Diaz, 1st Filipino in Blacktown Council

Amid negative publicity that reached Honolulu during a Global Filipino Conference, our very own Jess Diaz made it during the recently-concluded NSW local council elections. He is now a bona fide councillor in the Labor Party dominated City of Blacktown.

Running under the banner of the Liberal Party, Diaz earlier lost to Roger Price in his bid for a seat in Federal Parliament.

Updated: 2008-10-13 — 02:54:26