Nicole Schmitz, a 23-yr. old half-Filipino, half German is a resident of Australia and could very well be the next Miss International when she goes to Sichuan, China on November 2012.
BLACKTOWN CITY, a family TREE “Growing with Pride” by Neria Soliman
Today, l looked at a TREE and admired God’s wonderful creation! I saw how cornplex and intricate the tree is and yet I also saw its simplicity. It is a huge, beautiful and strong yet flexible and ever changing work of nature! Although the branches, roots and trunk all seem to be pulling in different […]
Philippine Nurses Association Convention in Sydney
Philippine Nurses Association Australia (PNAA) is now registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Spearheaded by PHCAA Founding Chairman Wally Silvino, Executive Chairperson Ella Magallanes Martirez and incumbent president Veron Alcantara, PNAA is inviting nurses all over Australia to register and become a member. Mr. Silvino is currrently in the Philippines to establish […]
Philippine National Day Ball June 12, Grand Pavillon, Rosehill NSW
The annual PCC-NSW Philippine National Day Ball (PND Ball) will be held on Tuesday, June 12 at the Grand Pavilion in Rosehill. Themed “Iba’t Ibang Lipi, Iisang Diwa”, the grand PND Ball commemorates the 114th anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day.
Loyzaga quits PSC to take care of ailing father
Philippine Sports Commissioner (PSC) Joaquin “Chito” Loyzaga resigned from PSC to look after his ailing father, basketball great Carlos “Caloy” Loyzaga. He is now in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Ateneo – La Salle Golf Tournament
The 2012 annual sports competition between Ateneo and De La Salle alumni kicks off this year with a golf tournament on May 5, Saturday. The golf match will be at Dunheved Golf Course in St. Marys. Interested players must register by 6:00 am for a tee off at 6:45 am.
Boxing priest captures Guinness Book of Records by Jaime Kelly Pimentel
If you had come to the Holy Trinity gym at Dulwich Hill, NSW on April 1, Palm Sunday, you would have witnessed a world record go into the Guinness Book. Father Dave ‘Fighting Padre’ Smith boxed 120 rounds (3min a round with 1min rest in between) to officially eclipse the former world record of 111 […]
The Elephant in Blacktown Arts Centre
Blacktown Arts Centre is proud to announce the first recipients of its 2012 Performing Arts Residencies. “The Elephant in Manila Zoo? is a collaborative project by writer Martin Ponferrada and performers Valerie Berry and Felino Dolloso, to be in residence at the Blacktown Arts Centre from 7th May. The script explores political corruption in the […]
70 years since Bataan Death March By Rick Radin
Monday, April 9 is the 70th anniversary of one of the most harrowing chapters in the history of the U.S. military — the defeat of U.S. and Philippine forces defending the Bataan Peninsula, a 60-mile-long strip of land east of Manila. In the days and months that followed the fall of Bataan, the Japanese forced […]
Ateneo – La Salle Golf Tournament
The 2012 annual sports competition between Ateneo and De La Salle alumni kicks off this year with a golf tournament on May 5, Saturday. The golf match will be at Dunheved Golf Course in St. Marys. Interested players must register by 6:00 am for a tee off at 6:45 am.
MPC: The Impossible Dream
So much has been said and written about the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre which is better known as the MPC. Members of the Board of Trustees, The Filipino Australian Community Foundation (PACF) now refer to it as the Philippine Australian Community Centre (PACC), apparently to disassociate the Schofields property from the former MPC in Rooty Hill […]
Always check prices posted on that docket! by Dino Crescini
In their battle for supremacy, food giants Coles and Woolworths quite often advertise generous discounts such as Dollar Dazzlers and Red Spot Sales. These are part of their efforts to lure more customers into their stores. However, many shoppers just pick discounted items off the shelf and do not usually bother to check what has […]