It’s a flood zone! For the simple reason that the new site at No. 80 Grange Avenue in Schofields is a flood zone, it is highly unlikely that Blacktown Council will authorise construction of any building in the new MPC property. This was the information gathered directly from reliable sources within the council.
Gang rape of our motherland
by Carlos Borromeo, San Francisco USA The entire Filipino nation has grown blind, deaf, dumb and insensitive from the years of intolerable abuse turned tolerable by consecutive abusive administrations. Common Sense dictates that the developing plunder that is the continuing attempt to craft the NBN-ZTE deal is a crime against the people of the Philippines. […]
In bad faith and in bad, bad company…
by Aurora Pijuan The 11th of February and 71st birthday of our youngest sibling Sister Joseph Mary of the Religious of the Good Shepherd, was a thoroughly bad day for both Sister Joseph and myself. For more than ten hours we had to endure almost the same moral and spiritual sufferings of NBN-ZTE scandal witness […]
Boxers go AWOl, may be in trouble with immigrations
by Jaime K. Pimentel Three Filipino boxers, here on temporary sports visas, were reported missing or absent without leave (AWOL) from their quarters in Sydney’s southwestern suburb of Liverpool this week. Junior-lightweight Walrito Paderna, welterweight Jason Oyao, and junior-welterweight Arnel Balicuatro are now being sought by Green Valley police and Australian immigration authorities alerted by […]
Impact of rate hike to Filipino home buyers
“Surveys conducted indicate that some 30 per cent of Filipinos in Australiaown 1 or 2 investment properties,” said Neil Galang, a known home loan broker in Sydney. He added that “the average home loan of the Filipino Australian is around $300,000.” The recent interest rate hike announced by the Federal Reserve Bank has prompted home […]
A measly P300 versus $130 million
by Armando Chavez (SF, California) My ex-wife Boots Misa, told me the following story and it made my heart sink. Her sister, Meg, an ophthalmologist with a small practice in Davao, was in a jeepney when a woman and a young boy of maybe, 8-9 years, got on at a stop in front of the […]
Filipino Australian company offers wide range of IT services
Glocomm Pty Ltd is an innovative Filipino – Australian company dedicated to providing a wide range of IT services and support to both businesses and individuals alike. Technology understanding people as the founding philosophy, Glocomm endeavours to give customers a quality one-stop shop with nothing but the latest technology in the most cost effective and […]
Aaron Rebulado: future chess grandmaster
One of the most awaited events in junior chess was held at the Cranbrook School in Sydney last January 13 – 25, 2008. The Australian Junior Chess Championship (AJCC), organized by the Australian Chess Federation is restricted to endorsed junior amateurs under 18 years of age. There were 169 participants, 55 of those were Under […]
Snake Bite at the Arc of Avilon zoo in Pasig
by Jerry Liao I am a self-confessed Internet addict. Every time I turn on my computer, the first thing I do is to check my email, read some news, and do some business correspondence. But never have I thought that there would come a time when I would rely on the internet to provide me […]
Health Hazard
by Benjie de Ubago I’ve come to realize that community work can indeed be hazardous to our health! It is definitely not for the faint hearted. Stress causes blood pressure levels to skyrocket and there will be numerous stress-related instances. Sitting for hours at meetings means you’re not getting enough exercise. There’s no end in […]
Sub-human conditions of Filipino boxers in Campbelltown
I couldn’t believe what I heard when I received a call from Leonie Martirez. Leonie just returned from a trip in Campbelltown to pick up some boxes full of used clothing that were donated by Ateneo Alumni Australia. Leonie and Ella Magallanes Martirez own Austral Cargo. They offered free pickup and delivery of the boxes […]
RP golfers bag Women’s World Cup
The tandem of Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of Team Philippines bagged the fourth edition of the Women’s World Cup of golf in Sun City, South Africa Sunday following an impressive finish that included four birdies in the last four holes. Rosales and Delasin had a final round of seven-under-par 65 in the best ball […]