Pinoys In Poland

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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