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Civic groups hold forum
on absentee voting bill
A group of Filipino civic organizations in
Japan is holding a forum on the absentee voting bill on June
22 at the Meguro Catholic Church in Meguro Ward, Tokyo. The
Philippine Embassy is launching an awareness campaign for
voter registration from July 1 to September 30 so that they
can be eligible to vote in May 2004. It is enlisting the support
of these organizations to promote the absentee voting bill
as well as mobilize them for logistical backup in the registration
procedure and elections.
Prof. Temario Rivera of the International
Christian University in Tokyo will speak on the importance
of the absentee voting bill. A representative from the Philippine
Embassy will outline the methods and procedures of registration.
Prof. Roland Tolentino of the Osaka University of Foreign
Studies will moderate the activity.
Those who are interested to attend may get
in touch with Willie Clave, chairperson of the Kalipunan ng
mga Filipinong Nagkakaisa (KAFIN) at 090-5537-8739; Cora Kasuga,
general secretary of the Filipina Circle for Advancement and
Progress (FICAP) at 03-3484-6860; Yuko Takei, chairperson
of the Philippine Women’s League at 070-5586-9753; Cesar
V. Santoyo, coordinator of Center for Japanese-Filipino Families;
and Agalyn Nagase, chairperson of KAFIN Saitama Chapter at
090-9203-7195.
Rondalla On Wheels performs in Japan
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Members of the Rondalla On Wheels
with Japanese volunteers at the Tomihiro Museum in Azuma
Village, Gunma, after a performance.
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Rondalla On Wheels, an instrumental group of young handicapped
men and women performed their music in front of very appreciative
audiences at more than 10 venues all over the Kanto region
of Japan. The concert tour was capped with a concert at Saint
Ignacius Church in Yotsuya, Tokyo. Members of the Rondalla
On Wheels at one time or another lived in Bahay Mapagmahal,
a home for the handicapped in Quezon City, Philippines.
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