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Paroquia 1

Filipino Community performers pose with Santiago PE Cultural Officer Mr. Jeffry Aranda (rightmost, top row) and Consular Assistant and Attaché Ms. Ferlina Camento (rightmost, lower row)

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Filipino Community members perform their award-winning rendition of the Singkil in front of over 400 attendees.

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Participants from other countries such as Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and others pose for a group photo following their performances.

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A huge crowd of various nationalities sample foreign cuisines and shop for craftwork as part of the day-long celebration.

(Santiago, 1 September 2018) – The Filipino community in Chile’s rendition of the Singkil received a rousing ovation from more than 400 audience members during the Parroquia Latinoamericana’s Dia del Migrantes 2018 or Day of Migrants 2018. The Filipino community’s participation and performance was managed and directed by the Philippine Embassy’s Cultural Officer, Mr. Jeffry Aranda, with the Assistance of Ms. Ferlina Camento, Consular Assistant and Attaché.

The Filipino community’s Singkil group was also the grand winner of the cultural dance competition sponsored by the Embassy during the 120th Anniversary of Philippine Independence last June.

More than 20 foreign delegations participated in this year’s Day of Migrants—setting up elaborate country booths and organizing colorful national dance performances. The Filipino community’s Singkil was the standout performance out of 18 acts.

Day of Migrants is an annual event held at the Parroquia Latinoamericana in central Santiago. The most recent celebration saw the largest number of participants from the diplomatic corps in Chile, as well as the biggest audience turnout in the event’s long history. END

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CDA Marcos A.S. Punsalang presents the life and literary works of Dr. Jose Rizal to members of the academe and students of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

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CDA Marcos A.S. Punsalang (4th from left) pose with officers of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago, Professor Raul Thoms (middle), the USC Student Council President Juan Pablo De La Torre (4th from right), USC Biblioteca Director Paulina Pichihueche (3rd from right) and Consul Dennis Briones (rightmost) following the Expo Filipinas ribbon-cutting ceremony

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Copies of the El Filibusterismo and the Noli Me Tangere are displayed behind protective glass and flanked by artificially aged printouts of Rizal’s poems.

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USC students view samples of Filipino handicrafts and historical artifacts.

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Hardbound copies of Philippine history and culinary books are displayed next to miniature versions of the Philippine Jeepney.

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PTK-SMH Santiago performs live demonstration of Kali using real traditional Philippine swords and other weaponry.

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USC students read about the colorful history of the baro’t saya alongside life-size and miniature samples of these traditional Filipino clothing.

(Santiago, 27 August 2018) – In celebration of National Heroes Day, the Philippine Embassy in Chile launched Expo Filipinas at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USC) with a centerpiece on Dr. Jose Rizal’s personal history and renowned literary works. In attendance were members of the diplomatic corps, the USC’s leadership, faculty members, special guests, student council officers, and students from various courses.

Expo Filipinas was launched at the USC Biblioteca in collaboration with Professor Raul Thoms, a fulltime mathematics teacher who has dedicated time to research and promote Rizal’s legacy to the USC student body. Biblioteca Director Paulina Pichihueche and USC Student Council President Juan Pablo De La Torre also provided invaluable support in organizing the event.

The centerpiece exhibit featured copies of the El Filibusterismo and the Noli Me Tangere, as well as Rizal’s poems, specifically the Mi Ultimo Adios, A La Juventud Filipina, and Himno al Trabajo. It also featured samples of traditional Filipino products, hardbound books on Philippine history and cuisine, and photos of the country’s best touristic destinations under catchphrase “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.”

 

In his speech to a hundred members of the university’s academe and students, Philippine Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Marcos A.S. Punsalang highlighted Rizal’s extraordinary abilities—including being a polymath with the ability to master various skills and subjects and a polyglot of 22 languages. CDA Punsalang also underscored Rizal’s passion for poetry and creative writing, and his varying degrees of expertise in architecture, cartography, economics, ethnology, anthropology, sociology, dramatics, martial arts, fencing and pistol shooting.

More importantly for the Chilean and other foreign students in attendance, CDA Punsalang explained how Rizal saw education as a solution to achieving real social change and liberation while expressing hope in the youth as the future of the country.

