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Last Updated on Friday, 27 April 2012 13:39
Friday, 27 April 2012 13:29
OAV Registration at Annual Fiesta in honour of St. Joseph the Worker
 The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney is pleased to announce that it will conduct registration for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) on 12 May 2012 from 10:30 AM during the Annual Fiesta in honor of St. Joseph the Worker organized by the Filipino Catholic Organization of Sydney (FILCOS-Blacktown) at the Philippine Australian Cultural Center, 80 Grange Avenue, Schofields, New South Wales.
Eligible applicants for the OAV need to bring a photocopy of their valid passport or Dual Citizenship Identification Certificate issued by the Consulate or the Philippine Bureau of Immigration.
For queries, please contact the Consulate at telephone number (02) 92627377 or email address,
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:46
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:54
PHL Consulate in Sydney Establishes Partnership With Filipino-Owned Establishments for OAV Registration Campaign
 26 March 2012 – The Philippine Consulate in Sydney has engaged the Filipino owners of business establishments and offices in Sydney to help in disseminating information and encouraging eligible candidates to register as Overseas Absentee Voters.
The Consulate has identified around 30 Filipino-owned business establishments and offices in and around Blacktown City, New South Wales, where an estimated 20,000 Filipino migrants reside.
On 24 March 2012, Consul Marford Angeles led a team that visited Blacktown City (34 kilometers west of Sydney) and the suburb of Rooty Hill (42 kilometers west of Sydney) to distribute OAV flyers and the list of requirements for OAV applicants to business establishments and offices frequented by Filipinos. The team also responded to queries from members of the Filipino community on OAV and Dual Citizenship.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:42
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:25
36 Years of Filipino Community Press in Sydney Recognized
 Members of the Filipino-Australian media in Sydney gathered in an evening to celebrate 36 years of service to the Filipino community at the Burwood RSL Club on 25 March 2012. Entitled, “Adhika”, the event featured a display of Filipino community newspapers since 1975, cultural presentations, and a preview of Sydney-based Filipino chef Marx Canoy’s cookbook on Philippine cuisine. The event was initiated by community radio stations, Radio Kawayan, Radio Sandigan, and Radio Dalisay.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:46
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:48
PHL Consulate Meets Filipino Community and Brings OAV Registration to Central Coast of New South Wales
 The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney participated in the 15th Filipino-Australian Fiesta organized by the Central Coast Ugnay Kabayan in Tumbi Umbi, 95 kilometres from Sydney, on 24 March 2012.
Booths were set up and a program held at the Sports Ground of the Mingara Recreation Club in Tumbi Umbi. Father Tadeusz Seremet SDS, Parish Priest of St. Patrick’s Parish in Gosford, led a prayer service which was followed by cultural presentations, entertainment numbers and Philippine traditional games for the children.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:49
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 12:43
Philippine Consulate Holds Seminar Workshop on Economic Diplomacy
 Following the holding of the Regional Consultation Meeting and AIM Training of the Heads of Posts in the Asia-Pacific region in Manila from 29 February to 8 March 2012, the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney held a seminar-workshop attended by all its personnel last Saturday, 17 March 2012, to discuss and develop initiatives and activities under the Consulate’s Economic Diplomacy Program for 2012 and to further enhance consular and other services extended by the Post.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:54
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 11:59
Audience Wowed By Presentation of Leonor Orosa Goquingco's “Her Son, Jose Rizal”
 The Rizal Park Movement (RPM) produced the presentation of Leonor Orosa Goquingco’s theater piece, “Her Son, Jose Rizal”, at the Campbelltown Arts Centre from 9 to 11 March 2012. RPM is an association established in 2007 to advocate and coordinate activities on the development of facilities at the Rizal Park in Rosemeadow, Campbelltown, New South Wales in cooperation with the Campbelltown City Council, the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney, and the Philippine Embassy in Canberra.
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