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Philippine Art Trek in Singapore opens in November

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:22:53 GMT

Filipino artists, musicians hold 'Songs of Hope' charity concert in Beijing

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:33:04 GMT

BEIJING – When there are songs, there is hope. Beijing-based Filipino artists and musicians staged a three-hour concert to raise funds for typhoon victims in the Philippines recently.

Filipinos in Brunei offer prayers for 'Ondoy' victims

By Dino Maragay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:01:48 GMT

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, held an “Ecumenical Prayer for the Nation” last Wednesday for their countrymen who suffered the wrath of tropical storm “Ondoy,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a release.

Taiwan's plan to hire foreign workers directly seen to benefit Filipinos

By Sandy Araneta — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The Taiwan government is pushing for a program on direct hiring of foreign workers, which could benefit thousands of Filipino workers here, a high-ranking Taiwan government official said recently.

9 Pinays nabbed in Hong Kong club face raps

By Pia Lee-Brago — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Four Filipino women were charged with human trafficking while five others will be charged for “breach of conditions of their stay” by the Hong Kong police following their arrest in a club, Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Claro Cristobal said yesterday.

No Pinoy hurt in Indonesia earthquake

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

No Filipino was hurt in the 7.3-magnitude earthquake in West Java on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed yesterday.

3 Filipinos receive fellowship grants from Asian Cultural Council

By Ibarra Mateo — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:19:48 GMT

MANILA, Philippines -- The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Philippines Foundation announced recently the names of three Filipinos who were given the ACC Philippine Fellowship grants enabling them to conduct research in the United States in the areas of museology, painting/sculpture, and theater.