The Philippine Embassy in Canberra reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that Mica Alcedo, a Filipino nurse was awarded the 2011 Pride of Australia Medal under the Fair Go Category during a ceremony held at the Crocodylus Park in Darwin, Northern Territory on Friday, 19 August 2011.
Month: November 2011
Stabbed Blacktown Hospital nurse says she won’t go back
Blacktown, NSW. A patient confined at Blacktown Hospital punched Ms. Castro-Rivera in the face before attacking her with a butter knife taken from the kitchen. The hospital general manager Dominic Dawson defended his security measures after a female nurse was stabbed several times with a butter knife in the emergency department.
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Stephanie Rose: Miss Philippines Australia 2011
18-year old Stephanie Rose bested a field of 8 finalists at the Grand Philippine Fiesta Beauty Pageant held at the Fairfield Showground on 2nd October 2011 and was crowned Ms Philippines Australia 2011.
Malicious posting from ‘Fr. Joseph’
In the September issue of Philippine Sentinel, we published as “Letter to the Editor” what we believed was sent by a certain Fr. Joseph who turned out to have misrepresented himself as a priest. After receiving a call from Fr. Kevin Walsh and Fr. Paul Venticinque, we determined that the contents of the letter were […]
What does it mean when life is mean? by Bless Salonga
“What is the meaning of life?”, an age-old question that visited my thoughts while I was battling insomnia. Staring at the ceiling, unconsciously lulling myself to sleep, it started looking like a pond where I found myself staring at my own reflection. I remember how I felt when my son and daughter were born – […]
INQUIRER.net exec among 100 most influential Fil-Am women
MANILA, Philippines —INQUIRER.net’s director of sales in the United States was named one of this year’s 100 Most Influential Filipina American Women in the US. Esther Misa Chavez, who is also the president of the Philippine American Press Club, was hailed by the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipino […]
Marquez prepares for bout with Pacquiao on November 12
Las Vegas. Juan Manuel Marquez has a bizarre concoction and an equally outlandish training method that he believes could hold the key to his success against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez revealed in a soon-to-be-released episode of the highly-acclaimed 24/7 series produced by HBO about a routine […]
Ateneo’s Norman Black moving to PBA?
Philippines. After leading the Ateneo Blue Eagles to four straight championship, Norman Black might be headed to a different direction. He is set to make a return to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as a coaching rigodon is expected to be formalized this month involving teams bankrolled by business tycoon-sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan.