The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC-NSW) will be holding its annual grand event, the Philippine National Day Ball (PND Ball) on the 10th of June, 2011 at Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush NSW, in celebration of the 113th anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day.
Category: News
Falun Gong practitioner seeks protection visa by Ramona Chan
Mr. Guanggeng Tian is a 51 year old Falun Gong practitioner who was caught practicing his religion by the police in China. He arrived in Australia in 2000 and for the past 10 years has been trying to obtain a protection visa. He was arrested in July and September 1999 by the Chinese police. In […]
Hunt for Marcos wealth leads to Sydney model
A former Sydney swimwear model is at the centre of renewed attempts to locate millions of dollars sent out of the Philippines by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Evelin Hegyesi, who modelled mink bikinis in the 1970s and once graced the pages of Playboy magazine, is now a 57-year-old eastern suburbs multimillionaire with a waterfront Point […]
Pilar Pilapil stabbed
Antipolo City, Philippines. April 15, 2011 . FORMER beauty queen-turned actress Pilar Pilapil was found in a grassy lot in Antipolo City with several knife wounds shortly after she was allegedly dumped by two men who ran away with her car at dawn yesterday. Pilapil, 60, of Valley 46, Bedson Mansion Condominium, Pasig City, bore […]
PHCAA team suffers delay
A medical mission organised by Philippine Health Care Association of Australia in coordination with the Rotary Club of Blacktown ended up with both parties being stranded in the small island of Caluya, south of Luzon in the Philippines. Dr. Armando Alcantara of Glenwood, accompanied by his wife Veronica Alcantara and Marvin Ang had to spend […]
American kills Filipina girlfriend then shoots self
New York. April 25. – Police is still trying to determine what led a Virginia man to kill his girlfriend at her brother’s Hudson Valley home before turning a gun on himself. But the woman’s relatives said that she refused to marry him because the victim found him too possessive and had a violent temper. […]
Youth funding boost to encourage culture and creativity
Federal Member for Chifley Ed Husic encouraged local organisations to apply for government grants to support the artistic and creative development of young people. “The Government, in understanding the importance of arts and culture to young people, has placed the emphasis of this year’s grants on arts and creative enterprises.” “As Chifley is the second […]
Five Ateneo graduates top bar examinations
MANILA, PHILIPPINES. Out of 4,847 aspiring lawyers who took the 2010 Bar Examinations, only 982 passed and would soon be allowed to practice the legal profession in the Philippines. Comparatively, there were 1,451 who passed in 2009 out of 5,903 examinees. The top two slots were taken by Ateneo de Manila University graduates Cesario Antonio […]
Another Filipino victim of NZ quake identified
March 18, 2011. Iloilo City, Philippines. Mary Louise Anne Amantillo, 23, of Iloilo, was among the four names of confirmed dead released by the Christchurch Media Liaison Team and posted on the New Zealand Police website. Her picture is shown below when she was still alive wading at the beach in her hometown in Balasan, […]
Healing Priest to say mass in Blacktown
Father Fernando Suarez, the Filipino-Canadian priest who received a special gift of healing at the age of 16, is scheduled to say mass at St. Patrick Church, 51-59 Allawah Street, Blacktown NSW on Saturday, 7th May, 2011. A healing session will follow immediately after the 10:30am mass. Fr. Fernando Suarez was ordained into priesthood in […]
Archdiocese of Manila has no record bearing the name of priest
Philippine Sentinel columnist Benjie de Ubago made a query addressed to the Archbishop of Manila regarding the status of Fr. Raul del Prado. The Chancery of the Archdiocese of Manila has a record of all diocesan priests who were ordained in the Philippines. The following response was obtained from the Chancery on Tuesday, March 1, […]
Aussie criminal found living in luxury in Manila
AN AUSTRALIAN criminal, once described as the nation’s most wanted man, is living in luxury in the Philippines, the West Australian reported March 19, 2011. Brett Matson, who is wanted by the West Australian police, was involved in a daring escape from custody and was believed to be responsible for a string of armed robberies. […]