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ADFC extend their hold on top spot
The Abu Dhabi Filipino Club (ADFC) continued their sole leadership of the ongoing Dynamic chess championship, organised by the Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club (ADCCC) with the Abu Dhabi Government Departments Spo-rts Association (ADGDSA).The ADFC beat the ADCCC Team 'A' 3-0 with Fergilio beating Ghanim Kishwani, Arman defeating Ali Ahmed Al Aghbari and Leo Austria beating Mohammed Al Aghbari to increase their team tally to 18.5 points from seven rounds. The ADCCC...
Beauty pageant gala
The Filipino Club of Darwin will hold their Super Gala and Beauty Pageant tonight. A bevy of 12 Darwin beauties will contest the coveted title of Miss Philippines Australia NT 2004.The winner will represent the NT in the Grand Filipino Fiesta in Sydney in October.Contestants will be judged on appearance, intelligence and performance in a talent quest.Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nova Peris will be among the special guests.Interstate entertainers Lillian De...
Neighborhoods
SOUTH TAMPA Filipino Club celebration The Pilipino-American Association of Tampa will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a dinner dance Saturday at the Wyndham Harbour Island Hotel, 725 S Harbour Island Blvd. The non-profit association is the oldest organization of Filipino-Americans in the Tampa Bay area. The theme for Saturday's event is ""20 Years of Community Service.'' The association is sending five scholars to Florida...
Filipino artists donate paintings to CMWS
The Filipino Club Artists Group (FCAG) donated four paintings to Children and Mothers Welfare Society (CMWS). Paintings, mostly depicting mother-and-child themes, were presented by FCAG president Roberto A. Paraan to CMWS president Shaikha Lulwa bint Mohammed Al Khalifa in a brief ceremony at her office.Paintings were displayed in last year's third annual art exhibition of FCAG where CMWS was a beneficiary. The donated paintings were executed by group members Alvin Sario and...
TEMPE BAPTIST CHURCH BINDS FILIPINO CONGREGATION
Although the ties of a common country bond the members of Fil-Am Baptist Church, the ties of Jesus are even stronger, they say. "We are not a Filipino club," said its pastor, the Rev. Joel Padilla. "We want to grow in our spiritual lives and for them to become more like Christ. We really minister to the Filipino people here but also we help missions back in the Philippines."The 8-year-old Tempe church has grown from four families to a regular...