{"id":6515,"date":"2022-12-16T23:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2023-10-06T01:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:52:19","slug":"pasko-sa-melbourne-dreaming-wyndham-christmas-pasko-na-sa-fastco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=6515","title":{"rendered":"PASKO SA MELBOURNE, DREAMING WYNDHAM CHRISTMAS, PASKO NA SA FASTCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6515\" class=\"elementor elementor-6515\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc02ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc02ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf010d\" data-id=\"daf010d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de24a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de24a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PR-44-2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>There\u2019s a flurry of merry-making in Melbourne and surrounds in the lead up to Christmas. This is quite expected with such a big Filipino Community of over 95,000 per the latest 2021 Census. The most visible ones supported by Melbourne PCG were\u00a0<em>Pasko sa Melbourne<\/em>\u00a0on 2 December, Dreaming of a Wyndham Christmas on 3 December and\u00a0<em>Pasko na sa FASTCO<\/em>\u00a0on 10 December 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9144522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9144522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_01-02-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_01-02-03.jpg 719w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_01-02-03-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Clockwise from top left: Mila Cichello, head of organizing committee of Pasko sa Melbourne, receives a recognition from Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo and Terry Apines; Oldies-but- still-goodies dancers from PEASER; and the Knoxville Community Choir serenades the audience.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7572c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7572c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201c<em>Pasko sa Melbourne: Alay sa Marinero<\/em>\u00a0held at Stella Maris Seafarers Center was organized by volunteers upon the instance of Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo with no budget and only six weeks of preparation. It was born out of the desire of the Filipino Community to celebrate the Filipino spirit of Christmas with others and to also give back a bit to a very good cause \u2013 the Filipino seafarers. \u201cThey serve in merchant and cruise ships away from land and families, some 295,000 of them at any given time, out in the oceans,\u201d according to her.<\/p><p>At the Christmas event in Wyndham Park the following day, Consul General Salcedo shared her dream of seeing different groups coordinate, if not unite forces. \u201cOthers can chip in their ideas, talents and energies, or indeed dot the landscape with a few\u00a0<em>Pasko<\/em>\u00a0events. We love\u00a0<em>Pasko<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Christmas carols,\u00a0<em>parol<\/em>\u00a0or lanterns,\u00a0<em>simbang gabi, noche buena<\/em>, family reunions, exchange gifts\u2014the signs are all around us,\u201d she said. The event featured entertainment, games, and Filipino food as the weather turned from cold to very hot on that particular day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec419f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ec419f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_04-1024x484.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_04-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_04-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_04-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_04.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23118bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23118bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pr-44-2022_05-1024x498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pr-44-2022_05-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pr-44-2022_05-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pr-44-2022_05-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pr-44-2022_05.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Top: Consul General Salcedo shared her dream of seeing a united Christmas celebration; Below: Councilor Peter Maynard joins guests and the organizing TEAMS.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff5639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ff5639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 10 December, the Filipino Australian Student Council (FASTCO) celebrated a Christmas event as a reminder of Filipino resilience. \u201cInternational students like yourselves face tremendous sacrifices to be able to secure a good education and a pathway to a better future and that is why you came to Australia,\u201d Consul General Salcedo said.<\/p><p>She also reminded the students about the Philippine Studies Program at La Trobe University and the willingness of the Australia Philippines Business Council (APBC) to link up with Filipino international students. \u201cLink up with other groups because this is your way to explore programs, projects and other possibilities. Be safe, look after yourselves and look after one another,\u201d she added. END<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af45447 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af45447\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4f56aa\" data-id=\"a4f56aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"809909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_06.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_06-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8688228\" data-id=\"8688228\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b7baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b7baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\"><p>Counterclockwise from left: Officers of FASTCO present themselves to the guests; FASTCO Officers mingle with guests; and Editor-in-chief Jason Cordi of The Philippine Times joins Consul General Salcedo and Graeme Lade during FASTCO\u2019s merrymaking.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40435a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d40435a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_07-08-1024x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_07-08-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_07-08-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_07-08-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pr-44-2022_07-08.jpg 1419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR-44-2022\u00a0 There\u2019s a flurry of merry-making in Melbourne and surrounds in the lead up to Christmas. This is quite expected with such a big Filipino Community of over 95,000 per the latest 2021 Census. The most visible ones supported by Melbourne PCG were\u00a0Pasko sa Melbourne\u00a0on 2 December, Dreaming of a Wyndham Christmas on 3 December [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressrelease"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PASKO SA MELBOURNE, DREAMING WYNDHAM CHRISTMAS, PASKO NA SA FASTCO - Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=6515\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PASKO SA MELBOURNE, DREAMING WYNDHAM CHRISTMAS, PASKO NA SA FASTCO - Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR-44-2022\u00a0 There\u2019s a flurry of merry-making in Melbourne and surrounds in the lead up to Christmas. 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