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Hadano Filipino community
Christmas party to showcase culture
The Hadano Philippine Society in Hadano City, Kanagawa Pref.
will celebrate the yuletide season with a cultural presentation
of songs and dances on December 22 at 1:00 PM at the Hon-cho
Kouminkan in the city.
Under the leadership of Erlinda Takada, the society also
celebrates its sixth year. Among the accomplishments it is
proud to recollect are the organization of regular English
and Tagalog masses officiated by Fr. Philip Bonifacio and
Fr. Serate. The society has also participated in city-sponsored
community activities to showcase Philippine traditional songs
and dances.
Aside from counseling of psychologically troubled Filipino
residents, the society has also raised funds for the medication
of a child who was about to go blind and the schooling of
two girls whose father was mentally deranged and mother disabled.*
STAC-Japan elects new set of officers
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Babiano (left) and Ledesma
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The Science and Technology Advisory Council - Japan Chapter
(STAC-J) recently elected its new set of officers for 2002
- 2003.
The new Executive Council members are: President - Ms. Nadine
Ledesma, Vice-President - Ms. Derlie Mateo-Babiano, Secretary
- Mr. Gerry Albero, Treasurer - Mr. Arnold de Guzman, and
Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Tokyo - Ms. Maricel Rubio.
In addition, three new positions where created in response
to the organization's growing membership base and responsibilities.
They include a PRO for Nagoya - Ms. Hilda Ramos, a PRO for
Tsukuba - Ms. Ging Ortiz, and an Auditor/Property Custodian
- Mr. Alan Tan.
To the new set of officers -- congratulations! Here's
wishing you all the best! *
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The Association of Filipino Scholars
in Tsukuba (FAST) elected their new set of officers
for academic year 2003-2004 on December 6 during their
Annual Christmas cum Costume Party. Photo shows the
new officers with friends. (l to r) Jose Edgardo Aban
(former president of the Science and Technology Advisory
Council-Japan), Dennis Trinidad (incumbent FAST president),
Dean de los Reyes (former president of the Association
of Filipino Students in Japan), Jon Soriano, president-elect;
Romeo Teruel, VP-Internal; Dr. Anthony Halog, VP-External;
Paulette Aquino, secretary; Jessica Campano, treasurer;
Dr. Nonie Bautista, auditor; Melvin Callanta, business
manager; and Dr. Joey Santos, PIO. BNT photo
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Filipino students and scholars residing
at the Komaba International Students House in Tokyo
presented an array of excellent songs, dances and comedy
skits in a Filipino sarswela to the delight of an international
audience during the Komaba Bunkasai on November 11.
BNT photo
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