The Philippine Community Council of NSW is spearheading a disaster appeal for Typhoon Juan (international code name “Megi”) which lashed out last 18 October 2010 leaving a trail of devastation in Northern Luzon. This PCC-NSW Humanitarian Assistance Appeal is under the Philippine Australia Disaster Emergency Response Program (PADER) which aims to offer immediate assistance to […]
PRC Volunteers repack relief goods for Typhoon Juan victims
Manila, Philippines. For the benefit of the unfortunate Filipinos who have been affected by Typhoon Juan, several Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteers gathered in PRC National Headquarters to help repack relief goods around 2 pm today, October 19, 2010. Among those who responded despite her busy schedule was PRC Ambassador Angel Locsin (photo shown above) […]
Police raid boxing stable of Filipinos by Jaime K. Pimentel
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) raided the Bohol Boxing Stable in Sydney’s southwest on Thursday, October 21, following a Sydney Morning Herald website report on Wednesday, October 20, that a family in NSW was now under investigation for allegedly recruiting Filipino boxers to fight in Australia and ”keeping the men in slave-like conditions in a Sydney […]
Is plagiarism now legal in the Philippines?
AN OPEN LETTER The Filipino Press Group Sydney cannot protest vigorously enough against reports recently that the Supreme Court of the Philippines has handed down a decision that would effectively legalize plagiarism, an act so basically shameless to civilized society that even school children would recognize it as cheating. We share the anger of our […]
More on credit card surcharging
Visa International and MasterCard International Operating Regulations prohibit any form of surcharging. That is very specific in every Merchant Agreement signed between the affiliate bank and the merchant honoring the card. The affiliate or “Merchant Acquirer” is the bank that gives authority to the business establishment to honor credit card transactions. One of our readers […]
Cash Register prices higher than advertised shelf prices at SM Shoemart
My wife’s photographic memory and our penchant for fighting for a good cause started the whole thing. We even took pictures of the prices attached to the shelves and compared them with what came out in the printed itemized receipts. Even as I write this column, people we don’t know are sending us emails informing […]
Planning a trip to the Philippines?
Here are some tips from Michelle Baltazar. When it comes to shopping in the Philippines, many visitors and balikbayan shop until they drop. Consider some traditional much-loved cuisine such as the Café Via Mare in Greenhills. After a few hours spent shopping in Greenhills, you need energy food. For lunch, I went to Via Mare […]
Wannabes live their fighting fantasies by Jaime Kelly Pimentel
MORE than 30 wannabe fighters lived their fantasies on Saturday, September, thanks to Filipino kickboxing champion and promoter Reinhard Badato of Full Force Gym and the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles shop in Blacktown. In an Australian first, the promoting venture held a one-day sparring competition among novices at the shop’s complex. In fact, most wannabes had never […]
Deportation of Filipino family stopped©
Sydney. October 8, 2010. Blacktown Migrant Workers Union President Neil Galang announced today that the scheduled deportation of Analiza Capili and her family was ordered stopped by Chris Bowen, Minister of Immigration and Citizenship. The Capilis were scheduled to have been deported on Saturday night, 10 October 2010. All seven members of the family had […]
Witness swears of Ampatuans’ guilt
Manila. September 28. Saliao swore by the Holy Book (Qu’ran) that he was present in the house of ex-governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. when the infamous Maguindanao Massacre was being planned. He was a helper in said household. Saliao’s statements were straight forward and very consistent while he was being cross-examined by defence lawyer Gregorio Narvasa. […]
Liberal Party supports multiculturalism
Please find enclosed a copy of my remarks at the AGM of the Ethnic Communities Council of NSW last month. In my comments, I reiterate the support of the NSW Liberal & Nationals for multiculturalism and Australia’s immigration tradition. Like many across the community I was concerned that, during the recent Federal election campaign, the […]
About the Nora Aunor ‘concert’
I completely agree with your statements. This is a clear case of fraud and deception. I feel strongly deceived. Nora (and perhaps more likely her producer) made money from this scam, knowing months in advance of her Australian tour that she could no longer sing. Who benefited? Not the audience, that’s for sure. She did […]