The shift from military to commercial espionage by Bernie Lopez The Echelon network of thousands of computers organized by five nations collects billions of electronic signals in the entire planet everyday, from emails to text to voice messages, and stores them in town-size computer arrays linked by satellite to hundreds of other arrays across the […]
PAFA fiesta at Rizal Park
The Philippine-Australian Friendship Association (PAFA) is having a fiesta on March 9, 2013 at the Rizal Park in Rosemeadow Campbelltown. Fr. Christopher Sarkis will celebrate mass starting at 9:00am at Our Lady Help of Christian Parish, Demetrius Drive in Rosemeadow. Everyone is invited to participate in festivities commencing at 10:00am. There will be lots of […]
Spot light on a chef par excellence by Dino Crescini
At first glance, he may look frail and weak but in reality, he is very energetic. He is a real doer and looks after everything in the two businesses that he owns. Chef Lope Pabico makes sure that Pabico Fast Foods, his grocery store cum restaurant is well-stocked with Asian and popular Filipino brands that […]
There’s no transparency in MPC
Malapit na pong lumantad si Boy Galang. May nasagap akong balita na magbibitiw na sina Ginoong Manny Villon at Luz Tiqui sa MPC. Sana tutoo ang balita para maalis ko na ang sagabal na maskara.
Unlike death and taxes, cardiovascular disease can be avoided
If you take good care of yourself, you just might end up avoiding cardiovascular disease (CVD), the most common killer in this country.
I am, you are, we are Australian (author unknown)
WE, the people of a free nation of blokes, sheilas and the occasional wanker, come from many lands (although a few too many of us come from New Zealand) and although we live in the best country in the world, we reserve the right to bitch and moan about it whenever we bloody like.
What’s Misogyny in Tagalog? by Rodel Rodis (US Correspondent)
The Tagalog word for it cannot be searched in the Internet which can otherwise provide the translation of any word in any language on earth. The Internet’s dictionary definition of misogyny is a hatred or dislike for women or girls as manifested in acts of discrimination, denigration and violence towards them and in their sexual […]
The window overlooking a park: A beautiful story worth reading
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
How the Chinese Lunar Year is celebrated
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4711 begins on the eve of 9 February, 2013. At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children “lucky money” in red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to […]
Sports History: The Ateneo-La Salle NCAA Championship Game in 1958
I remember it well because I was in the bleachers with the Ateneo Brass Band playing my favourite instrument — the alto saxophone. There must have been around 10,000 people at the old Rizal Memorial Coliseum along Vito Cruz, Manila.
45 Filipinos selected for International 9s Rugby League
Australia, Sydney, NSW – 27/01/2013. The Philippine National Rugby League (PNRL) has selected 45 Filipino-heritage players to represent 3 Philippine teams at the Cabramatta International 9s. The event will be held on 2 February 2013.
Dishonest Immigration Officer at NAIA by Dino Crescini
Manila. December 26, 2012. At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Australian residents Melly Jackson and her mother Flora Ricablanca were returning to Sydney but their departure clearance could not be released because of her mom’s expired visa. Immigration Officer Joel P. Escobar declared Mrs. Ricablanca as “overstaying” and demanded for her old [Philippine] passport which […]