PRESS RELEASE

Philippine Embassy Celebrates Christmas with the

Members Filipino Community in Iran

Ambassador Senga gives his Christmas Message for the Filcom (left); Saint Abraham Carollers entertains the crowd

The Philippine Embassy in Tehran organized a Christmas Party 2009 for the members of the Filipino Community in Iran and their family members. It was held at the Embassy on 11 December 2009.

The celebration of Christmas was made earlier in deference to the observance of the month of “Moharam” of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  “Moharam” is a mourning month widely observed by Iranians which will start on 17 December 2009.

Some 150 Filipinos residing in Tehran and nearby cities like Karaj, Qazvin and Mazandaran participated in the event.

The program included an opening prayer led by Ms. Julie Palec, a Christmas message from Ambassador Generoso S. Senga, a medley of Saint Abraham Carollers, fun and indoor games hosted by Ms. Let Khatami, karaoke singing and dancing.  A traditional Filipino lunch was sponsored by the Embassy while some members of the Filipino Community also brought Filipino food to share.

The activity was a success. The Filipinos who attended were very appreciative of the Embassy’s effort to have a Christmas gathering. They look forward to similar activities in the future, which allow them to keep in touch with each other.

During the event, the Embassy also informed the Filipinos about the Overseas Absentee Voting that will start on 10 April and will end on 10 May 2010 as well as the OAV applications which were approved by the COMELEC as of 04 September 2009. 

Most of the approved OAVs were asking for their COMELEC IDs. The Embassy informed them that their IDs will be available early next year. END