I completely agree with your statements. This is a clear case of fraud and deception. I feel strongly deceived. Nora (and perhaps more likely her producer) made money from this scam, knowing months in advance of her Australian tour that she could no longer sing. Who benefited? Not the audience, that’s for sure. She did […]
Category: Letter to the Editor
Home builder makes life miserable
There is this house builder that made our lives miserable. So you can understand how this company operates, here’s a brief summary of what they did to us: 1. They quoted a reasonable price to build our home. The contract got signed. It was cleverly worded and only someone with a knowledge of the building […]
Philippine tourism
What you said could have been about Brisbane or the Gold Coast “Fiestas” so it is not unique to Sydney. Maybe even Melbourne although I did not attend that one. I agree wholeheartedly. I am not a Filipino but have been involved with the wonderful country and its warm and happy people for over 30 […]
Reaction to the article about Cr. Jess Diaz
There are some great generalisations about what “contribution” Jess Diaz has made to the [Filipino] community. But it’s pretty hard to drill down and find out exactly what that contribution is. So can you rattle off a few? It seems to me that Diaz and his family are just using their Pinoy background as an […]
Don’t let nurses intimidate you by Joanna Asalemo
I remember when my father had his coronary bypass, the nurse incorrectly gave him headache tablets instead of the intended medication… when the nurse finally realised her mistake, she asked Papa, “Do you have a headache?” Papa said, “No” then the nurse laughingly said, “You will not get one.” I was right there when that […]
Letter to the Editor: “Nora Aunor cannot sing” by Arturo Flores
“I am writing you in order to address my concern regarding the upcoming concert of Philippine Superstar NORA AUNOR this 29 August 2010 in Sydney. “As we all know and as it has been broadcasted in the Philippine News including the Filipino Channel and Channel 7 Kapuso, Nora Aunor can no longer sing due to […]
Portable ATMs? by Obet Dionisio
We are now in London exploring the area. By Saturday, we will go by train to Paris, France, and by next week, to Rome and Italy. In China, our third daughter was our portable ATM, while in London, we have the fourth daughter as our portable ATM, while in going to Paris, Rome & Italy, […]
Philippine Sentinel circulating in Cebu
I am still in the Philippines, till mid-September. The election has come and gone. Being a ‘foreigner’, I was unable to participate; instead, I just observed in one of the public schools in Los Banos, Laguna. The first automated election was a success, but, with the glitches common in newly- introduced technology. I hope these […]
On Reliability of PCOS machines
It seems that the random manual audit of the May 10 election returns is confirming that the automated results tally with the actual information in the ballots cast, based on returns from 30 polling precincts. This is great news and indicates that the PCOS machines have not been tampered with, particularly the scan and tally […]
Serial numbers on ballot and envelope are meant to be different
Referring to your query on the Overseas Absentee Voter (OAV) ballot form for the 2010 Philippine national elections: On the matter of the complaint of the OAV in Sydney: It was the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) that mailed out the ballot forms. The ballot forms were mailed directly by the COMELEC to all registered OAVs […]
Fiesta Kultura President reacts
I was advised that an article about the subject (PASC) was currently published in your paper. Attached is the 22nd Sydney Fiesta Kultura 2010 Registration Form for those interested Trade & Food Exhibitors who wish to sale (sic) or display their products. It is their personal freedom of choice which type they wish to use. […]
I remember Dick Gordon
It was May 1980 when I arrived in the Philippines and prepared to take command of the U.S. Naval Supply Depot (NSD) on the Philippines Navy base at Subic Bay. It was a dream assignment for a U.S. Navy Captain who loved the business of the Navy. At the change of command, a young Philippine […]