of an equilateral triangle with their faction titles on a red rectangle.

Philippines was not the only Spanish colony fighting a revolution against their rule. Cuba was also in revolt and the tricolor flag of the ‘Boy General’ Gregorio Del Pilar was dedicated to Cuba’s struggle with a blue triangle on the lefthand side, in dedication to the Katipunan with a red stripe at the top and to Llanera’s battle flag with a black stripe at the bottom. It represented a further look into the potential future make up of our current flag.

General Emilio Aguinaldo dedicated his faction to Mary Magdelene and they were known as Magdalo’s. His famous flag was a red rectangle with the ancient Tagalog script for K (which looks like an italic capital i) in white, placed at the centre of a sun with eight pointed rays, again representing the Katipunan and the eight revolutionary provinces in Luzon. On 31st October 1896, General Aguinaldo referred to this flag with the proclomation: "Filipino people!! The hour has arrived to shed blood for the conquest of our liberty. Assemble and follow the flag of the Revolution - it stands for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity." Due to the popularity of General Aguinaldo, it was used by the revolutionary forces until December 30, 1897 when it was hauled down from the flagstaff at Biak-na-Bato, signifying the end of hostilities with Spain after the peace pact. It has since been used by revolutionary armed forces in the people’s revolution against Ferdinand Marcos and in the many attempted military coups that have occurred in the Philippines, most recently in 2007.

The final revolutionary flag signified the shift in focus from just the Katipuneros to the Filipino people as a whole. A mythological sun with facial features and 8 rays sits in the middle of a red rectangle. This time the sun represents the nation and gives rise to the modern symbolism in the flag.

The modern flag was designed and created by the Katipunan leaders who were exiled through the truce of Biak-na-Bato. General Aguinaldo used all of the symbolism that had been utilised in previous flags to create what we know and love today. He tasked Marcela Marino de Agoncillo to create the flag because of her sewing skills. Together with two women, her daughter Lorenza and Dr.Jose Rizal's niece Herbosa de Natividad, they skillfully sewed what we now know as The Sun and the Stars. The white triangle is maintained symbolizing equality, the upper blue stripe symbolizing peace, truth and justice, the lower red stripe for patriotism, bravery and blood. The sun with 8 rays once again representing the first eight provinces that took up arms against Spain and the three stars symbolizing Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. The original colours on the flag were that of the Cuban flag! This flag was taken from Hong Kong, aboard an American ship and hoisted up at Kawit on June 12, 1898, in connection with the proclamation of Philippine independence. From that date, it has served as our National Flag.

image courtesy of www.theworldofdj.com

After such a long and bloody journey to have our own flag, it was outlawed by the US military government and the American flag was used as the official flag from 1898-1946. This outlawing of the flag included the Flag Law which was passed in 1907 prohibiting the use of the Filipino or any Katipunero flags. It was eventually abolished in 1919, with 30th October officially recognised as Flag Day, the day we got our right to fly our flag back. The biggest change to the flag though, was the change from the Cuban red and blue to the American red and blue, which featured a darker blue than our original. In 1936 President Manuel Quezon issued specific guidelines as to the make up and design of the national flag, which was officially used from 1946 when America granted the Philippines full Independence.

In 1981 however, President Fedinand Marcos proclaimed that the flag should use the original Cuban colours instead of the dark blue we have all been accustomed too. Unfortunately flag factories did not have that particular colour and so a sky blue colour was used for 5 years, up until Marcos’ exile in Hawaii, when the original 1936 specifications were re-installed. Now as of 1998, the official blue has been royal blue.

It took us 106 years to finalise our flag as a symbol of our freedom and our Independence. Looking back at our turbulent, revolutionary history, much has changed. But we are still living in hope for real change, living in hope for true independence where our citizens can exercise true freedom with no fear from the government and those in power, where our people are not held back by our dynastic culture and the need for elitist aspiration, where our people need no family connections to progress and can do so on true merit. Do you feel free? Do you feel we have seriously progressed as a nation? Dr Jose Rizal once said “Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?” Have a think about that.

Happy 111th Philippine Independence Day!

By Adrian Williams

Philippine National Heritage Month & Good News

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:28:00 +0000

May 2009 had been designated the Global Philippine National Heritage Month by Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. And what a month it was! Not only were there a fantastic series of events on offer throughout London but there was good news all round too!

The events were:

2nd May – Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton…What a way to start the month!

9th May - Pinoy Theatre present Pearls of the East. Closing off their six show run that began on 23rd April. Click here for some pictures!

10th May – Filipino Dance and Music Workshop from Lahing Kayumanggi. Giving people the opportunity to learn a few traditional dances and perform them with the Lahing Kayumanggi dancers. Clic k here for some pictures!

10th May – Kasayahan! A musical performance from West End stars including two of the Pinoy Theatre cast members.

16th May – Flores De Mayo Santa Cruzan. A traditional Filipino Festival celebrating the Virgin Mary with floral offerings, as well as a parade in honour of Reina Elena (Queen Helena, mother of the first Christian Roman Emperor, who is credited with finding the relics of Holy Cross and bringing them to Rome).

24th May – Barrio & Food Festival held by Festival Philippines in Frimley, Surrey.

