We published in a past issue of this paper that the Philippine-Australian Community Foundation Inc. has come up with a Newsletter. On its front page, it was announced that the new name of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre is now Philippine-Australian Cultural Centre. We do not have any information regarding the number of copies that have […]
Latinos & Latinas Celebrate with Banag Banag!
by Mitchell Badelles Banag Banag, Inc – Bisaya Speaking Association in NSW will host their 15th Gala Night at the Tivoli Showroom, Rooty Hill RSL on the 1st of August 2009. All Latin dancing enthusiasts from different community groups are invited to attend. Cost of $45 includes a meal, great prizes, good music, fantastic entertainment, […]
Dr. Julie Nunez, PhD receives Chifley Volunteer Award 2008
by Dino Crescini Blacktown, NSW. June 12, 2009. For the many years that she has been in Australia, Dr. Julie Nunez has been a quiet achiever and a generous provider of her services as a volunteer. In spite of her busy schedule as a full time employee of the NSW Department of Housing, Julie has […]
What is preventing Blacktown Council from having a sister city in the Philippines?
by Dino Crescini It has been quite some time when the proposal to have a sister city in the Philippines was presented to Blacktown City Council. A follow up was made a few years ago at the time when Ms Neria Soliman was President of the Philippine Community Council of New South Wales. Another person […]
I Fought The Law . . .
by Jose Mari Ugarte (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series on the life of Rene Knecht, a millionaire playboy who was regarded as the most desirable man of the 60s and 70s. When het started picking fights with some very powerful people, his life went into a vicious tailspin of brutal court […]
The power of love
A heart-warming story of a pregnant mother and her 3-year old son who saved the life of his newborn sister. Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that […]
Australian shot dead in Aklan
Aklan, Philippines. May 26. 2009. It was reported in the Daily Telegraph today that a 67-year-old Australian man was shot dead in a beach resort in Central Philippines by a Filipino. Jim Burney was having a drink with a friend when without any provocation, a man in another table approached him, pointed a gun directly […]
Your paper is controversial but relevant
I’ve been reading your paper and thought I can share our experience on ANZAC night at Rooty Hill. I am a graduate of BSDevCom, major in Dev Journalism from UPLB ‘81 and happily writing on the side as I help manage our computer software business (REA SOFTWARE PTY LTD) as Chief Financial Officer. I used […]
Harsh migration laws
Not too long ago, CNN published the story of Noriko Calderon, a 13-year old Filipina who was born and raised in Japan. Her parents, Arlan Cruz Calderon, 36 and Sarah Calderon, 38 were deported back to the Philippines from Japan on 13 April 2009. They both entered Japan in 1993 on fake passports. They met, […]
News update on Tara Santelices
In last month’s issue of Philippine Sentinel, we published a report derived from the internet that the suspect who shot Ms Santelices was slain. It was further reported that Orlando del Rosario, the alleged gunman was killed in a shootout with police and that the case was closed. We gathered information from Tara’s best friend […]
Consul General Eva Betita arrives in Sydney
The new Consul General of the Philippines to New South Wales has arrived in Sydney to assume her duties as head of the Philippine Consulate General in this capital city. The Honorable Eva G. Betita, the new Head of the Philippine Consulate, is a career diplomat of the Philippine Foreign Service. She is a senior […]
Swine Flu Alert: What is Swine Flu?
by Marie Rea Australia is on RED ALERT for people with signs of the swine influenza virus! The World Health Organization (WHO) declared last April 26, 2009 a “public health emergency of international concern” after the outbreak of a new strain of swine flu in Mexico. News reports from around the world sourced from the […]