PAGTITIPON Festival Showcases Filipino Creativity in Vienna

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Vienna, Austria — September 15, 2025. The CityGallery Vienna came alive this week as PAGTITIPON – A Festival of Filipino Arts celebrated the rich creativity and cultural heritage of the Philippines in the heart of Europe. Running from September 15 to 20, the festival gathered three distinguished artist groups—SIGE!, BASTEDOR Art Project, and the Angono Ateliers Association—in a vibrant showcase of contemporary Filipino artistry. “Pagtitipon,” which means “getting together” in Tagalog, lived up to its name. The vernissage drew a whole house of artists, supporters, and art lovers, all eager…

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Austro-Filipina Wins Second Place at Styrian Chamber of Commerce’s New Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

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GRAZ – Austro-Filipina entrepreneur Sarah May Stangl Feliciano has been recognized with the 2nd Place award for New Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 by the Styrian Chamber of Commerce, honoring her leadership as executive manager of 24 Helfende Hände Personnel Agency. The award ceremony, held in Graz, celebrated the achievements of emerging business leaders across Styria. For Feliciano, the honor represents more than personal success. “For me, it symbolizes the entire past year—a year full of learning, challenges, and setbacks, but also countless small and big victories,” she said. “This…

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Changes in October 2025

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Changes when entering the EU From October 2025, there will be important changes when entering the EU, as the new European Entry/Exit System (EES) will go live on October 12, which means digital recording of biometric data for non-EU citizens. The new EES replaces the manual passport stamp for non-EU citizens with digital recording of data such as name, date of birth, and biometric features such as fingerprints and facial image. This is intended to simplify and make the control and management of third-country nationals’ entries and exits more secure.…

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Copenhagen Claims World’s Most Livable City Crown in 2025

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In a dramatic shift at the top of global liveability rankings, Copenhagen, Denmark, has taken over the #1 spot, ending Vienna’s three-year reign as the world’s most livable city, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2025 Global Liveability Index. Top Ranked Cities for 2025 Here are the top 10 most livable cities in 2025. Rank City Country 1 Copenhagen Denmark 2 (tie) Vienna Austria 2 (tie) Zurich Switzerland 4 Melbourne Australia 5 Geneva Switzerland 6 Sydney Australia 7 (tie) Osaka Japan 7 (tie) Auckland New Zealand 9 Adelaide Australia…

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All-out alert – Asteroid “2025 FA22” hurtling towards Earth

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Asteroid 2025 FA22 will pass unusually close to Earth on September 18. Researchers give the all-clear; observation campaigns are underway worldwide. Earth is getting a visitor from space: on September 18, 2025, asteroid “2025 FA22” will race unusually close to our planet. Measuring up to 280 meters in size, it is classified as a “potentially hazardous” celestial body—but researchers have given the all-clear: a collision is virtually impossible. “2025 FA22” was only discovered in March with a telescope in Hawaii (USA). NASA initially classified it as level 1 on the…

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First Filipina Granted Knighthood in the Order of the Golden Spur

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On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Maria Zelda Magistrado Rojas was formally accepted into the Order of the Golden Spur (Ritterorden zum Goldenen Sporn) during a solemn ceremony held at the historic St. Michael’s Church in the heart of Vienna. The event, steeped in centuries-old tradition and guided by the motto “Avitus et famam tuetur” brought together distinguished members of the Order, esteemed guests, and honorees from around the world. The investiture began with a ceremonial procession, followed by a Holy Mass celebrated by Military Chaplain MMMag. Christoph Gmachl-Aher. The Grand…

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Cold front until late summer: This is what the weather will be like in the coming days

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The weather will be varied in the coming days: The week will start with plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, but will become mixed again in the middle of the week. A cold front will bring heavy rain in some areas as early as Tuesday, and clouds will prevail in many places on Wednesday as well. According to Geosphere Austria, friendly weather will return across the board from Thursday onwards, with temperatures reaching 27 degrees and a late summer atmosphere towards the weekend. On Monday, a temporary high-pressure system will…

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Beware of scammers on the phone: answering can be expensive

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Scammers are becoming increasingly creative and brazen when it comes to getting their hands on their victims’ money. Currently, calls from alleged “police officers” are making the rounds. Fraudsters are striking again and again in Austria. They use a wide variety of methods to get their hands on their victims’ data and money: from fake online offers to emails and phone calls, they use every trick in the book. They usually pretend to be well-known companies or institutions in order to appear trustworthy. They don’t even stop at the authorities:…

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Exclusive interview with the Pope: Leo XIV makes people sit up and take notice

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Excerpts from the interview were published on Sunday, the Pope’s 70th birthday. Leo XIV talks at length about his experience as the first US-born pope and the first pope with Peruvian citizenship. He jokes about which team he would cheer for in a soccer World Cup and shares his views on the papacy and current issues, such as peace in Ukraine and the polarization that divides many parts of the world. “The Latin American perspective is very valuable to me.” “I am, of course, North American and feel very much…

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