Port-au-Prince. 19 January 2010. As Army Corporal David Catacutan was found alive at the collapsed Montana Hotel in earthquale-ravaged Haiti, hopes run high (that) three other Filipino United Nations Peacekeepers would be recovered safe. Lately, that hope has dimmed for the other three. This was learned from an ABS-CBN news phone interview with Lt. Col. […]
Pacquiao to file defamation suit against Mayweather
Las Vegas, Nevada. – The Pacquiao – Mayweather fight may push through after all, not in the ring but inside a court room. This was announced by the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer on Christmas day. “Enough is enough,” Pacquiao said. “I have tried to just brush it off as a mere pre-fight ploy but I […]
Is Noynoy Aquino qualified to be president?
Earlier last December, I bumped into a manager of Coles Food Store. He happens to be an alumnus of Ateneo de Manila University and a former classmate of Noynoy Aquino whom we all know is running to be president of the Philippines. Regrettably, the conversation was led into political matters as I discovered that he […]
Telltale Signs: THE PHILIPPINE CULTURE OF IMPUNITY by Rodel E. Rodis
In the weeks following the November 23 Ampatuan Massacre, I scoured through hundreds of news articles and opinion columns about the barbaric slaughter of 61 innocent people, including 31 working journalists. I also saw posted on the Internet gruesome close-up photos of the mangled, brutalized bodies of the victims, images which still haunt me. One […]
What will happen in the May 2010 elections in the Philippines? by Nostradino
It is a fact that the elections scheduled for May 2010 will be the first ever computerized elections nationwide. Many things can go wrong. School teachers who will operate the system are totally unfamiliar with it. There are more than 100,000 of them, the majority of whom have never operated or even seen a computer […]
Gordon decides to run for president
For months, I have been asked who I would vote for in the coming elections. After enumerating the names of the different candidates and their different pluses and minuses, I had to say that I had not made up my mind. Of the three front-runners in the Presidential race: Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar, and Gibo […]
Found: Yamashita’s Gold!
There have been many speculations about the authenticity of Yamashita’s Treasure. To this date, many treasure hunters are still looking for it. Are the stories true or plain urban legend? Read on and find out. Treasure burials in the Philippines before and during World War II are very real. These treasures named after General Yamashita […]
Australia gives A$8 million more for typhoon victims
MANILA, Philippines. Australia will provide an additional P320 million (A$8 million) to assist people severely affected by the destruction caused by the typhoons that struck the Philippines in September and October this year, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith announced.
Filipinos Still In Demand as World Class Cruise Ship Workers! by Marie Rea
Despite the global financial meltdown, our fellow Filipinos are still in demand as cruise ship workers for most companies around the world! Sonny Flores, who works as a waiter for the Sun Princess told this writer that more than 60 percent of the crew at the luxury ship are made up of Filipinos. They are […]
Plans for Airport at Badgerys Creek abandoned
Honourable Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government announced that plans for a second Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek have been abandoned. Mr Albanese released the Government’s much anticipated Aviation White Paper outlining the Government’s plans for the Aviation Industry. “There has been a long struggle to achieve this outcome”, Federal […]
K Brosas in Sydney on 20 February 2010
Kakai Brosas, known widely as K Brosas, is a Filipino singer and actress known for singing jazz blues music. She is the lead singer of the group K and the Boxers, formerly known as Gladys and the Boxers with K, and also a former lead singer of the band The Crucibles. She hosts karaoke bars […]
Update on the migration case of Liezle Antonio
“Where will I get the money to buy food for my family, milk for my baby?” These were the words that Liezle Antonio, a registered nurse uttered in desperation when she was last interviewed by Philippine Sentinel. Liezle came to Australia on a student’s visa to study nursing at the Australian Catholic University.