Blacktown NSW . It’s business as usual at the LBC Express Padala Remittance Centre in Main Street, Blacktown NSW. But many Filipinos here admit that they feel nervous after learning about the closure of LBC Development Bank in the Philippines. Both LBC Hari ng Padala and LBC Remittance Centre are affiliates of the bank that […]
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Nursing student contracts hepatitis
Local Lawyers and Migration Agents have taken up the challenge of obtaining a visa extension for Local Nurse Thi Thanh Tran. Miss Thi is the niece of Fr. Henry Duc Tran (Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Seven Hills.)
Juriel to get new set of prosthetics by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
Sept. 21, 2011. Sydney . From the waist up, Juriel Amora looks every inch like a normal person, except for a missing left arm which is completely hidden by a long sleeve shirt he usually wears. He speaks shyly with a well-modulated voice, typical of a 12-year old boy from the province of Bohol, Philippines. […]
Giant crocodile captured in the Philippines
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines . ¬Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town.
World’s New Tallest Building: 1 Kilometer High Kingdom Tower
By the end of this decade the Kingdom tower will replace Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building. The structure will extend to a mind boggling height of 1 kilometer (3,280 feet) and will be constructed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
DFA implements measures for safety of Filipinos in Syria
08 September 2011 . In view of the raising of alert level 3 (voluntary repatriation) for the entire Syria due to the security situation in the country and upon the instruction of President Benigno S. Aquino III for the full and effective implementation of the alert level, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has implemented […]
Entrepreneur and Beauty Queen team up
Social entrepreneur and youngest global leader awardee of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Illac Diaz and our very own Beauty queen titleholder, model and recently admitted lawyer, Aprille Lim, team up on Saturday November 5 at Granville Community Youth Centre (3-A Memorial Avenue, Granville) for their “Spring out of Poverty” charity event. Doors open […]
UP alumna newest news anchor in New York
Frances Rivera has joined New York’s WPIX Morning News on Ch. 11. She was a popular anchor at NBC-affiliate WHDH-TV (7) in Boston, The University of the Philippines alumna now grace the television screens of viewers in New York and New Jersey.
Philippine Government Beefs Up Repatriation Activities in Syria
02 September 2011 In view of the raising of alert level 3 (voluntary repatriation) for the entire Syria due to the security situation in the country and upon the instruction of President Benigno S. Aquino III for the full and effective implementation of the alert level, the DFA has implemented additional measures to ensure the […]
GK – Global Summit Sydney October 14-16
Philippine anti-poverty organisation, Gawad Kalinga’s third annual Global Summit will be held at Sydney University from October 14-16. Like the first two Summits held in Boston, USA and Singapore, delegates from all over the world are expected to attend the Summit to hear about Gawad Kalinga’s work in the Philippines, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea and […]
Finance executive puts semen in drink bottle
SANTA ANA, CA. A US man convicted of ejaculating into a co-worker’s water bottle has been ordered to pay the woman more than $27,000. The Los Angeles Times says a judge on Monday ordered Michael Kevin Lallana (shown left) to pay the woman for loss of wages, therapy and medical expenses. Lallana was convicted earlier […]
Castle Harlan Promotes Anand Philip to Managing Director, Joyce Demonteverde Joins the Firm as Vice President
NEW YORK, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm, announced that it has promoted Anand T. Philip to Managing Director and that Joyce M. Demonteverde has joined the firm as Vice President. Ms. Demonteverde had previously been with Castle Harlan, Inc. prior to going to the Harvard […]