Pinoys In Poland

The Miss Supranational 2014 final starts live tonight at 20:00 local Poland Time (14:00 Eastern Standard Time, 00:30 India, 3:00 Manila time, 2:00 Bangkok time, 17:00 Brazil, 6:00 Sydney).

Holy Mass in English is conducted every Sunday at 6:30pm Parafia Katedralna Chrystusa Króla in the cathedral crypt - the entrance is at the back of the Cathedral. Confession in English is possible half an hour before the Mass. ul. Plebiscytowa 49 a 40-041 Katowice phone: 32 251-21-96

The Philippine Embassy is pleased to invite members of the Filipino Community in Poland to a Pulong Bayan entitled “Paskong Pinoy-Kaugalian at Tradisyon” to be held on 7 December 2014, Sunday at the Philippine Embassy grounds. The affair will begin with a Mass at 11:30 am and will be feature presentations on the origins of Philippine Christmas celebrations done in the traditional Filipino way and celebrate the holidays with a small “salu-salu” of Filipino Christmas fare. Those who wish to take part in the exchange of gifts may bring a small token amounting to not less than Polish Zł 30.00. Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to pe.warsaw@gmail.com. We hope to see you all there! -- Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines Ul. Lentza 11, 02-956 Warsaw Republic of Poland Tel No.: (+48) 22 490 2025 Duty Phone No.: (+48) 694 736 488 E-mail: pe.warsaw@gmail.com Direction going to the Philippine Embassy: http://warszawa.jakdojade.pl/?forcebrowser=true&

The 8th Five Flavours Film Festival ( Festiwal Filmowy Pięć Smaków ) is an annual overview of cinema from East and South-East Asian. For eight years, the Festival has been presenting premiere screenings of the latest and most appealing productions from the Far East, as well as retrospectives of selected filmmakers and national cinematographies. This year's program includes the following sections: New Asian Cinema - recent productions from South and South-East Asia; a competition section judged by People's Jury Focus: Queer Asia – the most intriguing films with LGBTQ themes from South and South-East Asia Wild Wild East – a fusion version of the classic Hollywood genre Horror cinema – a night film marathon made up of blood-flowing horrors and thrillers

Requirements: Non EU citizen (doesn't apply to USA, Australia, New Zeland,Norway) Polish visa D type issued for at least one year or Resident's card (karta pobytu) issued for at least one year ZAPRASZAMY! Modern.Edu School of Language http://www.modern.edu.pl/

Hustisya for the International Competition Category in the 30th Warsaw Film Festival Screenings: MULTIKINO 2 > Fri>10 October>18.30 MULTIKINO 3 > Mon>13 October>19.00 MULTIKINO 2 > Wed>15 October>16.00 MULTIKINO 3 > Thu>16 October>21.30 Justice / Sprawiedliwość / Hustisya dir. Joel Lamangan (Filipiny 2014), 120 mins. Biring lives in Manila and works for a human trafficking syndicate. In this city you can be either a victim or a victimizer. Biring will have to choose. Filipino film star Nora Aunor plays the lead role. Veteran Filipino director Joel Lamangan reunites with Nora Aunor, one of the country's biggest stars, for this gritty melodrama about corruption, criminality, and conflicted conscience in contemporary Manila. Biring (Aunor) is a domestic who works for Vivian (Rosanna Roces), an obscenely wealthy woman who has made her money by conning young women into applying for jobs as domestics offshore, where they are promptly

1st Gold Medal for the Philippines. ICF Dragonboat World Championships, Poznan, Poland 10 seaters Juniors 500 meters! GOLD: Philippines 2:16:79 SILVER: Russia 2:19:28 BRONZE: Canada 2:22:68

28 - 31 August 2014 Malta, Poznan Poland PARTIAL SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION FOR THE PHILIPPINE TEAM Full Schedule, click here 28 August 2014 (THURSDAY) Game #03, 09:16AM: 20-Seater Seniors Men 500m - Heat 1 Game #11, 10:40AM: 10-Seater Juniors Men 500m - Race 1 Game #18, 12:11PM: 10-Seater Juniors Men 500m - Race 2 Awarding Ceremony, 14:14 to 15:05 Game #27, 03:53PM: 10-Seater Seniors Mixed 500m - Heat 2 Game #31, 04:56PM: 10-Seater Seniors Men 500m - Heat 2 29 August 2014 (FRIDAY) Game #40, 09:16AM: 10-Seater Juniors Men 500m - Race 3 Awarding Ceremony, 13:00 to 14:10 Game #58, 03:54PM: 20-Seater Mens 200m - Heat 2 Game #61, 04:00PM: 10-Seater Mens 200m - Race 1 30 August 2014 (SATURDAY) Game #77, 09:31AM: 10-Seater Juniors Men 200m - Race 2 Awarding Ceremony, 10:30 to 11:20 Game #81, 12:08PM: 10-Seater Seniors Mixed 200m - Heat 2 Game #84, 12:53PM: 10-Seater Seniors Men 200m - Heat 1 Game #93, 02:05PM: 10-Seater Juniors Men 200m - Race 3 Awarding Ceremon

