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| Filipinos in Delhi Gather to Celebrate RP’s 110th Independence Anniversary |
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In line with the theme of the 110th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, “Republic Service, Tungo sa Ganap na Kalayaan at Kaunlaran,” and the Department of Foreign Affairs’ belief in its mandate to deliver this service to the global Filipino overseas, the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi organized a pair of activities for the local Filipino Community to celebrate the important occasion.
On 1 June 2008, the Embassy hosted a lunch get-together at the Residence that was attended by more than 120 Filipino Community members and their families from Delhi and its vicinity. In addition to the preparations made by the Embassy were popular Filipino delicacies prepared by some of the Filipino Community members.
The Filipino Community Bowling Tournament organized by the Embassy on 8 June 2008 at Essex Future Bowl in Hauz Khas, New Delhi saw six teams with five members each vying for six awards. These were conferred at the end of the tournament as follows:
- Highest Team Scorer: Red Team (Erlinda Sesante, Dong Mallonga, Beth Singh, Darius Ilagan, Babes Cruz)
- Second Highest Team Scorer: White Team (Sonia Batty, Rodel Garcia, Cecille Manguan, Francisco Balanquit and Lorna Kumar)
- Overall Top Individual Scorer: Francisco Balanquit
- Top Female Scorer: Erlinda Sesante
- Top Male Scorer: Francisco Balanquit
- Top Scorer in a Single Game: Francisco Balanquit
The winners took home gifts from the Embassy with the Kalayaan 2008 logo, trophies from Essex Future Bowl, and other prizes voluntarily contributed by some members of the community.
In her brief remarks during the tournament, Ms. Maria Aileen H. Bugarin, the Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., reminded the community never to lose pride in their country, whose freedom and sovereign democracy were attained through the ultimate sacrifices of our forebears.
As a culminating activity, the Embassy officers and staff held a flag-raising ceremony at the Embassy grounds on the morning of 12 June 2008.
The officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi, led by Ms. Maria Aileen H. Bugarin, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., after the flag-raising ceremony on June 12.
The six teams that took part in the Filipino Community Bowling Tournament sponsored by the Embassy on June 8 set aside their rivalry and gather for a group photo with Philippine Embassy officers and staff at the end of the play-offs.
Filipino Community members partake of the lunch buffet arranged by the Embassy at the Residence during the get-together on June 1. |
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| Filipino film fest gets warm response from South Indian audience |
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Mr. B. Narendran of the Philippine Consulate General in Chennai receives a memento during the inauguration of the film festival.
A 10-day Festival of Filipino Films was held in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, from 18 to 24 February 2008, the first major event aimed at bringing Filipino movies to a South Indian audience.
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The 350-seat South Indian Film Chamber Theatre was filled to capacity for the festival's inauguration on 18 February, which was graced by Ms. Maria H. Bugarin, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., of the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi, and representatives of the Government of Tamil Nadu, the Tamil film industry, and the Philippine Honorary Consulate General and other foreign missions in Chennai.
In her opening remarks, Ms. Bugarin told the audience, “The idea (for this festival) is not to give you, our audience, a visual crash course on things Filipino, but rather, to give you a window into India's fellow Asian country and eastern neighbor, with whom India has a shared history, as well as the promise of a closely linked future.”
The inauguration ceremony was followed by the screening of the opening film, Inang Yaya by director Pablo Biglang-awa. Ten other titles were included in the lineup of the festival, namely, Dekada '70 , Muro-Ami , Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa , Jose Rizal , Mano Po 3 , Panaghoy sa Suba , Till I Met You , Matakot Ka sa Karma , and Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo.
Tamil Nadu is home to a robust local film industry also known as Kollywood, which is second only to Mumbai-based Bollywood in terms of its contribution to the Indian film industry, the world's largest in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced.
The film festival was made possible through the joint efforts of the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi, the Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Chennai, the Madras Film Society, and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation.
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