{"id":8067,"date":"2024-03-22T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T23:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=8067"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T00:20:12","slug":"cfo-secretary-arugay-visits-melbourne-engages-with-the-filipino-community-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=8067","title":{"rendered":"CFO Secretary Arugay Visits Melbourne, Engages with the Filipino Community in Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8067\" class=\"elementor elementor-8067\" 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-5ca00f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca00f9\" 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-f8a1ba3\" data-id=\"f8a1ba3\" 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-aa79a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa79a75\" 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-06-2024<\/strong><\/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-6e3efdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3efdf\" 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>The Chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Secretary Romulo V. Arugay visited Melbourne on 20-22 March 2024 for the last leg of CFO\u2019s <em>Ugnayan sa Australia<\/em>.<\/p><p>During his visit, Secretary Arugay observed a dual-citizenship oathtaking ceremony, took part in Melbourne PCG\u2019s celebration of National Women\u2019s Month and launch of the Kids\u2019 Corner, and visited the <em>Maharlika Lodge <\/em>in Narre-Warren, a respite home for elderly Filipinos who needed a break from their usual daily routine while reminiscing Filipino songs, stories and food. The facility provides dementia assessment and referral for further services.<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93ca18c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ca18c\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aae4c5e\" data-id=\"aae4c5e\" 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-5325175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5325175\" 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size-large wp-image-8072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-03.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecc1376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecc1376\" 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-3fa37d8\" data-id=\"3fa37d8\" 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-52208f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52208f5\" 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><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Left to right:\u00a0 CFO Chairperson Secretary Romulo Arugay, Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo and Consul Ralph Abarquez at the Ugnayan session with the Filipino Community.<\/em><\/span><\/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-099601f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"099601f\" 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>CFO and the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne also collaborated to hold the <em>Ugnayan sa Australia<\/em> town hall meeting with over 60 participants, mostly Filipino Community leaders. During this meeting, Secretary Arugay gave an overview of CFO\u2019s services, and the Philippine Consulate also updated the community on consular services available. Philippine Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo also briefed the community on the transformative campaign <em>Bagong Pilipinas<\/em> of the Marcos administration and the recent initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs called <em>Filipinas Ultimar: Philippines Beyond Borders.<\/em><\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3c6e98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3c6e98\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a307d43\" data-id=\"a307d43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-05-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-05-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-05-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-05.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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b5a920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b5a920\" 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-f029855\" data-id=\"f029855\" 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-c05119b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c05119b\" 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><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Among the emerging issues that surfaced during the Ugnayan were welfare of Filipino international students, abusive foreign serial sponsors and services for elderly Filipinos wishing to go back to the Philippines.<\/em><\/span><\/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-ee40d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee40d90\" 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>Secretary Arugay was able to hear out the detailed concerns of the Filipino community in Victoria, especially as regards the issues faced by senior citizens, marriage migrants, and international students. Hopefully, the discussions held will contribute to the formulation of future policies on the welfare of these groups. END.<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a7c2c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a7c2c6\" 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-11e29a7\" data-id=\"11e29a7\" 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-0e1e160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1e160\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-06-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/06-2024-06.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\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-06-2024 The Chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Secretary Romulo V. Arugay visited Melbourne on 20-22 March 2024 for the last leg of CFO\u2019s Ugnayan sa Australia. 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