Hosting the event with Ms. Nova of Pag-IBIG. More fotos here: https://www.facebook.com/pmrwatch/media_set?set=a.177980692410589.1073741840.100005959778490&type=1 MESSAGE Ms. Mel Nuqui President, PMRW DAVAO REGIONAL FORUM “BALIK PINAS: Empowering Returning Overseas Filipinos and their Families.” 22 November 2013 Ateneo de Davo University Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen a pleasant afternoon to all. Today’s gathering here at the Ateneo de Davao University marks the launching or the opening salvo for December’s celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos. We are very happy to be with you today to launch this event. Let me give you some milestones on the celebration the Month of Overseas Filipinos (MOF). It was during the administration of then President Corazon Aquino that Proclamation No. 276 was issued in June 1988, institutionalizing the commemoration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos e...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Balikbayan Box A balikbayan box (literally returnee's box) is a cardboard box containing novelty items brought by or sent by a Filipino who is returning to the Philippines from a foreign country.[1] These boxes contain non-perishable food items, canned goods, other food items, toiletries, household and kitchen stuffs, time saving devices, computer parts, electronics, toys, designer clothing, personal items, and hard-to-find items in the Philippines.[2] In 2006, I wrote a blog entry about balikbayan box with this link: http://peterahon.blogspot.com/2006/04/balikbayan-box.html Okey, my apologies for the non-Filipino readers but jokes are best delivered by the language and medium of the speaker and audience could very well relate with. I believe most Filipinos have read this email that circulated few years back. I tried looking for this email in my mailbox but unsuccesful so I found it on the web instead, from this link: http://www.geocities...
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