There are some great generalisations about what “contribution” Jess Diaz has made to the [Filipino] community. But it’s pretty hard to drill down and find out exactly what that contribution is. So can you rattle off a few? It seems to me that Diaz and his family are just using their Pinoy background as an […]
On hostage taking
Crimes happen anywhere, everywhere – and so does hostage taking. It can happen on land, up in the air inside airplanes, or even on board ocean liners. It can happen not only in Manila but also anywhere in America or in Australia. Some are reported. Some are not. Is media to blame? But media has […]
“Hostage taker Mendoza was really a nice person”
Such was the statement that appeared in the blog of a certain Bang Lu Min who declared himself as one of the hostages on board the tourist bus hijacked by former Manila police captain Rolando Mendoza. The Chinese survivor said that Mendoza became even more upset when he saw on television that his brother was […]
UPAAA-NSW Dances to Thirty
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – New South Wales Chapter was established in 1980 for the purpose of supporting UP in the fulfilment of its mission as an academic institution. It also assists in the development and welfare of alumni in Australia and in the Philippines, while fostering socio-cultural development and […]
Don’t let nurses intimidate you by Joanna Asalemo
I remember when my father had his coronary bypass, the nurse incorrectly gave him headache tablets instead of the intended medication… when the nurse finally realised her mistake, she asked Papa, “Do you have a headache?” Papa said, “No” then the nurse laughingly said, “You will not get one.” I was right there when that […]
Philippine police in torture probe
Manila, Philippines. All eleven members of a Police Precinct in Manila were suspended and relieved after ABS-CBN television showed a footage of a naked detainee being tortured by a police officer. The man is a suspected thief caught stealing in the slum area of Tondo District. The television network said that the cell phone footage […]
Filipina brings in $140,000 but allowed to keep only $10,000
MANILA, Philippines. A 59-year-old Filipino woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle into the country $140,000 cash hidden in a box of imported chocolates. Nabbed was Carolina Gozon of Bataan province. Gozon arrived from Seoul, Korea, on board an Asiana Airlines flight OZ 701 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.
Newshen’s story frees ‘prisoner’ by Jaime K Pimentel
A news story, Campbelltown’s Prisoner of War, written by young reporter Soraiya Gharahkhani whose mother is Filipina, won the 2010 Best News Story of the Year award at the annual Community Newspapers Australia Awards presentation last month. Soraiya’s heart-rending story of an Iraqi forced to escape to Australia only to be abandoned by the system […]
St. Louis University alumni invited to attend gathering
Saint Louis University in the Philippines will celebrate its 100 years as an academic institution in 2011. All university alumni in Australia are being urged to mark this event by joining a GET-TOGETHER on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Blacktown RSL Club, Second Street, Blacktown NSW 2148. Dinner will be served from 5:30pm to 9:00pm […]
Family of seven faces deportation by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
Blacktown, NSW. August 20, 2010. Analiza Capili sheepishly approached this writer, quite nervous because of what the Department of Immigrations has instructed her to do. She must present to Immigration authorities plane tickets by the end of this month to prove that she and husband Hinmel Capili, together with their 5 children would soon be […]
MES to celebrate anniversary
Manding and Annie Abogado announced that the Marriage Enrichment Seminar (MES) which was organized by Fr. Nards Mercene, will celebrate its 22nd Anniversary on Saturday, 16 October 2010 with a Reunion Dance Night at the All Saints Parish Hall in Liverpool, NSW. The Dance Night is a semi-formal gathering for MES graduates and friends. There […]
Citibank executive missing; sacked
MANILA, Philippines. – A private banking officer of Citibank has gone missing after allegedly embezzling some PHP300 million (AUD7.5 million) of his clients’ money. Francis Bryan Ang, former assistant vice-president of the bank’s Citigold Wealth Management group, is the manager of Citibank’s high net worth (HNW) non-borrowing clients. These depositors, who are mostly wealthy Chinese […]