Dear Editor, I want to share with readers of Philippine Sentinel how my children were treated by their music teacher and his wife. During one school holiday, members of a Community Band (to which they belong) were invited to the house of their music teacher. They were instructed to bring their own packed lunch. At […]
Month: December 2009
RP labor attaché in Australia leaves without paying debts by Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN Australia News Bureau Chief
Apartment 6 on Walsh Street has been quiet for several weeks now. Neighbours say the tenant, Philippine Labor Attaché Victor Julio Ablan, left without saying goodbye. If allegations are true, he also left without settling his debts. Ablan fled Australia last month. He was recalled by the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment following a […]
Insights from Afghanistan: Filipina UN Volunteer Killed in Terrorist Attack by Marie Rea (Source: ABS-CBN North America Bureau)
A former Filipino teacher working as Electoral Outreach and Training Coordinator under the United Nations Volunteers Program in Afghanistan was one of five UN personnel killed in the latest terrorist bombing in Kabul last October 28, 2009.
The government knew what was going to happen in Maguindanao by Allan Tolentino
The prevailing attitude among Filipinos, especially the elite, ensures that atrocities like the Maguindanao executions will continue unless we become serious about our liberal democratic inheritance and enforce its principles even with the barrel of a gun.
Tony Meloto speaks before APEC CEO Summit
Singapore. November 13-14, 2009. The APEC CEO Summit 2009 brought together more than 800 of the world’s top business leaders to Singapore to meet with leaders of some of the Pacific Rim’s most powerful nations. The chairman of Gawad Kalinga, Tony Meloto, was invited to be one of the speakers during the two-day summit at […]
BEST INTENTIONS by Marie Rea, BS DevCom
Swine Flu Vaccine Realities: We’ve had it for over a month now and we’re all doing fine! Those in Australia who are unaware of the importance of getting the Swine Flu vaccine will do well to check the government’s website. They must not rely on American perspectives and illogical innuendoes being hurled against the safety […]
What’s happening at the MPC? by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
This is a never-ending question often asked by many people, especially those who have donated money, volunteered their precious time, and bought tickets for intermittent projects supposedly intended for the completion of the infamous Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC).
Gary Lising at ICU for heart problem
Gary Lising, famous for his “green” jokes and comedic wit, was rushed to hospital Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Best known in the defunct TV gag show Champoy in the ’80s and in funny films in the ’90s like Run Barbie Run and Alyas Boy Tigas, Gary was seen as someone who can tickle the funny […]
C-5 Road squatters stone another victim
Angela F. Antonio died in an accident along C-5 Road in Quezon City when her car was stoned by squatters who live in the area. After her windshield was shattered, she lost control of her car which jumped into the other lane into the path of a truck. People who caused the accident jumped into […]
Oz to RP travel bucks the trend By Jaime K. Pimentel
TRAVEL traffic between Australia and the Philippines continued to buck the trend this year in the face of the current global recession. In an exclusive interview, the Philippines’ tourism attache in Sydney, Consuelo ‘Lito’ Jones, told Radio Sandigan that despite a worldwide decline of 8 per cent, traffic between Australia and the Philippines had increased […]
The Maguindanao Massacre
November 23rd is now etched in the history of the Philippines as the day of shameless ignominy. On that day, a convoy of women of the Mangudadatu clan accompanied by media people and their women lawyers headed for the provincial capitol in Sharif Aguak municipality was stopped by forces of the Philippine National Police. These […]
Octogenarians celebrate 65 years
Not too many are able to celebrate 65 years of married life. That was reason enough for the 6 children of Serafin & Nilda David to host a special treat for their parents at Holiday Inn Rooty Hill. Mang Serafin is now 87 while Aling Nilda is a bit younger at 84. They were married […]