Glocomm Pty Ltd is an innovative Filipino – Australian company dedicated to providing a wide range of IT services and support to both businesses and individuals alike. Technology understanding people as the founding philosophy, Glocomm endeavours to give customers a quality one-stop shop with nothing but the latest technology in the most cost effective and […]
Month: February 2008
Aaron Rebulado: future chess grandmaster
One of the most awaited events in junior chess was held at the Cranbrook School in Sydney last January 13 – 25, 2008. The Australian Junior Chess Championship (AJCC), organized by the Australian Chess Federation is restricted to endorsed junior amateurs under 18 years of age. There were 169 participants, 55 of those were Under […]
Snake Bite at the Arc of Avilon zoo in Pasig
by Jerry Liao I am a self-confessed Internet addict. Every time I turn on my computer, the first thing I do is to check my email, read some news, and do some business correspondence. But never have I thought that there would come a time when I would rely on the internet to provide me […]
Health Hazard
by Benjie de Ubago I’ve come to realize that community work can indeed be hazardous to our health! It is definitely not for the faint hearted. Stress causes blood pressure levels to skyrocket and there will be numerous stress-related instances. Sitting for hours at meetings means you’re not getting enough exercise. There’s no end in […]
Sub-human conditions of Filipino boxers in Campbelltown
I couldn’t believe what I heard when I received a call from Leonie Martirez. Leonie just returned from a trip in Campbelltown to pick up some boxes full of used clothing that were donated by Ateneo Alumni Australia. Leonie and Ella Magallanes Martirez own Austral Cargo. They offered free pickup and delivery of the boxes […]
RP golfers bag Women’s World Cup
The tandem of Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of Team Philippines bagged the fourth edition of the Women’s World Cup of golf in Sun City, South Africa Sunday following an impressive finish that included four birdies in the last four holes. Rosales and Delasin had a final round of seven-under-par 65 in the best ball […]
Fil-Aussie teenager dies of dengue mosquito bite
Natalie Feist was only 15 and spending the summer holidays with her family in the Philippines. Her Filipina mother Rosa is the sister of famous singer Pilita Corrales and her father, Ed Feist is the head of a large pharmaceutical company in Manila. But the dengue mosquito does not choose its victims. Natalie was bitten […]