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2016 Annual PND Fundraising Gala

The FWA-UK celebrated Philippine independence day by holding its highly anticipated dinner-dance in their usual tasteful style at the prestigious Royal Garden Hotel on Saturday, the 11th of June 2016. The usual long queue at reception didn’t happen this time as those who still needed to pay were few and a new innovation was employed; no time was spent checking …

Services for the Senior Citizens of the FWA-UK and the Community – A Special Local Project

Launched in November 2015, this local project strives to serve the needs of the first generation of Filipino migrants to the United Kingdom who arrived during the late 1960s and peaked in the 1970s. They were mostly economic migrants and were generally employed in the service industries, catering and hospitality, healthcare and domestic services. Their ages ranged from 18-30 years …

FWA-UK Support the Senior Citizens of the Community Project

INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND The first generation of Filipino migrants to the United Kingdom arrived during the late 1960s and peaked in the 1970s. They were mostly economic migrants and were generally employed in the service industries namely, catering and hospitality, healthcare and domestic services. Their ages ranged from 18 – 30 years. This first generation are now senior citizens and …

List of Previous Executive Boards

The Executive Board is the nerve centre of the Association.The Executive Board meets at least four times a year. It makes all decisions concerning the general policy of the Association. It appoints chairpersons of the different Standing Committees and Sub-committees. The Executive Board reviews all projects and planned activities submitted by the Standing Committees and approves the annual and supplementary …

Thank You Letter from an FWA Scholar, Michael Melencion

We have received yet another heartwarming letter from our of our scholars, Michael Melencion. Hi Trustees, Hope all is well!! I was 14 years OLD when I first step to High School here in the Philippines, Particularly in Mindanao where I grew up and learn aside from WAR. My father Died before I graduated grade 6, my mother felt sorry …