3rd June – 5th June – Young Art Philippines Exhibit 2009. An impressive exhibition from seven of the best young Filipino artists. They are touring Europe exhibiting in London, Vienna, and Berlin.

For all those who attended any of these events, it is a tribute to the many organisations involved that they were able to experience the Philippines and Philippine culture outside the official Barrio season!

Other recent good news include:

Big congratulations to English Premier League Club Fulham’s and Philippines’ International goalkeeper Neil Etheridge. He has secured a contract extension and was recently presented to the Fulham crowd! With Neil still under 21, the potential is there for him to be part of the development of a team that can seriously qualify for the World Cup.

As a community we had two Filipinos, Gene Alcantara and Steven Cheung, brave enough to run to become Members of the European Parliament, hopefully this will inspire others of us to take an interest and potentially put themselves forward as candidates for local elections or at least join a party and give Filipinos a voice and presence in the system.

Philippine Generations can also confirm that we have received our first funding cheque enabling us to go ahead with our Philippine cultural workshops Kultura! It will be a one day event enabling people to learn and perform elements of Philippine martial arts, drama production and dance. More details to follow!!!

On 4th June at the Philippine Embassy, the artists from the Young Art Philippines Exhibit 2009 donated a painting each to Philippine Generations! They even joined us at the first ever PG Pow Wow at the Comedy Pub in Piccadilly. There PG members and friends were able to chat and drink with these amazingly talented individuals and their patron, Ver Cuizon, art impresario, art critic and MD of the Kunst gallery. The Exhibition itself was very successful and somewhat bittersweet…most of the paintings were bought by British and European people, they had hoped the Filipino community would purchase more and appreciate the subject matter that perhaps they would understand and relate to more.

The PG Pow Wow and venue was a great success. Philippine Generations had the entire 2nd floor, there was a comedy night on the 1st floor and karaoke until 2am in the basement! Enough to keep everyone entertained. The next PG Pow Wow is pencilled in for 2nd July and there is no reason to change the venue, so come along and bring your friends! Ever since the Meet and Greet in 2007, people have asked when are we going to have opportunities for people to get together and network again, well this is it and it is happening every first Thursday of the month! Click here for some pictures!

The last bit of good news is that we now have three volunteers that are updating the site, sending out emails and interacting with people through tools such as Twitter and Facebook! So if you have received emails or messages from PG sent by people you do not recognise, don't worry, they are PG members, Janette Robertson, Kat Bayang and Ava Batay-an! I'd like to send a big thank you for their continuing help and support, especially as PG director Mae Williams, who usually updates everything herself, has just given birth to her second child., which means she has even less time to keep Philippine Generations running smoothly. Congrats Mae, the 3rd generation is growing!!! If you'd like to help us and volunteer some of your time for events, projects and admin, please contact us at philippinegenerations@googlemail.com.

Finally we would just like to thank those who attended the Pow Wow, friends and members, old and new, Filmefilms, Pinoy Theatre, and a special thank you to the artists, from the Philippines, Vir Cuizon and DCM Rey Catapang & family. We hope more will come next month.

"SUGBO" the search for the next demo team

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:39:00 +0000

3x World Champion Ermar Alexander is looking to form a demo team to help him in the promotion of the Filipino martial arts.

You will learn the basic to advanced techniques and forms (sayaw) utilising Filipino weapons and empty hands.

Doce Pares are launching the search at POW WOW! Join us at the first PG Pow Wow Thurs 4 June 2009 @ 7pm The Comedy Pub, 7 Oxendon Street, SW1Y 4EE

Requirements
• 15 to 25 years old
• time to attend weekly practice
• motivation to do some home practice
• dedication to stay with the group

Benefits
• FREE lessons to any one of the classes during the week

No experience or skills necessary. We will teach you!
Absolute beginners are very welcome!

Try outs on 2 Aug 2009 Sunday 10am Stratford.

For queries or more information, contact Alex at 078 900 40 222 or email info@dgdocepares.co.uk

See www.dgdocepares.co.uk/sugbo for more info.

See you there!!!

Arozcaldo (Filipino congee)

philippinegenerations@gmail.com (Philippine Generations) — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Arozcaldo is a popular merienda/snack in the Philippines, a comfort food and perfect for a loved one with a cold. One of Pinoy's favorite dish!

INGREDIENTS

2 cup rice
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 pints vegetable stock
1 large onion, chopped
2 knobs ginger, peeled & chopped thin long ways
4tbsp patis (fish sauce)
2tsp salt
1tsp pepper

Garnish

spring onions, chopped
calamansi or lemon

DIRECTIONS

1. On high heat, using a large pot add the oil and suttee the ginger first. Then add garlic & onions until transparent (if adding chicken you can add it at this point, cook until brown)

2. Add the uncooked rice, mix them around then add some of the vegetable stock (use chicken stock if adding chicken) turn down the heat to medium and bring to simmer.

3. When simmer add some more of the vegetable stock, continuously stirring the congee until the rice is soft and the sauce thicken similar to rissoto. Making sure the rice do not stick at the bottom of the pot. If the sauce is getting too thick slowly add some more stock to loosen the sauce.

4. Add the salt, pepper and the fish sauce (add more if prefered) simmer it more for 10 minutes, when rice is cooked serve it in a bowl & garnish it spring onion and lemon.

Duration; 45- 50 minutes
Serves 8-10

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