Category: People and Places

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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Art enthusiasts and collectors have a new festival to add to their calendars! The Association of   Filipino Visual Artists in Austria invites everyone to join their first Vernissage in Austria, which will be staged on June 6 to 11, 2023, in the halls of Wasserturm Wienerberg, Windternstrasse 3, 1100 Vienna. Gerry de Guzman, President of the Filipino Visual Artists in Austria, promises that the event will be an exciting showcase of revered masters and up-and-coming artists that reflects the fast-developing modern and contemporary art scene. Visitors can also look forward…

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Austria’s team captain David Alaba got the 33rd title in his super career. That was when the final whistle sounded in front of 60,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in Seville in the final of the Spanish Copa del Rey for a 2-1 (1-0) win over Osasuna, the glaring underdogs from the Basque Country. The only title that Alaba had not yet won with Real Madrid since August 2021. It was Sunday, ten minutes past midnight, when captain Karim Benzema up in the royal box, received the trophy from King…

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Filipinos from the province of Pangasinan and devotees from all over the country gathered on April 26, 2023, at the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to celebrate the Feast of the Our Lady of Manaoag. The original image of Our Lady of Manaoag is currently enshrined at the Parish of the Heart of Jesus. The religious event began at the parish grounds with the praying of the Holy Rosary. Before celebrating the Holy Eucharist, Fr. Josef Giggenbacher, parish priest, officiated the enthronement of the image of Divine Mercy.…

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Last April 26, 2023, Friday, on the occasion of the Feast of our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag, the image of the Divine Mercy was enthroned in a solemn ceremony officiated by the parish priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Father Josef Giggenbacher, MH. This was made possible through the joint efforts of the Marian devotees in Vienna, headed by Ms. Sheila Fe  Labajan Sy, head of the Divine Mercy in Austria, and Mary Jane de la Cruz of the Gänsendorf Filipino Family (GFF). The…

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The Epiphany Campaign has taken stock of the past carol singing fundraising campaign. Eighty-five thousand children and young people were in action and “sang” for 19.2 million euros across Austria. This was announced by the Epiphany Campaign of the Catholic Children’s Movement (DKA) on Tuesday, reported Kathpress. The record result lies 25.5 percent over the past year (15.3 million euro) and clearly over the “before Corona results,” so the DKA. Support for 500 aid projects in poverty-stricken regionsThe relief organization uses the collection campaign, carried out every year between Christmas…

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A special film screening of “Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?” (What Are the Colors of Forgotten Dreams?) by Jose Javier Reyes will be held on 31 March 2023, 18.30 Hours at the Haus der Musik Event Hall (Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Vienna, Austria). The screening is organized by the Philippine Embassy in Austria, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in celebration of National Women’s Month 2023. The film follows Teresa, a nanny who dedicated 60 years of service to a middle-class family at the…

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In conjunction with the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day on June 10, 2023, the Council of Filipino Associations in Austria (CFAA), in cooperation with the Philippine embassy in Vienna,  will conduct the Search for Mrs. Philippine-Austria. The pageant will showcase the beauty and cultural heritage of the Philippines. The event aims to unite all the Filipino-Austrian Associations in Austria. In this regard, the CFAA invites all associations to join the event. Interested participants may submit their names on or before April 5, 2023. Qualified candidates must be 25…

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Vienna, 19 March 2023 – At its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 19 March 2023, Bikol Society Austria (BSA) elected its Officers for 2023-2024 as follows: President – Maria Zelda “Marizel” Rojas Vice President – Nelia “Ning” Lobrigo Secretary – Sarah Jozelle Rojas Treasurer – Noemi Callo Auditor – Roselie “Rose” Decena PRO – Audrey Tzakovski Also chosen to be Hermana Mayor for 2023 were Lolita Kaszuba and Nelia “Ning” Lobrigo. Lolit Kaszuba, Ning Lobrigo, Noemi Callo, Marizel Rojas, Sarah Jozelle Rojas, Audrey Tzakovski, Rose Decena BSA is a…

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