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REMINDER OF ANCIENT GREECE
The Parthenon ruins overlook the Greek capital Athens. There are an estimated 30,000 overseas Filipino workers in Greece, including 5,000 seafarers on Greek-owned vessels. The Philippines and
Greece established diplomatic relations in 1947. The Philippine embassy in Rome had jurisdiction over Greece until the Philippines established a resident embassy in Athens in 1988.
Why Italy is the closest thing to home
PHOTOESSAY
Show us your flash for
photography by giving us
T
he largest number of Filipinos Philippines? Corruption huge? Check. Doesn’t that give you homeland
in Europe lives in Italy
LIGHTERSIDE
the big picture of the Filipino
Politics weird? Check. Taxpayers tingles right there?
expat’s life. Photos must be
– between 200,000 and 300,000 view from home delinquent? Check. Everything And I’ve just read that in Naples,
accompanied by a caption
of them. I’m not surprised. Kabayan and everyone is late? Check. Utter the inhabitants are so furious about
of not more than 100 words,
and gli italiani have a lot more in disrespect for traffic rules? Double how garbage disposal has fallen into describing the event or
common than you might think.
Alan C Robles
check.Their government is a disaster, the hands of the Mafia that they’ve circumstances behind them.
We have volcanoes, they have
in Manila
ours is a catastrophe. They might started piling rubbish on the streets Or tell us an interesting
volcanoes. They’re passionate and
alan.robles@filglobe.com
have the Mafia influencing their and setting it on fire. Yes, that’s right: anecdote or observation in
we’re passionate. They’re musical government, but here in Manila you they’ve even begun building their not more than 500 words and
and we love music. They have great can make a strong case for saying the own Smokey Mountain. share them with the world.
pasta and we have ... okay, so maybe I
without spaghetti. In Florence, the
Mafia is the government. And take a One German magazine described
should stop while I’m still ahead.
McDonald’s concessionaire wants
look at their politics. Italy as “a land of comedians and
Anyway, you get the point.
only Filipinos to staff all the outlets.
Among the people who ran for dazzlers, lovable rascals, tricksters
The reason Filipinos flock to Italy
Recently, I met a Filipina who’s a chef
office in the last elections were a and eternal children.” It forgot to add
is that it’s the closest thing to home
for an executive who lives in Milan
masseuse of a former prime minister, that millions of Germans love going
they’ll ever find (although we know to Italy every year.
Each published photo or
that deep in their hearts there’s They should, because just like us,
essay entitles its owner to a
really, truly only one place that many
Deep inside, there’s really, truly only
the Italians live in a beautiful country
HK$200 prize and becomes
Filipinos will ever call home – the
the property of Filipino Globe.
United States).
one place that many Filipinos will ever
and have mastered the technique of
exuberantly enjoying life despite all
Photos should have a
Filipinos not only work in Italy,
call home – the United States
the crazinesss.
minimum file size of three
they’ve begun to settle and raise Naturally, in some respects they’re
megapixels. Color photos
kids, some of whom have gone on to ahead of us. You’ve probably heard
should have a miniumum
become entertainers and stars.
but also shuttles off to Paris and
a governor convicted and sentenced how a former porn star made it to
resolution of 300 dpi.We
And we are appreciated in
Switzerland.
to prison for ties with the Mafia, a their parliament. Well, this year, the
reserve the right to make
Italy. I’ve been told that actor
Why shouldn’t we make ourselves
bankrupt politician with a criminal equal opportunities minister is a
changes in line with house
Roberto Benigni once exclaimed
at home in bella Italia? Which
record. One Italian journalist writes former topless model.
style. Entries should be sent to
to a Filipino interviewer that Italy
other country meets our stringent
that in his country, “politics is not the Imagine members of our Congress
info@filglobe.com
without Filipinos would be like Italy
requirements for resembling the
solution, but the problem.” topless? Better not go there.
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