PH Embassy in Jakarta Holds Paskong Pinoy Celebration
Paskong Pinoy 2019 welcome poster. (Jakarta PE photo)
INDONESIA 23 December 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, in cooperation with the Filipino community, celebrated Paskong Pinoy 2019 on 01 December 2019 at Singapore International School in Jakarta. The festive event, attended by almost a thousand Filipinos in Jakarta, highlighted the traditional Filipino Christmas spirit which was started with the Filipino Catholic thanksgiving mass celebrated by two Filipino priests currently based in Jakarta.
In his opening remarks, Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee acknowledged the strong Filipino Christmas spirit not only in the Philippines but also around the world. Ambassador Wee expressed his warmest Christmas greetings to the Filipino community in Indonesia, led by the Organizing Committee Chair Ms. Tess Koesoemawiria, who shared their time, talent, and treasures in this successful event.
Ambassador Noel Servigon, the Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN, was very happy to celebrate Christmas with the Filipino community in Jakarta as well. In his speech, he related that Jakarta, Indonesia is dear to him, having been with the Office of ASEAN Affairs in the DFA and as the Philippine Consul General in Manado some years ago.
Filipino families in Jakarta enjoyed the Paskong Pinoy celebration with the Christmas Carols and song and dance numbers, childrens’ games, and even a Bilao (winnowing baskets) Christmas decorating contest. There were also lots of raffle prizes given away by the Embassy including a salad master kitchenware from dealer Mr. Edgardo Fuentes and a round-trip air ticket from Philippine Airlines. The participants also enjoyed lechon and Filipino delicacies such as dinuguan (pork blood stew), puto (rice cakes), turon (fried banana spring rolls), palitaw (flat sweet rice cake) and many more delicious food from the food bazaar. END
Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee delivers his opening remarks. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: The Filipino community attends the Paskong Pinoy 2019. Right photo: Fr. Noel (right) and Fr. Joel (left) celebrating the Thanksgiving Mass. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Ambassador Noel Servigon delivering his Christmas message. Right photo: Madam Marichu Servigon, Ambassador Noel Servigon, Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee during the Thanksgiving Mass. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: FilCom Christmas dance. Right photo: FilCom crowd dancing with the performers onstage. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Christmas Carols group contestant. Right photo: Parol decoration contest winner. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee and Mrs. Tess Koesoemawiria with the Christmas Carols contest winners. Right photo: Ambassador Wee giving cash to the lucky raffle winner. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Consul General to Jakarta Shirlene C. Mananquil gives prize for the kid’s raffle winner. Right photo: Food bazaar, children’s giveaways, song number, and children’s games. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Lechon giving. Right photo: FilCom playing games. (Jakarta PE photo)
Left photo: Performers for the Paskong Pinoy 2019 in Jakarta. Right photo: Children playing games. (Jakarta PE photo)
For more information, visit https://www.jakartape.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembjkt.com or https://facebook.com/PHLinIndonesia/.