February 28, 2013. Florida. A local man is believed to be dead after being swallowed by a sinkhole Thursday night, Feb. 28.
Category: News
Filpress media member launches book
“Love, Manila: 10 Days, 10 Discoveries” March 24, 2013 — After 20 years of living in Australia, Filipina writer Michelle Baltazar goes back to the city where she grew up — Manila. With the initial assignment of writing a handful of travel articles for the Filipino-Australian and mainstream media community, Michelle ended up taking a […]
Poignant film on the life of overseas Filipino workers to be shown in Sydney
Migrante (The Filipino Diaspora) will screen in Sydney – on March 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17. It is a film that explores the dreams, the disturbing tales of maltreatment and exploitation, the reasons why Filipinos are forced to work abroad and the impact to family relationships of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). It also highlights […]
Insect Drones Now Available by Bernie Lopez
Remember the movies you may have seen with robot bees and insect drones attacking humans? The time has come when this phenomenon is graduating from sci-fi to reality. Insect drones are now commercially available in the Internet. A Swedish firm is accepting pre-orders for its maiden product, Crazyflie Nano. It hopes to start shipping in […]
Gigi Reyes, the alleged ‘other woman’ of Enrile
Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Gonzales-Reyes has been dubbed in the hallowed halls of the Philippine Senate as the “24th senator.” A lawyer herself, she was accepted into the law firm of Enrile, Cayetano, Reyes and Manalastas immediately after graduation from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines in 1988. She then became the […]
International ATM card scam hits the Philippines
MANILA. – An international modus operandi involving ATM cards has reached the Philippines and already siphoned off “millions of pesos.”
Beware of phone scam promising refunds
4 Feruary 2013. Federal Member for Chifley Ed Husic today warned the community of a new phone scam using the lure of government refunds to try to steal money.
Sulu rebels clash; 26 dead by Julie S. Alipala Inquirer Mindanao
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013. Zamboanga City. All eight Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) guerrillas killed in a clash with Abu Sayyaf bandits on Jolo island were beheaded. With 18 of the bandits also dead, 26 people were killed altogether in the gun battle between the Abu Sayyaf and MNLF guerrillas who are trying to secure […]
Dishonest Immigration Officer at NAIA by Dino Crescini
Manila. December 26, 2012. At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Australian residents Melly Jackson and her mother Flora Ricablanca were returning to Sydney but their departure clearance could not be released because of her mom’s expired visa. Immigration Officer Joel P. Escobar declared Mrs. Ricablanca as “overstaying” and demanded for her old [Philippine] passport which […]
Longer tourist visas for parents of Australians
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, launched longer tourist visas for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents in recognition of the valuable role they play in their children and grandchildren’s lives. “From 24 November 2012, more generous tourist visas will enable regular extended family visits for those patiently waiting in the […]
Renewed faith in our Filipino countrymen by Carlos Velayo, Jr.
Coming back from a UNESCO conference in Bangkok, Thailand, my wife arrived at the Philippine Airlines Terminal at around 3:50 AM on November 25, 2012. My daughter and I picked her up from the PAL terminal, loaded her luggage in the car and drove back home.
Afghan girl killed over refusal to marry
Two men have been arrested for slashing the throat of a 15-year-old Afghan girl after her family refused a marriage proposal. The girl was carrying water from a river to her village home in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday when she was murdered, police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said.