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PCC NSW announces its 2010 office bearers

Sitting from the left: Secretary Noel Bernardo, Internal Auditor Millie Banan, Vice President-Internal Serna Ladia,, President Elsa Collado, Vice President-External Alric Bulseco, PRO Solina Lapalma and Director Remi Macina.

Standing from left: Director Arturo Sayas, Director Prince Marl Gonzales, Director Nenita Weekes, Treasurer Alexis Leones,  Director Robert Bock and PCC NSW Immediate Past President Rnaldo Villaver. Not in the photos are Directors Marivic Manalo and Mao de Vera.

PCC NSW to hold its 19th AGM

PCC NSW President Ronaldo Villaver announces that the Philippine Community Council of NSW Inc. (PCC NSW Inc.) will hold its 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Multicultural Communities Collaboration Centre (MCCC), Bob Hughes Christian School, 40 Hector Street, Chester Hill, NSW, 2162 (UBD Map 251, D6) on the 7th of February 2010, Sunday at 2:30pm.

Relative to this AGM, the relevant notices are now posted to all affiliates of PCC NSW. The AGM documents can also be viewed and downloaded at www.pcc-nsw.org.au

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PCC NSW opens 2010 with a microfinance project briefing

President Ronaldo Villaver of the Philippine Community Council of NSW Inc. opens the new year with an event called “Sharing of Experiences on Microfinance Project in the Philippines” on 2 January 2010 at All Saints Parish Centre, Liverpool, NSW.

Bob Alipalo and Violi Calvert, both of North Shore Filipino Association (NSFA) were the resource persons of this event. Both of them were involved in microfinancing project with NORFIL Foundation in the Philippines.

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PCC NSW implements PAMDA program

Philippine Community Council of NSW Inc. President Ronaldo Villaver announces the implementation of its latest initiative called “Philippine Australia Microenterprises Development Assistance (PAMDA) program after it was given approval by the PCC NSW Board in its 5 January 2010 meeting held at the Multicultural Communities Collaboration Centre (MCCC), Bob Hughes Christian School (BHCS), 40 Hector Street, Chester Hill, NSW.

PAMDA’s vision is to become a world class Australian network of microenterprise development advocate providing low income households and microenterprises access to financial services thereby contributing to poverty reduction in the Philippines. Its mission is to establish a national network of microenterprise development advocates committed to the reduction of poverty in the Philippines through equitable access to financial and non-financial services. Likewise, PAMDA shall help poor households in a sustainable, innovative, and beneficiary responsive manner.

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