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Photo from Waikato Filipino Association s Facebook page
+ April 27, 2021 A FILIPINO community in Hamilton, New Zealand celebrated Saturday, April 24, the 500 years of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines through a cultural show.
The Grand Quincentennial Celebration, held in Hamilton City, was organized by the Waikato Filipino Association and the Filipino Chaplaincy-Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, said SunStar Cebu columnist Mel Libre, who is also the coordinator of the quincentennial celebration in Hamilton.
“We had a Holy Mass celebrated by Vicar General Leonard Danvers; the 500-Human Formation and the Grand Sinulog Dance as ground presentations; and the Quincentennial Cultural Program that had re-enactments of the First Baptism, the Battle of Mactan and the return of Sebastian Elcano to Spain for the First Circumnavigation of the world,” Libre said.