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- The Philippines
  
  I, the Philippines
  
  Learn more about what the Philippines has to offer! Need to know where to go? Where to stay? Go to the the WOW Philippines (UK) website or the main Philippines Tourism website.
  
  Check out Choose Philippines, the country's first-ever social and travel networking site. And the newly launched (and still has teething issues which should be sorted out soon, we hope) Philippine Tourism Information Portal.
  
  Latest newsletter from WOW Philippines:
  February edition. Click here for WOW Philippines newsletter archives.
  
  Go here for travel tips.
  
  UK Travel advisory to the Philippines.
  
  Our favourite Pinoy Travel blogs:
  
  Our awesome planet. Anton Diaz's food and travel blog.
  Pinoy Travel Blog. Resorts and travel destination in the Philippines.
  Walk this Way.Carlos Celdran's Manila walking tours.
  Filipino Traveler. Blog of Gail Dela Cruz–Villanueva about her travels.
  The Nile Guide on Manila.
07Apr2013
Philippine Embassy Closures for May 2013
The public is advised that, in observance of Philippine and UK holidays, the Philippine Embassy in London will be closed on the following days of May 2013: 1 May – Labor Day 6 May – Early May Bank Holiday 13 May – Philippine National Elections 27 May – Spring Bank Holiday In addition, there will be no consular services (e.g. passport and visa applications, reports of birth/marriage/death...
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18Mar2013
Pre-colonial Philippine Art on Exhibit in Paris
THE PHILIPPINES | archipelago of exchange 09 April - 14 July 2013 The Garden Gallery, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris The first exhibition of its kind in Europe, THE PHILIPPINES archipelago of exchange presents 310 unmissable pre-colonial works – sculptures, pottery, textiles, personal ornaments – selected from public and private Philippine, American and European collections. ...
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23Dec2012
Spratlys - what every Filipino should know
This video, published on September 2012 by NTDTV, is an interview with Loida Lewis - Chair of US Pinoys for Good Governance. Fil-Ams have also protested last July and this video was Ms. Lewis' call to protest ...
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- Filipino Events!
  
  Connect with the Filipino community. Find the schedule of Filipino events here.
  
  Barrio Fiesta season is almost here!
- Overseas Absentee Voting Registration
  
  The filing of applications for registration for voters has officially started last 31 October 2011. This registration is for purposes of the May 13, 2013 elections and is from October 31, 2011 to October 31, 2012. Please do not leave it too late, register with the Philippine Embassy as soon as possible.
  
  One Filipino Vote was also relaunched to spread awareness. You can request for your COMELEC OAV electronic application form there after filling out your personal details.
  
  Download the OAV registration form here, we've resized it so you can print it on an A4-sized paper and fill it out ahead of time. The original is sourced from the Comelec's website.
- Support a Cause
  
  Charity Appeal from UK-Based Charitable Trust SIKAT. SIKAT is a charitable trust, a grassroots charity registered and based in the UK that works to relieve poverty through educational activities in a Village in Oriental Mindoro. Currently they are in great need of help to maintain and develop their projects and are appealing to your kindness to donate to their cause. Read more.
  
  Sambat Trust establish primary school libraries, provide teacher training and support families so their children are not forced to drop out of school. Find out more how to help, they are listed in our directory under Filipino Organisations/Groups.
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  Occassionally, we'll be raffling off prizes from our sponsors - EXCLUSIVE for our newsletter readers.
- Our Services
  
  If you are a business/group who caters for the Filipino community in the United Kingdom, please get in touch with us at info@adoborice.com and find out how we can work together.
  
  Currently, we are offering these services:
  Post an ad here on our website. Post an ad on our bi-monthly newsletters. Get premium business directory listing in our business directory page. For remittance companies, post your exchange rates. Post your events for free. List your business in our directory for free.
- Contact the Philippine Embassy
  
  Philippine Embassy, London
  6-8 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG
  Tel: 020 7451 1780
  Email: embassy@philemb.co.uk
  Website: www.philembassy-uk.org
  They are also on facebook and YouTube.
  
  Find Philippine Honorary Consulates in other locations throughout the UK in our directory page.
  
  Philippine Embassy closure during the holidays. The Embassy is closed on certain days in December, please read the advisory before you go.
  
  Click here for the Philippine Embassy news and advisory.
- SSS (Social Security System)
  
  SSS Representative Office
  Embassy of the Philippines
  3rd Floor, 6 - 8 Suffolk Street
  London SW1Y 4HG
  SSS Representative:
  Alfredo Jose I. Recio Jr.
  Telephone:
  +44 207 4511830
  +44 208 4329864
  Email:
  aj_reciosss@yahoo.com
  aj_recio@hotmail.com
  philsss.uk@gmail.com
  Website:
  SSS Philippines
  SSS (London)
  
  SSS "Member-Get-Member" promo. Overseas Filipino workers can win a trip back home and cash prizes for active SSS membership and motivating fellow OFWs to become members of the SSS under a special raffle promo.
- Filipino Events Videos and Photos from the Community
  
  Video from George Torres.
  CDO & Iligan Charity Concert in London
  Ballet Manila in London
  
  Videos from Kuya Lloyd's films.
  Pasundayag Festival in Coventry, England
  Santacruzan de Mayo in Wembley, London
  El Shaddai in Glasgow, Scotland
  
  Video from Eric-Jaryn Tomandao Go.
  Tacloban Fiesta in East London
  
  Video from Ray Des (you need to log in to facebook).
  Birmingham Barrio Fiesta
  
  Celebrities from the London Barrio Fiesta by Enrique Guadiz.
  London Barrio Fiesta
  Enrique's official photography website
- About AdoboRice.com
  
  We are an information website for Filipinos in the UK - remittance companies' exchange rates, Pinoy news, Filipino community events, find Pinoy services like balikbayan boxes and Pinoy groceries near you.
- we're open to suggestions! please let us know if there is something you want to see in our website or in our newsletters. click here to drop us an email.