He used to rummage through the neighborhood trash in Cebu for whatever could be sold to the nearest junk shop to augment his school allowance. Today, he does not have to do that anymore. He has come a long way—from an urban poor community to the glittering world of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where he […]
Month: February 2010
Editorial: Opposition is advocating change
Not very long ago, a close friend forwarded to me an email sent to him by Tony Abbott, the new leader of the opposition. I will not bother to glorify Abbott’s email by publishing it as it can be found in the website of the Liberal Party. Suffice it to say that these were empty […]
Actors needed for Rizal Play by Neria Soliman
A newly-organized theatre arts company in the Filipino community is now conducting an open audition for children, youth, and adults from age 7 to 70. No stage experience is required as free training will be provided to interested people with good speaking voice, clear diction, and who can make themselves available during week-end rehearsals. This […]
A Valentine’s Day Special
(Editor’s Note: The author of this poem spent Valentine’s Day in hospital with doctors and nurses tending to his broken bones. Read on to find out why.) My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife, marrying you screwed up my life. I see your face when I am dreaming. That’s why I always wake up screaming. […]
BEST INTENTIONS by Marie Rea
Is your passport still valid? You think renewing your Australian passport is easy? Not these days apparently! Gone are the days when you can pop in to your local Australia Post Office and you can easily get a Renewal Form from the shelves without having to queue up to the counter. Having realised that our […]
Gordon – Bayani: The Transformers
He has faced natural and man-made disasters, political adversaries, kidnap-for-ransom rebels, and economic crises. Now Senator Richard J. Gordon is facing the biggest challenge of his life – running for President of the Philippines. by Lynda C. Corpuz The ferocious flood brought by typhoon Ondoy proved that we’re not ready. Our national government wasn’t ready. […]
Gonzales to die in jail
Having lost his appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court on 27 November 2007, Sef Gonzales is doomed to die in jail. He appears to have finally accepted his fate and seems to have lost interest in further appealing his case with the High Court. No action on the part his defence counsel has […]
Who is really behind the Dacer-Corbito Murder? by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
Former police officers Cesar Mancao and Glenn Dumlao have linked Senator Panfilo Lacson as the mastermind behind the killing of Salvador Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito some 10 years ago. But does the buck really stop there? Both Mancao and Dumlao were former members of the now defunct Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Task Force […]
Liezle Antonio still hopeful to obtain permanent residency by Dino Crescini. BS, MBA
It has been for several months now that Liezle Antonio, a registered nurse has been out of work, since she received a notice from the Department of Immigrations that her Student’s Visa has been cancelled. As a former international student at the Australian Catholic University, she was allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours […]
Facts about Marcos wealth and plunder by Charlie Avila
(Editor’s note: This is a brand new series starting this issue.) Treasure talk in the Philippines dates back to World War II. February 1942 Most countries tried to hide their wealth when they realized that the enemy was about to attack. Spain shipped all of its gold reserves to Russia for safekeeping. (Guess who never […]
Only in Oz by JAIME K. PIMENTEL
It could only happen in Australia: A lowly aspiring ”barangay-level” Filipin-Oz politician literally bumping into the Australian Prime Minister for a quick chat. I cannot imagine that happening in the Philippines. Neil Galang, a small business owner from the city of Blacktown in Sydney’s west, was on a family holiday in the resort town of […]
Paredes provides ‘snapshots’ of Ampatuan arraignment
With video and digital cameras prohibited during the arraignment of the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, the media had to make do with illustrations of the scene drawn by Sydney-based artist Ala Paredes. She is a daughter of Jim Paredes of the famed Apo Hiking Society. Miss Paredes was commissioned by the Philippine Supreme […]