Former police officers Cesar Mancao and Glenn Dumlao have linked Senator Panfilo Lacson as the mastermind behind the killing of Salvador Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito some 10 years ago. But does the buck really stop there? Both Mancao and Dumlao were former members of the now defunct Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Task Force […]
Liezle Antonio still hopeful to obtain permanent residency by Dino Crescini. BS, MBA
It has been for several months now that Liezle Antonio, a registered nurse has been out of work, since she received a notice from the Department of Immigrations that her Student’s Visa has been cancelled. As a former international student at the Australian Catholic University, she was allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours […]
Facts about Marcos wealth and plunder by Charlie Avila
(Editor’s note: This is a brand new series starting this issue.) Treasure talk in the Philippines dates back to World War II. February 1942 Most countries tried to hide their wealth when they realized that the enemy was about to attack. Spain shipped all of its gold reserves to Russia for safekeeping. (Guess who never […]
Only in Oz by JAIME K. PIMENTEL
It could only happen in Australia: A lowly aspiring ”barangay-level” Filipin-Oz politician literally bumping into the Australian Prime Minister for a quick chat. I cannot imagine that happening in the Philippines. Neil Galang, a small business owner from the city of Blacktown in Sydney’s west, was on a family holiday in the resort town of […]
Paredes provides ‘snapshots’ of Ampatuan arraignment
With video and digital cameras prohibited during the arraignment of the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, the media had to make do with illustrations of the scene drawn by Sydney-based artist Ala Paredes. She is a daughter of Jim Paredes of the famed Apo Hiking Society. Miss Paredes was commissioned by the Philippine Supreme […]
Gordon: I’ll be a volunteer forever! by Lynda C. Corpuz, Moneysense Magazine
For 47 years now and as the current chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), Sen. Dick Gordon and his able people are very active in the disaster rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts. He was there in the July 16, 1990 killer quake that hit the Luzon provinces; the June 15, 1991 […]
24 years ago: Marcos’ departure
February 25, 1986. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos talked to US Senator Paul Laxalt, asking for advice from the White House. Laxalt advised him to “cut and cut cleanly”, to which Marcos expressed his disappointment after a short pause. In the afternoon, Marcos talked to then Defence Secretary Enrile, asking for safe passage for him and […]
Road rage killer captured
MANILA, Philippines It was reported in a Philippine newspaper that a wet towel left lying on the floor led to the capture of one of the country’s most wanted fugitives. Seeing the black towel, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) were convinced that Jason Ivler was inside the house of his mother. The […]
Filipino peacekeepers in Haiti
As of press time, the Business Mirror website reports that four more Filipinos known to have been in collapsed buildings in Haiti are now the focus of a search by fellow peacekeepers from several countries. The four include United Nations Peacekeepers Sergeants Janice Arocena and Eustacio Bermudez, and contract workers Grace Fabian and Geraldine Lalican. […]
Fil-Aussie honeymooner killed in Thailand
An Australian man on his honeymoon in Thailand has been killed in a four-wheel drive accident. Another three people – two women and a child – have been admitted to hospital, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) says. The Phuket accident involving a partially open-top jeep occurred on Friday. “Consular officials from the […]
Former Filipino Chaplain visits Sydney
The former Filipino Parramatta Diocese Chaplain, Fr. Ben Macajes, made a brief visit to Sydney. He attended a seminar at the Society of Divine Word in Epping for 4 days from 12 to 15 January 2009. Acolytes Obet Dionisio and Wally Silvino, together with their spouses Espie and Judy joined Fr Ben for a brief […]
Mayweather’s drug history caught up with him
During the initial phase of the now aborted Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather fight, Bob Arum initially wanted the fight to be held at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Golden Boy’s second chief Richard Schaefer scoffed the idea, saying Mayweather does not like it because it is an outdoor stadium. But with […]