Monday, April 9 is the 70th anniversary of one of the most harrowing chapters in the history of the U.S. military — the defeat of U.S. and Philippine forces defending the Bataan Peninsula, a 60-mile-long strip of land east of Manila. In the days and months that followed the fall of Bataan, the Japanese forced […]
Month: April 2012
Ateneo – La Salle Golf Tournament
The 2012 annual sports competition between Ateneo and De La Salle alumni kicks off this year with a golf tournament on May 5, Saturday. The golf match will be at Dunheved Golf Course in St. Marys. Interested players must register by 6:00 am for a tee off at 6:45 am.
MPC: The Impossible Dream
So much has been said and written about the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre which is better known as the MPC. Members of the Board of Trustees, The Filipino Australian Community Foundation (PACF) now refer to it as the Philippine Australian Community Centre (PACC), apparently to disassociate the Schofields property from the former MPC in Rooty Hill […]
Always check prices posted on that docket! by Dino Crescini
In their battle for supremacy, food giants Coles and Woolworths quite often advertise generous discounts such as Dollar Dazzlers and Red Spot Sales. These are part of their efforts to lure more customers into their stores. However, many shoppers just pick discounted items off the shelf and do not usually bother to check what has […]
Comments on new guidelines released by Philippine authorities by Alfred deAureaus
I have just read the new guidelines [on outbound travel] released by airport and seaport authorities in the Philippines. It is composed of 7 pages and too lengthy to be published in this paper. Having perused it, I have the following observations:
Aprille Lim plays lead role in Sailor Moon film
Due for international release, The Dead Moon Circus movie will be premiered in Sydney toward the end of April and shown up to early May 2012. Playing the starring role of Serena who later transforms into Sailor Moon is our very own Aprille Lim, a young and pretty lawyer who holds a number of beauty […]
Fine dining at its best
For those who love Vietnamese cuisine and still miss the defunct Le Colonial Vietnamese Restaurant, we have discovered an even better alternative — Saigon Spice Vietnamese Restaurant. Conveniently located along Flushcombe Road just across Westpoint Shopping Centre in Blacktown, parking is never a problem.
Multi-Purpose Centre exposed
Things the PACF Board doesn’t want people to know After an extensive research has been made, Philippine Sentinel is now ready to make an exposé of things that the PACF (Philippine Australian Community Foundation), has kept from the public eye. PACF is the trustee of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC) originally situated along Duke Street […]
Re-acquire your Filipino citizenship
Many are probably not aware of it but by operation of former Philippine laws, Filipino citizenship was automatically lost when Australian citizenship was acquired.
Bicol Inc. Chairman bares 4-point platform
Ross Iglesia, newly elected chairman of Bicol Inc. bares his plans for his term of office:
Bicol Inc. comelec rules in favor of Soliman’s protest
March 2012. Blacktown NSW . This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bicol Inc. was characterized by fireworks. The controversy arose from the validity of ballots cast by 22 new members who were allegedly recruited by another candidate outside of the prescribed period mandated by Bicol Inc.’s constitution.
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