Philippines will be represented by Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation (PCKF) in this year's ICF Dragon Boat World Championship in Malta, Poznan. Competition will be from 28 to 31 August 2014 (Thursday to Sunday). Philstar Article Philippine Inquirer Article

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Mga Kababayan: Kayo po ay inaanyayahan na magparehistro para sa darating na "Presidential Election 2016". Kung kayo po ay nakarehistro sa Pilipinas, sa ibang bansa o hindi pa rehistrado sa Overseas Voting Registration, and embahada ng Pilipinas dito sa Warsaw ay bukas para sa mga nais na magparehistro mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes, alas 9:00 ng umaga hanggang als 5:00 ng hapon Para sa karagdagang katunungan, maari po kayong sumulat sa aming email: ovs.warsawpe@gmail.com o tumawag sa OVS Hotline: Mr Jose R. Magaso sa numero +48 694 491 659 o Kay Ms. Evelyn Vega sa numero +48 694 491 665. Pahabol: Sa ika-22 ng Hunyo 2014 (Linggo) ang sino man magpaparehistro para sa darating na 2016 Eleksyon ay bibigyan po ng karagdagang serbisyo tulad ng passport renewal sa mga may 8 months or less na passport validity at makakalahok sa gagawing pa-raffle ng embahada. Maraming Salamat po. Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines Ul. Lentza 11, 02-956 Warsaw Republic of Polan

7th JUNE 2014 10:00 to 16:00 Come and Get To Know You will Learn Among Others: - what to do to not stand in a queue - how to check the status of your case - what to do legally live in Poland - the opportunities provided by the new Law on Foreigners - how you can get Polish Citizenship - what to do in order to legally work in Poland - how to register your business - how to register your accomodation and where to obtain PESEL number - how to get the opportunity to free medical treatment - if you have to pay taxes - where you can find help in difficult situations Program of Activities

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On Saturday (19th of April), several hundred volunteers will walk the streets of Warsaw and other cities in Poland. They will be handing out specially designed paper daffodils, explaining their meaning and encouraging people to attach the flowers to their clothes to show they remember about the Uprising. Real daffodils will be planted around the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (opposite the Ghetto Heroes Monument) and next to Warsaw Uprising Museum. The Daffodil Action is aimed at raising awareness about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising , and is an element of commemoration of its 71st anniversary. “Daffodils” Campaign – Remembering Together Daffodils are associated with Marek Edelman, the last commander of the Jewish Combat Organization. Every year on the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising he placed daffodils at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland and at other sites associated with the extermination of Jews. Daffodils campaign was initiated by the Muse

15 April 2014 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that, effective today, April 15, nationals of seven (7) additional countries will now enjoy visa-free privilege to enter the Philippines for a period of stay of 30 days. These countries are Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The privilege aims to promote tourism and investments from these countries, all of which have been emerging as key players in the international economic community and which have growing bilateral ties with the Philippines. “The DFA fully supports national efforts to attract more tourists and potential investors to the Philippines. In particular, the DFA, through its various embassies and consulates abroad, has been playing an active role in helping the Department of Tourism reach its target of 10 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2015,” said DFA Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis. The decision is a product of inter-agency coordination with the Burea

Radio Warszawa (Radio Warsaw) in Poland will feature Filipino Lenten customs and traditions in a two-segment program with the first segment to be aired 05 April at 1:30 pm, with a replay on 06 April at 7:30 pm; and the second segment on 12 April at 1:30 pm, with a replay on 13 April on 7:30 pm. Anyone interested to listen can access this link online: http://radiowarszawa.com.pl/radio-warszawa-sluchaj-on-line/ . Thank you very much.

The project "Acquiring Polish outisde the classroom" is for foreigners outside the European Union, who are living in Poland ans has a Polish language level between A2 and B1 The course consists of practical learning of the language thru real life situations such as: shopping, going to a restaurant, booking a hotel or preparing a journey The semester course will lasts for 40hours Class groups are created regularly until August 2014 Applications forms - The application must include a copy of the visa or residence card. - Documents can be submitted in the office, sent by post or thru email malgorzata.stronczek@autokreacja.org Flyer Fundacja Autokreacja ul. Pańska 97 00-834 Warszawa tel. 22 425 09 68 http://autokreacja.org/

Proven masters of make-do with the potato as their primary resource, the Poles have been producing and drinking vodka since the early Middle Ages, distilling their skill into some of the best vodka blends available in the world, many of which date back centuries. The two most highly regarded clear Polish vodka brands must be Belvedere and Chopin, both of which you’ll find in any alcohol shop. But you won’t find many tipplers throwing them back at the bar. While clear vodkas are generally reserved for giving away at weddings and mixing in cocktails, the real fun of Polish vodka sampling is the flavoured vodkas. Unlike beer with juice (regarded as highly emasculating), flavoured vodkas are embraced by both sexes and imbibed copiously.

CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines—Officers of the Poland Chamber of Tourism (PCT) arrived at Clark International Airport here on Friday for a five-day Philippine familiarization tour. The delegation, led by PCT president Pawel Niewiadomski and vice president Grzegorz Chmielewski, arrived on board Qatar Airways Flight No. QA930. The chamber officers were accompanied by Krzysztof Steiman, account manager of Qatar Airways in Warsaw, and some officials of Polish travel agencies. The Polish delegation was welcomed at the airport terminal here by Philippine Ambassador to Poland Patricia Ann Paez and officials of Clark International Airport Corp. and the Central Luzon regional office of the Department of Tourism. Paez, in a statement, said the first visit by the Polish tourism chamber in the Philippines would open the door to tourists from Poland. She said Qatar Airways now has a direct flight from Warsaw to Manila. The Polish delegation is particularly interested in Vigan City in Ilocos

Who may register as overseas voters? all citizens of the Philippines abroad who are at least eighteen (18) years of age on 13 May 2013, and who are not otherwise disqualified by law; Those who have reacquired o retained their Philippine citizenship under R.A. 9225 and other Filipino citizens with dual citizenship; Immigrants or permanent residents of other countries who are recognize as such in their host countries and executes upon filing of an application for registration as overseas voter an Affidavit of Intent to Return.     What is the difference between an Application for Registration and an Application for Certification as an overseas voter?   You file an Application for Registration as an overseas voter if you are not yet a registered voter in the Philippines. However, if you are a registered voter in the Philippines, you file for an Application for Certification as an overseas voter       What information do I need to furnish in OAVF No. 1?   OAVF No. 1. has four (4) parts

List wdzięczności dla Kościoła w Polsce skierowany przez Patricię Ann V. Paez, ambasador Filipin w Polsce   Filipiny i Polska są powiązane więzami wiary katolickiej, którą oba kraje wyznają. Siła tej więzi została ostatnio potwierdzona. W chwilach rozpaczy narodu filipińskiego, w następstwie niszczącego huraganu, który nawiedził środkowe Filipiny, Kościół w Polsce bezzwłocznie udzielił nam pomocy. Jesteśmy bardzo wdzięczni Konferencji Episkopatu Polski oraz Arcybiskupowi Józefowi Michalikowi za poświęcenie dnia zbiórki dla około 1,4 miliona Filipińczyków dotkniętych skutkami tajfunu. Dziękujemy Caritas Polska, która uruchomiła kampanię zbiórki funduszy za pośrednictwem SMS, oraz milionom katolików, którzy natychmiast odpowiedzieli hojnymi datkami.  Wasi strapieni filipińscy bracia i siostry w wierze odczuli ciepło waszej miłości i troski. Pokazaliście nam, że nie jesteśmy sami. Silnie wyciągnęliście swoje pomocne dłonie, aby podnieść nas na duchu. Prawdziwą istotą bycia chrześcija

Check out the Tastes of Poland - a guide to Polish cuisine presenting the best Polish dishes and products that make Polish food so special http://pdf.polska.travel/potHIRES/ Mirror Site

The Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Community in Poland celebrated the 28th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution with the theme “Kapit Bisig Tungo sa Pagbangon” last Sunday, 23 February 2014. The event started with a mass officiated by Fr. Jaroslaw Tomaszewski followed by Inspirational remarks by Filcom President Mr. Alex Visalda.

The officers of The Filipino Community in Poland, led by its President, Mr. Alex Visalda, handed-over the donation to Mr. Grzegorz Gruca, Vice President of the Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH). The donation totalled PLN 17,260.00 (USD 5,655.52) and € 570.00 (USD 779.99). The sum of PLN 6,000.00 (USD 1,966.00) donated by Lingaro Sp. z.o.o. was sent to PAH through bank transfer. Mr. Gruca informed the Filcom officers that PAH already built houses for 300 families and will help rebuild houses for 800 families in Bantayan Island, Cebu. Source Mirror Site

For those who wanted to learn Polish, the Foundation for Development Beyond Borders/Fundacja Rozwoju "Oprócz Granic (FROG) has recently launched another competition. All you need to do is to submit a photo illustrating situations in which one could not do without the knowledge of Polish language. Administrator of FROG profile on Facebook will place your photo in the album of the contest and if it gets the most of “Like it!” - you can win a free Polish language course in the next trimester - April- June 2014. The following are the 3 categories of the competition: - Category 1 - for our current students , - Category 2 - for those who once attended courses at Foundation for Development Beyond Borders, but at the moment don’t learn Polish language with us, - Category 3 - for those who have not yet participated in language courses at Foundation for Development Beyond Borders and would like to learn Polish with us. Do not forget to include the category of your entry. Appli

