Culture and sports: Christchurch to host the largest gathering of Filipinos in NZ during the Labour Day weekend this year
(from The Migrant Times; the original story is here https://themigranttimes.org.nz/stories/2017/2/8/culture-and-sports-christchurch-to-host-the-largest-gathering-of-filipinos-in-nz-during-the-labour-day-weekend-this-year?rq=culture%20and%20sports)
[caption for the above picture: (with mic) Delia Richards, Liaison Manager for Filipino worker's Social Integration Programme at Canterbury Migrants Centre, and also the founder and President of the community organisation Philippine Culture and Sports, and Christchurch City Councillor Jimmy Chen (on right of Delia), kicking off preparations for Pistang Pilipino 2017 sa Christchurch (PPSC), on February 4. The PPSC is the national reunion of Federation of Filipino Associations, Societies and Clubs in New Zealand, and is held every year on the Labour Day weekend. This time Christchurch is the host city, with over 20,000 Filipinos expected to attend.]
