Sydney. October 8, 2010. Blacktown Migrant Workers Union President Neil Galang announced today that the scheduled deportation of Analiza Capili and her family was ordered stopped by Chris Bowen, Minister of Immigration and Citizenship. The Capilis were scheduled to have been deported on Saturday night, 10 October 2010. All seven members of the family had […]
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Witness swears of Ampatuans’ guilt
Manila. September 28. Saliao swore by the Holy Book (Qu’ran) that he was present in the house of ex-governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. when the infamous Maguindanao Massacre was being planned. He was a helper in said household. Saliao’s statements were straight forward and very consistent while he was being cross-examined by defence lawyer Gregorio Narvasa. […]
Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944 Commemoration Dinner
There will be a Naval Mess Dinner on 23 October 2010 at the Kingsgrove RSL in commemoration of the Battle of Leyte Gulf that happened 66 years ago. All Filipinos and American veterans are invited to attend. Activities will commence at 7:00 p.m. and are expected to conclude by 10:30pm. Cost per person is $40. […]
Philippine Consulate to issue e-passport this month
SYDNEY. The Philippine Consulate-General’s [Office] in Sydney will begin the issuance of the Philippine electronic passport [e-passport] and informs the holders of Philippine passports about changes in the procedure of passport issuance. The requirements remain the same, except that printed passport photographs will no longer be necessary. E-passport issuance is targeted to begin on 1 […]
Estrada, Lacson & 5 others sued in US Courts
Not having much faith in the Philippine Justice system, the daughters of slain publicist Salvador Dacer filed a case in a United States court against former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, fugitive Senator Panfilo Lacson and five others. According to lawyer Demetrio Custodio, counsel for the plaintiff, a total of US$120 million are being sought by […]
Estrada frowns on US suit
“What will they get from me?” This was the reaction of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada when he learned that the daughters of Salvador Dacer filed a $120 million suit against him and fugitive senator Panfilo Lacson. The latter has been in hiding since January of this year. Estrada described as “erroneous” the account by […]
Philippine police in torture probe
Manila, Philippines. All eleven members of a Police Precinct in Manila were suspended and relieved after ABS-CBN television showed a footage of a naked detainee being tortured by a police officer. The man is a suspected thief caught stealing in the slum area of Tondo District. The television network said that the cell phone footage […]
Filipina brings in $140,000 but allowed to keep only $10,000
MANILA, Philippines. A 59-year-old Filipino woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle into the country $140,000 cash hidden in a box of imported chocolates. Nabbed was Carolina Gozon of Bataan province. Gozon arrived from Seoul, Korea, on board an Asiana Airlines flight OZ 701 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.
Newshen’s story frees ‘prisoner’ by Jaime K Pimentel
A news story, Campbelltown’s Prisoner of War, written by young reporter Soraiya Gharahkhani whose mother is Filipina, won the 2010 Best News Story of the Year award at the annual Community Newspapers Australia Awards presentation last month. Soraiya’s heart-rending story of an Iraqi forced to escape to Australia only to be abandoned by the system […]
MES to celebrate anniversary
Manding and Annie Abogado announced that the Marriage Enrichment Seminar (MES) which was organized by Fr. Nards Mercene, will celebrate its 22nd Anniversary on Saturday, 16 October 2010 with a Reunion Dance Night at the All Saints Parish Hall in Liverpool, NSW. The Dance Night is a semi-formal gathering for MES graduates and friends. There […]
Citibank executive missing; sacked
MANILA, Philippines. – A private banking officer of Citibank has gone missing after allegedly embezzling some PHP300 million (AUD7.5 million) of his clients’ money. Francis Bryan Ang, former assistant vice-president of the bank’s Citigold Wealth Management group, is the manager of Citibank’s high net worth (HNW) non-borrowing clients. These depositors, who are mostly wealthy Chinese […]
Congressman Singson is out on bail
Hong Kong, China. Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson is temporarily out of jail after a Hong Kong court allowed him to post HK$2 million (about PHP11.5 million) in bail for his drug case. The information was relayed by Marikina Representative Romero Federico Quimbo, who attended the hearing of the case in Hong Kong as an […]