The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting a revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions – all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012. Gerald Celente, […]
Ambassador Ariel Abadilla soon to retire
Former Philippine Consul General.Ariel Abadilla is now in the United States on medical leave as he has just undergone shoulder surgery in New Jersey. He is currently an Ambassador assigned in Dublin, Ireland but will remain in the United States until the end of December to fully recuperate. By early next year, he will return […]
Fr. Bernas, SJ and the RH Bill by Dino Crescini
Will Father Bernas be cowed by higher authority & fall silent on the RH bill? Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J. is a known authority on Catholic Theology and the Philippine Law and Constitution. During Martial Law, there was this document that narrated a raid at the Loyola House of Studies inside the Ateneo de Manila University […]
Global Run: An ultra-marathon with a mission
Only 3 people on record have ran around the world and received official recognition. Cesar Guarin, father of four and graduate of the University of the Philippines is determined to be the first Asian to run across the globe. Photo above was taken in Canberra prior to his arrival in Sydney on November 12, after […]
Art Delights by Benjie de Ubago
JUN VELASCO & ALBERT SANTIAGO, two Filipino artists of contrasting disciplines and generations made their mark with their recent mainstream exhibits to the delight of art enthusiasts. On display recently at a Westpac Bank in suburban Castle Hill were paintings of Filipino artist, Jun Velasco.
Ramon Revilla Sr. has 72 kids
MANILA, Philippines. Former actor and senator Ramon Revilla Sr. fathered 72 children to 16 different women, the spokesman of one of his sons said. Thirty-eight of his children are officially acknowledged and carry his surname, according to Portia Ilagan, spokesperson of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
The Fear of Producing Idiots by Rodel Rodis
SAN FRANCISCO, CA . When Sen. Ramon Revilla, Sr. was undergoing surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto in 2003, he was regularly visited by consuls from the local Philippine Consulate. As he did not know how his surgery would turn out, Sen. Revilla candidly shared information about his personal life.
Aida Morden crosses 7 bridges. . . on foot
Dr. Aida Morden celebrated her 27 years in Australia by joining her lovely daughter and son-in-law and more than 40,000 hikers in the 27 kilometre-walk across 7 bridges. The bridges are Pyrmont Bridge, ANZAC Bridge, Iron Cove Bridge, Gladesville Bridge, Tarban Creek Bridge, Fig Tree Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Of course there are more […]
(B)aliw Awards 2011 by Benjie de Ubago
People have been dishing out awards like there was no tomorrow – as we Filipinos would say “sampu-singko.” But maybe, it’s simply a case of the more the merrier, not to mention safe and guaranteed to get you on anyone’s good books. While awards are complimentary and flattering, some have made this a favourite pastime. […]
Los Mestizos de Manila en Blacktown (Mga Tisoy ng Maynila sa Blacktown) by Jaime Kelly Pimentel
FILIPINO mestizos maintain their presence monthly at Blacktown Workers Club in Sydney’s west. They have gathered for all-you-can-eat lunch religiously, in fact, every last Monday of the month for more than four years. Although the term mestizos can be attributed to any Filipino of Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, German, Swiss, Italian, Japanese, Chinese or American, the […]
Youth’s chance of a lifetime by Jaime Kelly Pimentel
FILIPINO-Australian youth would get a chance of a lifetime from a dramatic glimpse into the life of the Philippines’ man for all seasons in the closing days of 2011 in Sydney. In what may be described as a world’s first to celebrate 150 years since the martyrdom of Dr Jose Rizal in 1896, a number […]
Rizal across Sydney airwaves By Jaime Kelly Pimentel
A RADIO play on the life of Dr. Jose Rizal will be broadcast across eight stations in the Sydney metropolitan area this month of December. The play, Rizaliana Sesquicentennial, written and directed by Marcelino Cavestany of Filpinas Petals, will comprise 15-minute chapters in Dr. Rizal’s life and packaged in a two-hour presentation.