[New York Daily News] Prosecutors say employee Teresa Tambunting took 500 pounds of gold from a Queens jewelry manufacturer to her Scarsdale home. What a gold digger! A larcenous longtime employee of a major Queens jewelry manufacturer walked off with a staggering 500 pounds of gold she smuggled out piece by piece over six years […]
Month: August 2009
Looking for a job? Try the United Nations
by Marie Rea Are you looking for a job? If you are flexible, love to travel and can adapt to new places and culture, why not try the United Nations (UN)? In these times of economic hardships when thousands upon thousands of people and companies are facing job losses, one has to consider all prospects. […]
MPC Update
We published in a past issue of this paper that the Philippine-Australian Community Foundation Inc. has come up with a Newsletter. On its front page, it was announced that the new name of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre is now Philippine-Australian Cultural Centre. We do not have any information regarding the number of copies that have […]
Latinos & Latinas Celebrate with Banag Banag!
by Mitchell Badelles Banag Banag, Inc – Bisaya Speaking Association in NSW will host their 15th Gala Night at the Tivoli Showroom, Rooty Hill RSL on the 1st of August 2009. All Latin dancing enthusiasts from different community groups are invited to attend. Cost of $45 includes a meal, great prizes, good music, fantastic entertainment, […]
Dr. Julie Nunez, PhD receives Chifley Volunteer Award 2008
by Dino Crescini Blacktown, NSW. June 12, 2009. For the many years that she has been in Australia, Dr. Julie Nunez has been a quiet achiever and a generous provider of her services as a volunteer. In spite of her busy schedule as a full time employee of the NSW Department of Housing, Julie has […]
What is preventing Blacktown Council from having a sister city in the Philippines?
by Dino Crescini It has been quite some time when the proposal to have a sister city in the Philippines was presented to Blacktown City Council. A follow up was made a few years ago at the time when Ms Neria Soliman was President of the Philippine Community Council of New South Wales. Another person […]
I Fought The Law . . .
by Jose Mari Ugarte (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series on the life of Rene Knecht, a millionaire playboy who was regarded as the most desirable man of the 60s and 70s. When het started picking fights with some very powerful people, his life went into a vicious tailspin of brutal court […]
The power of love
A heart-warming story of a pregnant mother and her 3-year old son who saved the life of his newborn sister. Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that […]