Ang Kalatas Volume V June 2015 Independence Day Special Edition

Cordilleran embers of the among the Association are at drew the Pinoy groups th rade viewers. attention of pa tive costumes ssed in their na Dre struments, the ative musical in n case and with their raded to show danced and pa Cordillerans r Filipino floats tradition. Othe d s and their culture an various region presenting the was also had motifs re ppines. There hing ups of the Phili island gro y Band, a marc City Communit inothe Blacktown ostly young Filip members are m band whose Australians. M Dana Velasco, Blacktown Photo by Melchor Velasco City Showgirl 2015. V arious Filipino associatio ns joined the parade. Lead groups include thos e from the Philippine Community Council of Ne w South Wales and affiliate organisations an d the Australian Philippi ne Services League – both groups having been activ participants in the city fes e tival for the past many ye ars. Other visible groups include th ose from senior citizens , the FilipinoAustralian Movement fo r Empowerment and the Philippine Australian Community Se rvices Inc (PACSI) which has a base in Blacktown. The PACSI is an organisation that help s newly arrived Filipino migrants adjust and settle in Australia. ANG KALATAS JUNE 2015 27

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