The opening ceremony also showcased DOT tourism videos to encourage attendees to visit the Philippines, as well as a live demonstration of Kali (Filipino martials arts) by the group PTK-SMH Santiago. Cocktails and Filipino desserts—sapin-sapin and cassava cake—were served following the successful event.

Expo Filipinas will be open to the public until 10 September 2018. The Philippine Embassy is planning more joint projects with the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, including one with the collective participation of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago (ACS), composed of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. END

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ASEAN 1 2018

CDA Marcos A.S. Punsalang (2nd from right) join in cutting the ASEAN cake alongside other ASEAN Heads of Post and guests from  the Chilean government.

 

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CDA Marcos A.S. Punsalang (2nd from right) witness as Ambassador Philemon Arobaya and CDA Nguyen Minh Anh (Vietnam) raise the ASEAN Flag as the ASEAN hymn is sung by attendees.

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Embassy officials and personnel pose at the Philippine cultural, tourism and trade booth: L to R Ms. Josefina Abenoja, Consul Dennis Briones, CDA Marcos Punsalang, Finance Officer Jeany Macadangdang, and local hire Francisco Sepulveda.

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Members of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago Working Group and Embassy Deputies (PHL represented by Consul Dennis Briones – rightmost) pose for a group photo at the end of the event.

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The Philippine Embassy’s Ms. Ferlina Camento manage the sampling of Filipino (pancit and lumpia) and other ASEAN cuisine to invited guests.

(Santiago, 08 August 2018) – The Philippine Embassy in Chile with the embassies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam celebrated the 51st year of the foundation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a flag-raising ceremony and cultural and gastronomic showcase held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Providencia, Santiago.

The Philippines organized the event with the other members of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago (ACS)—with Vietnam as current chair of the group’s rotating chairmanship.

The activity-filled day began with the raising of the ASEAN flag while the ASEAN hymn was being sung by participating ASEAN embassies, the diplomatic corps, Chilean officials, the academe, and tourism and business groups. In his speech, Vietnamese Embassy CDA Nguyen Minh Anh recalled highlights of ASEAN’s rich history, including the many milestones that led to the profound solidarity ASEAN members now enjoy. He also thanked Chile for its ready cooperation with ASEAN.

Similar to past ASEAN celebrations, the Philippines and other ASEAN embassies showcased their respective traditional products and best cuisine. The Philippine booth featured handwoven bags made from sinamay and tinalak, seashell and wooden merchandises, pearl and brush earrings, and other examples of Filipino artisan work and craftsmanship. Also given away were tourism materials and catalogues featuring Cebu, Bohol and other top tourism attractions of the country. The ASEAN buffet section served pancit and lumpia alongside other popular Southeast Asian cuisine.

The Philippines and the rest of ACS have many other cultural, tourism and trade events planned within the year, including a film showing, painting exhibitions and sporting events. END

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Consul Dennis Briones (seated 5th from left) and Embassy personnel Ferlina Camento (4th from left) and Jeany Macadangdang (3rd from left) pose with the leaders and members of the Filipino community in Peru

(Santiago, 24 June 2018) – The Philippine Embassy in Chile (with jurisdiction over Peru) celebrated the 120th Independence Day of the Philippines with the small but fast-growing community of Filipinos in Peru. Festive OPM songs were performed by community members and traditional Filipino cuisine and desserts were shared throughout the half-day celebration held in Pueblo Libre, Lima, on 24 June 2018.

In his address to the community, Consul Dennis Briones underscored the importance of suffrage as a vital component of Philippine freedom and democracy, and in this regard encouraged all Filipino community members to register and vote during the forthcoming mid-term elections in 2019. He also updated them about the Embassy’s ongoing efforts to identify a new Philippine Honorary Consul in Lima.

In coordination with Filipino community coordinator Ms. Katbeth Kreimer, the Embassy also conducted a consular outreach mission which served 36 e-passport applicants, 14 overseas absentee voting (OAV) registrants, 1 client for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship, and a number of assistance-to-nationals (ATN) clientele. END

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