Honorary Consulate in Manila Fernandino T. Lising Honorary Consul Address: UPI Building 1, One Fort Santiago, Sta. Clara Str., Intramuros, Manila Phone: (00-63) 2-527-74-91, (00-63) 2-527-15-82 24, (00-63) 2-527-1582 Fax: (00-63) 2-527-16-03 WWW: http://poland.ph E-mail: mailadmin@uplines.net Opening hours: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) The territorial scope of Jurisdiction: Republic of the Philippines (except Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zanboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Caraga, Autonomus Region in Muslim Mindanao)   Honorary Consulate in Cebu City Caramel Durano Honorary Consul Address: Rm. 102 Advent Business Center, Acacia St., Lahug, Cebu City Phone: (00-63) 32 233-6808, (00-63) 917 630 1324 Fax: (00-63) 32 231 5242 WWW: http://poland.ph E-mail: duranocarmel@yahoo.com Opening hours: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) The territorial scope of Jurisdiction: Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern V

Every taxpayer has the right to transfer 1% of their tax to a public benefit organisation. In such event, the taxpayer does not transfer the whole tax to the state budget, but may choose to support one of the social organisations, a foundation or association instead. Such organisations may be charitable, they may promote education, social work, defence of human rights, or other types of assistance, e.g. legal or social. Thus, the taxpayer may have a direct influence on the cases that will be supported by part of their tax. A list of public benefit organisations is available here -> It is worth checking, because not all foundations or associations enjoy the status of public benefit organisation, which means that 1% of tax may not be transferred to any foundation or association. In order to transfer 1% of tax, one should enter the number of the organisation (so-called KRS number) and the amount to be transferred (which cannot exceed 1% of tax) in the correct field of the tax r

A Joint Initiative of The Filipino Community in Poland and the Embassy of the Philippines in Warsaw The Filipino Community in Poland and Philippine Embassy in Warsaw will celebrate the 28th Anniversary of EDSA People Power on Sunday, 23 February 2014 with the theme “Kapit Bisig Tungo sa Pagbangon” at the Philippine Embassy, Ul. Lentza 11, Wilanow, Warszawa. The program will start with a turn-over of donations to Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) by newly elected officials of the Filipino Community in Poland at 11:00 a.m., followed by a mass and photo slide show of the EDSA People Power Revolution. You are all invited to attend. 11:00 am - Turnover of Donation to PAH 11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Mass 12:30 pm to 12:40 pm - Address of Mr. Alex Visalda - "Reflections on the EDSA People Power Revolution and the Need for Unity" 12:40 pm to 12:45 pm - Photo Slide Show of the EDSA People Power Revolution entitled "Kapit-Bisig Tungo Sa Pagbangon" by Cultural Officer Att

By Iwona Glowacka WARSAW — Riza, 45, is dressed elegantly in a knee-length black fur coat and a pair of leather trousers. She wears a copper shade of lipstick and neatly pinned hair. “Back in the Philippines we are heroes, women of success,” she says. “Children are grateful for what we do for them.” I meet Riza in front of the Warsaw Immaculate Conception Chapel . The Sunday mass has just ended, and she is among the 20 women gathered around Sister Yolanda, who like them is a Filipina. “I nurse this girls club,” says the nun, who has lived in Warsaw for the last three years and helps bind together this group of women from the Philippines. Poland, Philippies, immigration, Manila Bulletin Filipino immigration to Poland started 12 years ago and continues today as more Filipinos try to unlock a better future for their families back home by working in this country. After decades of similar emigration to the U.S., Asia and Western Europe, Filipino immigration to Poland started 12 ye

A Philippine Daily Inquirer Article "...What really draws the interest of Filipino pilgrims to Czestochowa, apart from it being Pope John Paul II’s favorite pilgrim destination, is the marked presence of their kabayan. We were fortunate that our Journeys of Faith group decided to book us in a Franciscan convent just along the street that leads to the Jasna Gora monastery where we could find the sanctuary of the Black Madonna. It was here where we met the Luz-Vi-Min nuns of Czestochowa..." Read more...

A one-stop online portal dedicated to the overseas Filipino . With the steady inflow of remittances to the Philippines and the growing awareness of its potential for sustenance and development, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) recognized the need to establish BaLinkBayan . A quip on the Filipino word balikbayan (a returning overseas Filipino), Balinkbayan is a means to connect Filipino individuals and communities to the Philippines through the Diaspora to Development (D2D) program of the CFO. This program promotes and supports diaspora-driven initiatives such as investment, philanthropy, and technology and skills transfer. Read more... Mirror Site

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