I have never been an “in your face” guy about political or any religious concerns , and have a truly great love of our beautiful country Australia, with all her natural beauty and easy civilian and community ways. Recently, Della plus 3 other mature adults, one a 73-year-old German National whom I had never met, […]
Mahal ko ang Blacktown by Boy Galang
Lumaki at umunlad ang siyudad ng Blacktown, sa nakaraang tatlumpong taon. Kasabay nito ang paglaki ng mga anak natin, at lalu na yung mga nauna sa atin na nakarating dito sa Australya. Ito ang siyudad na napili nating tirhan, napili na pamahayan sa loob ng maraming taon. Dito sa siyudad ng Blacktown. Samot- sari ang […]
Is Islam really a religion of peace?
“About sixty-one percent of the contents of the Koran are found to speak ill of the unbelievers or call for their violent conquest; at best only 2.6 percent of the verses of the Koran are noted to show goodwill toward humanity.”
Filipino hospitality down under by Vic Alcuaz
IN 1983, Janet del Rosario Martin was a simple lass from a small town in Zamboanga when she ventured to Manila to work as a waitress in a restaurant. Her desire was to work in Saudi Arabia but she never realized that something better was in store for her — the possibility of migrating to […]
Another Marcos Mistress with whom he has a daughter
Sydney model Evelin Hegyesi was invited to a lot of parties around the world after she appeared in a 1969 Playboy magazine spread entitled “Girls of Australia”. One of those parties was at the Malacañang Palace in Manila where a still naïve Hegyesi met the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. For Marcos, it was love at first […]
They plan to bury a wax replica of Marcos
“I was part of the entourage when the body of the former President Ferdinand Marcos was flown from Hawaii to Ilocos Norte. He has long been buried beside his beloved mother, Doña Josefa Edralin Marcos. What many people are seeing in Ilocos is the refrigerated wax replica of Marcos patterned after Lenin’s open museum at […]
Will All Hell Break Loose Soon? by Erick San Juan
If the world thinks that after the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the territorial disputes between the Philippines and China, conflict in the region or a possible war will be farfetched, think again.
Is war in the South China Sea inevitable? by Perry Diaz
The conventional wisdom in geopolitical circles is that a war between the United States and China is not going to happen — not now, not tomorrow— simply because their economies are intricately intertwined with one another like the fabled Gordian Knot. Destroying each other would be like committing a suicide pact. And why would they […]
Once-A-Week Diabetes Treatment Now On PBS
Treatment for people with type 2 diabetes just got cheaper and less intrusive with a once-a-week injection now on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Attention — All Filipino Citizens: Notice of Registration and Election
Under Republic Act No. 9189 as amended by Republic Act No. 10590, all overseas Filipino citizens, who are not disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on 13 May 2019, and who are registered overseas voters, may vote for Senators and Party-Lists Representatives.
El Shaddai Anniversary in Sydney
Filipino war veterans to receive US Congressional Gold Medal
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill authored by Sen. Mazie Hirono to make it possible for more than 260,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, to receive the highest civilian award that Congress can bestow — the Congressional Gold Medal.