When I came to the Philippines, I thought that I was a missionary, bringing to the Filipinos the beautiful values of God. But I discovered when I got here, that the beautiful gifts of God had arrived, in the hearts of the people, long before I did. It was a strange fulfillment of the truth […]
Month: June 2010
Lions will soon be roaming Sydney
Blacktown City Councillor Allan Green announced that thousands of Lions Club International members will arrive this month for the Sydney International Lions Convention. Green was recently elected as the new president of the Riverstone Lions Club. “There will be delegates from all over the world attending the Sydney convention to celebrate the great charity work […]
‘Rizal’ cast goes on air
FOUR members of the cast of upcoming stage play, His Son, Jose Rizal, detailed their impressions on their roles last week. Ala Paredes, who plays Rizal’s younger sister ‘Soledad’; Manny Diel, who plays the main character ‘Jose Rizal’; Kate Andres, who plays Rizal’s mother ‘Teodora’, and Bob Mendoza, who plays Teodora’s confessor-confidant ‘Father Leonico Lopez’ […]
FAME to honor fashion designers
Sydney fashionistas, gear up! Two Philippine-born Fashion Designers will be given an award by the Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment, Inc. (FAME) on its 2nd year anniversary gala dinner. It will be held on Saturday 24th July 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Event Function Centre in Blacktown. A runway fashion segment will be […]
Antonios granted permanent status
Eight years ago, Liezle came to Australia to study nursing on the strength of a student’s visa. Somewhere along the line, she met Michael Antonio. They eventually fell in love and got married. As a student, Liezle was entitled to work a maximum of 20 hours a week. She got herself employed in a nursing […]
Ateneo beats La Salle in golf
The Ateneo Alumni Association of Australia has soundly beaten its archrival La Salle Alumni in their annual golf competition held on May 1, 2010 at Linwood Golf Course in Pitt Town near Kellyville. The format played on the links course was System 36 with the best 4 scores counted.
WANTED: Fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson
As of this writing, Senator Panfilo Lacson is still in hiding and his whereabouts still unknown. He managed to leave the country just a few days before a warrant was issued for his arrest. He is wanted for the murder of publicist Bubby Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000. In spite of […]