By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a child of illegal migrants in the US, has landed on the cover of Time Magazine surrounded by 35 other undocumented young people, their picture emblazoned with the legend “We are Americans, just not legally.”
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Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) set until 31 October 2012
Registration for the OAV is until 31 October 2012. Requirements are: Duly accomplished application form obtainable from the Philippine Consulate; For Filipino citizens, original and photocopy of valid Philippine passport; For Filipino-Australians, original & photocopy of Dual Citizenship; Identification Certificate or Oath of Allegiance issued by Consulate or Bureau of Immigration. Contact the Philippine Consulate […]
Vassili opens new office in Blacktown
Well known Barrister and Solicitor Michael Vassili has recently established new Chambers in Blacktown. He once ran as the Labor Candidate for the State seat of Riverstone upon John Aquilina’s retirement. He was also a candidate for the Federal seat of Greenway.
Senate votes 20-3, finds Corona guilty (Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines. May 29, 2012. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court today handed a guilty verdict against Chief Justice Renato Corona. Twenty of 23 senator-judges voted to oust Corona. Corona goes down in history as the first public official in the Philippines to be forced out of office by an impeachment court.
1,500 prosecutions for tax and superannuation offences
The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) prosecution of more than 1,500 people for tax and superannuation offences sends a clear warning to tax cheats that they can expect to be caught.
NSW Premier approves funding for new structure at Schofields by Jaime K. Pimentel
Construction of a new under-cover area at the Filipino multipurpose centre in Schofields may start as early as this month of June, following approval of a NSW Government grant of $34,000 for the structure.
Woodcroft businesses benefit from broadband deal
Federal Member for Chifley Ed Husic has welcomed an agreement by Telstra and Centro Management to extend a new broadband connection to the Woodcroft Shopping Centre.
‘It’s game over for Corona if AMLC report is verified’ by Jojo Malig, ABS-CBNnews.com
MANILA, Philippines. — If the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) report on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s dollar accounts and transactions is verified, then it’s game over for him in his impeachment trial, analysts declared.
Filipinos in San Francisco rally against China shoal ‘intrusion’ by Armando B. Chavez (US Correspondent) INQUIRER.net
SAN FRANCISCO — They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At the back were the words “Never Shall Invaders Trample Our Sacred Shoals,” a take on the English lyrics of the Philippine national […]
Filipino maritime officers jailed
The captain and second officer of a Liberian ship that spilled oil in New Zealand’s beach has been jailed for seven months. The ship Rena released an oil slick that killed thousands of sea birds and marine life in the pristine Bay of Plenty. Captain Mauro Balomaga and navigation officer Leonil Relon pleaded guilty in […]
APSL NSW delegation visits Philippine Navy HQ
Members of the Australia Philippines Services League NSW Chapter headed by Commander Rick Palenzuela (PN ret.), APSL NSW Chapter Commandant, accompanied by Gary Ohlson, Sub Branch Vice President and Chairman Blacktown RSL Club Ltd, and Major Tom Baena RACMP, APSL NSW Chief of Staff paid a courtesy call and presented a plaque to the Philippine […]
Filipinos in San Francisco rally against China shoal ‘intrusion’
by Armando B. Chavez (US Correspondent) INQUIRER.net SAN FRANCISCO — They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At the back were the words “Never Shall Invaders Trample Our Sacred Shoals,” a take on […]