by Dino Crescini Early this month, not just the Filipino nation but the entire world, grieved the death of former Philippine president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. She died of a lingering ailment that caused physical pain on her body as well as mental anguish on immediate members of her family. News about her colon cancer prompted […]
Month: August 2009
Consulate conducts forum on dual citizenship and OAV
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney is conducting forums with Filipino communities across New South Wales to promote the Dual Citizenship program, which allows Filipino-Australians to regain their Philippine citizenship without affecting their Australian citizenship.
Consulate and Filipino Community mourn the passing of former president Corazon Aquino
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney held a Mass for the repose of the late former Philippine President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, who passed away on 1 August 2009, Saturday, 5:18 a.m. AEST. The Mass was attended by leaders and members of the Philippine-Australian Community of New South Wales. Corazon Aquino, the 11th president of the […]
Another C-5 Incident
by Monique Yes, this is true. We had an unfortunate encounter with those C-5 squatters last Father’s Day night. My husband Rey and I and our 1-year old daughter Jana, were driving home around 9:30pm along the centre lane of C-5 southbound lane, in the area between Petron Gas Station and Heritage Park. Two men suddenly […]
Bangkok International Airport Scam
To all those who travel frequently: please be very, very careful. Read on… An Indian was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop at Bangkok International Airport. He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put an extra packet of cigarettes into his bag and […]
Untold Story about . . .
At a tender age of 17, Marcial was a war correspondent for The Manila Times. Marcial’s war experience provided him with a treasure chest of stories which inspired him to write a movie screenplay. His screenplay was made into a movie, starring Jaime de la Rosa and a 16 year old actress named Dorothy. Helmed […]
Text message from Samar
Decapitated, eyes gorged out, ears and tongue cut off and body parts chopped This morning, I got a text message from a local source in Samar. The bodyguard of the mayor of Laoang, Northern Samar was stabbed by 2 men from the opposite camp. Laoang is the island town east of Catarman which is the […]
Banag Banag goes Latin
by Benjie de Ubago The Banag-Banag Association sure knows how to party! Banag-Banag celebrated their 15th Anniversary last 1 August 2009 at Rooty Hill RSL Club, Rooty Hill. With the Latin theme, ‘Copacabana’ it was a night of hip-swaying, booties shaking, passions dripping and sweat trickling down as the crowd squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the dance […]
Boholanos provide accommodation for disabled child
Once a year since his prosthetic limbs were fitted in 2004, Juriel Amora has been returning to Sydney to have his artificial legs and arm replaced. Juriel was born without both legs. His left arm was also missing. It was reported that his mother had Rubella (German measles) during pregnancy. Thanks to the generosity of […]
Musings
by Marie Rea Pinoy Dancing Inmates’ Michael Jackson Tribute Post 3 Million Plus Views on YouTube! With their first YouTube video in 2007 fetching almost 29 million views as of this writing, the renowned inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre (CPDRC) in the Philippines has once again shot to fame with their own […]
Businessman calls for unification
Coming from a family who has been in politics in the Philippines for over 40 years, Sydney home loans provider Neil Galang is among the many Filipinos who have expressed grief over the death of former Philippine president Cory Aquino. Mr. Galang has prepared a proposal addressed to Philippine Congress to declare his “Tita Cory” […]
Success story of a Filipino judge in America
by Laura Ernde (Lifted from The Daily Journal) Judge Efren Iglesia escaped the Marcos regime in the nick of time, and then capitalized on his strong work ethic to build his legal career. As editor of his college newspaper in the Philippines, Efren Iglesia wrote articles criticizing the increasingly authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos. Iglesia […]