European Fiesta Señor 2023 Milano Kaplag & Sinulog Festival held in Milan, Italy

The European Filipino community celebrated the European Fiesta Señor 2023, Milano Kaplag, and Sinulog on 30 April 2023. The Sto. Niño devotees and contingents were welcomed at Duomo di Milano, Milan Cathedral. Devotees were delighted that their prayers were answered positively and that everything went well according to plan. They lined the streets as the Grand Sinulog parade went from the Duomo di Milano to the Castello Sforzesco. This is known to be the largest gathering yet involving Filipino Catholics in Europe since the pandemic. Hundreds of Filipino devotees from…

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Austria: Government sets measures against inflation

The government presented a package against inflation on Wednesday. The main issue is the price of energy, but also food. The measures are intended to put the onus on corporations. It is a thorn in the government’s side that falling wholesale prices for electricity and gas are hardly passed on to end customers by energy companies while, at the same time, high profits are being made.As he announced on ORF’s “Report,” Social Affairs Minister Johannes Rauch wants an energy package to be decided before the summer and to take effect…

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Covid-19: WHO’s new rules for the final phase

The world is slowly recovering from a pandemic, Covid-19, that has held it in its grip for two years. Everyone has seen their lives changed by this disease, even if they were not directly infected. More than three years after the pandemic outbreak, WHO has decided to launch its fourth strategic plan for pandemic management, aimed primarily at preventing further contagions in high-risk areas of the world. As the international emergency declared in early 2020 ends, the world’s top health authority is formulating five essential points to avoid returning to…

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