Green giants funded by oil giants by Bernie Lopez eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Royal Dutch Shell founded and ran the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International. Its former President for 15 years, John Loudon, stepped out of Shell to become the WWF President for 4 years. WWF was then funded by British Petroleum (BP) for 40 years, spending $238 […]
FILIPIN-OZ Directory Now Being Updated!
The Filipin-Oz Directory is currently being updated for 2013. Clubs, organizations, business outlets and service providers are welcome to be listed for FREE.
North Korea Says ‘War May Break Out Anytime”
SEOUL, (Reuters) — Reclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at “any moment”, it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack.
Catholic Charismatic Renewal meets every Sunday
Jesus the True Vine Prayer Group now meets every Sunday afternoon at St. Aidan’s Catholic Church at 9 Adelaide St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766. Interested participants are requested to use the Rooty Hill North Rd Entrance.
Dedon Island is the perfect destination this winter
Idyllic white sand beaches, secluded, little-known surf towns, and pristine reefs are among the natural draws of the Philippines which is made up of over 7,000 tropical islands.
Australian man shot dead in the Philippines
Olongapo City. April 7, 2013. The Australian manager of Blue Rock Beach Resort was shot dead while talking with another Australian.
Quo vadis, Pope Francis? by Bernie Lopez
Now that the dust of celebrations and euphoria over the Papal interregnum has somewhat settled down, there is a need for the Papacy to face squarely and immediately the emerging Church crisis. His major pronouncements on focus on the poor, planned dialogues with nations such as China, and with the Jews and the Muslims, are […]
Manila as I like to remember it.
When Sydney’s Philippine tourism attaché Consuelo Jones and Philippine Airlines’ AustralAsian manager Arnul Pan sent Filipino-Australian journalist Michelle Baltazar to Manila for a routine press tour of Manila, it was to bring back trendy stories on the latest developments for the travel pages of Filipino and mainstream media in Sydney.
The ‘Stone’ People of Palawan
To this present day and age, a small group of prehistoric people still struggles to exist in a remote valley in the Philippine Island of Palawan. Because of dense vegetation and the absence of roads, it can only be reached by helicopter. On foot, there is a trail that is known only to the inhabitants […]
Silver lining at Police Games by Jaime K. Pimentel
Pinoz-led Australian Customs men’s basketball squad took silver at the 2013 NSW Police Games last week, going down, 42-34, to the combined Hills Council-Hills Police in the final at the Stanhope Gardens stadium.
Taking rugby league to Filipino youth by Erick Elefante
AFTER his retirement in March 2013, Philippine National Rugby League (PNRL) board member Tom Simpson didn’t take long to move his family and start development of rugby league in the province of Zambales, north of Manila.
Immigration rejects bid of Filipino nurse for permanent residency by Neil Galang
The government appears to be cuddling ‘boat people’, many of whom are cutting corners to acquire permanent residency in Australia. These so-called ‘asylum seekers’ throw away all identification papers while in the high seas, making it even more difficult for immigration authorities to process their application. Many of them can hardly speak English. Those who […]