Barangay Pinoy welcomes latest members Joenx, Jona, Nena, Jean, Bong, Edgar and Lisa.

LAND OF THE MORNING. PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS. The Philippines is called by such appellations. Any which way, we always remember our country with great fondness, pride and respect.

Here in Barangay Pinoy, we savour the sights and sounds of the Philippines while living the "here and the now" as citizens, expats, residents, migrants and visitors in New Zealand, a new country we choose to live, work and play.

It doesn't matter if our stay in New Zealand is temporary or for the long haul. What matters is that while we're here, we conjure one Pinoy community, if only in cyberspace. To quote the lines of the song which is probably playing in your media player now:

Basta't tayo'y magkasama, laging mayroong umagang kayganda
Pagsikat ng araw, may dalang liwanag, sa ating pangarap
Haharapin natin.

Read on. Leave a message. Post a photo. Laugh. Remember. Learn. Speak out. Be free. BE proud. BE loud. Shout it out and let the whole world know:

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Share your travel story. Email Barangay Pinoy your vacation snapshot (JPEG) with name captions and location (whether in NZ or Pinas) plus a short interesting story and we'll feature it here!

br /> Connie and friends at Milford Sound