“All of us are Filipinos not only because we are brothers in blood, but because we are all brothers in tears; not because we all share the same land, but because we share the same dream.”
What is your dream?
RELIEF EFFORTS.
Organisations, individuals and friends alike, we are planning an event next week between boxing day and new years eve. Location in London TBC, to raise funds for our countrymen effected by Typhoon Sendong.
Time and resources are limited, especially in this festive period- but please start spreading the word.
If you have a talent, share it.
If you have a spare blanket, donate it.
If you can give a little bit of your time, please do.
To get involved- give us a shout on sendong@onefilipino.org.uk
London/Global-
If you would like to donate relief goods such as much needed blankets and clothes, you can drop them off at your nearest LBC Branch warehouse., globally.
We will be working with LBC Express amongst other organisations to help support relief efforts in the Philippines.
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One Filipino’s Roderick Enriquez designed this year’s Philippine float to the Lord Mayor’s Parade.
ONE FILIPINO VOTE
A project by One Filipino; One Filipino Vote. Where it all started: and where you should get involved. Spread the word please guys!
ONE FILIPINO VOTE is an online electoral service supporting the efforts of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Commission on Elections in delivering and implementing the OAV system throughout the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It will give information regarding registration, voting, candidate information and other materials relating to the political affairs in the Philippines. One Filipino Vote is a non-partisan, neutral and independent group which only works to provide electoral access to Filipinos based overseas.
From November 2011 until October 2012, One Filipino Vote will be working towards encouraging Filipinos overseas to register for the 2013 Philippine midterm elections. All information relating to registering is found on our Elections page. After the registration period, we will be presenting materials provided by prospective candidates and political parties including political commentary from political pundits in the Philippines and overseas. One Filipino Vote will also commission a review of the election process for OAV which will be published on June 2013.
As part of our campaign for political representation for overseas Filipinos in the UK and beyond, we will also hold information drives throughout the country and on our social media platforms so you are always on top of what’s going on until votes are counted on election day.
For more information or if you want to join our efforts on ONE FILIPINO VOTE, contact the team on +44 (0) 79 7395 1291 or at info@onefilipino.org.uk.
Weighing 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds), Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight Sunday amid an explosion of camera flashes in the delivery room at Manila’s Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital. “She looks so lovely,” the mother, Camille Dalura, whispered softly as she cradled her tiny baby. “I can’t believe she is the world’s seventh billion.” The baby is the second child for Dalura and her partner, Florante Camacho, who quietly stood in a corner wearing a white hospital gown as television crews and photographers crowded to get a shot of his daughter. The parents and the baby were met by top United Nations officials in the Philippines, who presented the child with a cake. There were also gifts from local benefactors including a scholarship grant for the child’s study, and a livelihood package to enable the parents to start a general store. Also on hand to witness the event was 12-year-old Lorrize Mae Guevarra, who the Philippines declared as its own symbolic six billionth baby in 1999 when the world reached that demographic landmark. “I am very happy to see this cute baby. I hope like me she will grow up to become healthy and well loved by everyone,” said Guevarra, who is now in the sixth grade. The United Nations named a Bosnian baby, Adnan Mevic, as the Earth’s six billionth inhabitant on October 12, 1999. The secretary general at the time, Kofi Annan, was pictured in a Sarajevo hospital with Mevic in his arms. The Mevic family is now struggling in poverty at their Sarajevo home, which is partly why no baby will be put in the global spotlight this time. Danica May Camacho is one of several children in countries around the world being declared a symbolic seven billionth human. It was hoped she would arrive at exactly midnight, but she was delivered two minutes early. Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the arrival of the world’s seven billionth baby also presented the Philippines with an opportunity to assess population related issues. According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) State of the World Population Report, the Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world with 94.9 million people. China continues to have the biggest share of the population at 1.35 billion, followed by India at 1.24 billion. The report noted that in many parts of the developing world, where population growth outpaces economic growth, reproductive health care remains a crucial issue. UNFPA representative Ugochi Daniels said that while the Philippine population remains young, with people under 25 making up 54 percent of the total, they needed to be taught proper “life skills” and about sexual issues. She said that while women were having fewer children globally, the overall population continued to increase. “While our world of seven billion represents a complex picture of trends and paradoxes, there are some essential global truths we observe,” she said. “Conversely, there is no one global population outlook.” The UNFPA said 10 per cent of girls in the Philippines aged 15 to 19 have started child bearing, with many of the young also increasingly vulnerable to HIV. AFP 310500 UTC OCT 11 Via http://www.telegraph.co.uk/World welcomes ‘seven billionth baby’
The Philippines welcomed one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital.
One Filipino and FilCom members during a meeting with Commissioner Velasco of the Comelec and the Department of Foreign Affairs at the Philippine Embassy London.
Commissioner Velasco is currently in Europe supporting efforts for the upcoming OAV registration which goes live next week.
We were fortunate to meet with him to discuss issues that we have come across in addition to potential solutions to support the Comelec and the Filipino.
White Island
Camiguin
Paco Park, Manila (www.dennisvergara.tumblr.com)
Our Lady of Manaoag Church
Pangasinan, Philippines
Sept 9.2011
These are some snapshots I took, which at first I’m hesitant to do, but I did. :P Street/People photography is something I’m not used to do because I’m too shy to approach people but it is something I envy about to almost photo hobbyist out there. [ I need the guts!] So basically all photos of people, even the hand of the kid lightning a candle are all stolen shots. Towards the end of the set are foods commonly available there, (foodie here :P) that might be unusual to some, the kakanin (the one that was artistically and alternately wrapped in coconut leaves), the tupig (the one wrapped in banana leaf), and the puto of the Pangasinan which is the best puto I’ve tasted so far. I tried to summarize my “Manaoag Photo Set” with these ten photos (because tumblr only allow maximum of ten per set), I mean only nine because I’m leaving you a photo of myself, the last photo (talagang kaylangan may picture ako para proof/personal touch haha) and the only picture I had that day.Yes, Everyday is bad hair day. :P
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Many thanks to the Philippine Consulate General in Panama City especially to our Honorary Consul Ernesto Arias for meeting with One Filipino. Just over 100 Filipinos are known to be based in Panama. Maraming salamat po!
