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PR-010-2021  First female Governor of Victoria receives Philippine Consul General The Governor of Victoria, The Honorable Linda Marion Dessau AC, expressed admiration for the Filipino Community for their ability to assimilate and adjust to the Australian way of life. “It must be their facility of the English language and also their overall confidence,” she said […]

PR-009-2021  Melbourne PCG hosts Seminar on Women’s Issues In observance of Philippine National Women’s Month, the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne hosted a “Seminar on Women Issues,” the first official event held at its permanent office at Level 10, Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria on 20 March 2021. The resource speakers were Mr. Anthony Mandap, Deputy

PR-008-2021  Importance of education highlighted at charity dance “Education is a great equalizer, a hope for the world especially among the youth,” according to Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo who was the guest speaker at the annual charity dinner-dance of the Soriano-Orodio Foundation on 13 March 2021. The Soriano-Orodio Foundation is helping children reach their

PR-007-2021  One fine day with the elderly Filipinos of Maharlika in Melbourne PR-007-2021 12 March 2021 One fine day with the elderly Filipinos of Maharlika in Melbourne Happy Care Services is the trade name of the Philippine Australian Foundation (Victoria), Inc. or PAFI, according to Ernie Demate, its President and a founding member of the Filipino Community Council

PR-006-2021  Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo addresses the annual event of Skylark International. Left photo shows her with Skylark Vice President, Nerenita Rabelista; awardees Rowena Gatchalian and Dr. Michelle Natividad Bautist;, Arlene Lucas, Skylark President and its Secretary Maribeth Ramos. “Everyday should be women’s day,” Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo quoted a recent project launched

PR-005-2021 Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo rallies postgraduate students in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia to focus on making their research applicable to current times at the 8th International Research Forum on the Philippines (IRFP) held virtually on 26-27 January 2021. “Education is very close to my heart… I call it the great equalizer. Scholarship

“I’m happy to see bayanihan among us. Let’s keep the Filipino values alive by passing them on to our children and grandchildren,” Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo conveyed to some 600 guests at the Australia Day celebration of the Filipino Community Council of Victoria, Inc. (FCCVI) on 26 January 2021 at the Filipino Hub in

The Governor of Victoria, The Honorable Linda Dessau AC, hosted a reception at the Government House for the Consular Corps in Melbourne on 21 January 2021 to formally welcome the year and commemorate this year’s Australia Day. The 29th Governor of Victoria was appointed by the Queen of England on 1 July 2015, a traditional

The Filipino Community in Victoria greeted the start of the year with two iconic Filipino religious festivities coinciding with the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — bringing hope of renewal amidst the challenges of the past year. The Feast of Jesus the Black Nazarene was commemorated with a concelebrated Mass on 8 January

“In my many meetings with high officials of Australia, they have always described the Filipino Community here as a caring community that provides support for and lifts others particularly in times of need just like Dr. Jose Rizal who even in exile improved the lives of those in his community in Dapitan.” This was among