Calasiao Municipal Hall (Calasiao, Pangasinan) was newly-renovated but was reduced to ashes when fire broke down in the early morning of September 15, 2008. Vice Mayor Ferdinand G. Galang who is the incumbent head of Sangguniang Bayan said that the fire must have started at the Session Hall of Sangguniang Bayan. It engulfed every room […]

Two members of APSL Inc. have filed a court suit of defamation against Philippine Tribune and its editor Dino Crescini. The Statement of Claim was personally delivered on 7 August 2008 to the latter’s office by one of the plaintiffs, Cresencio Pilao who is the incumbent Commander of Australia Philippines Services League. He was accompanied […]

Natalie Coughlin, 24, of San Francisco, California, successfully defended her Olympic title by winning the Gold Medal in the 100 Meter Backstroke Event in the Beijing Olympics. She also won Silver in the 400 Metre Relay the day before. She won this 100 Metre Backstroke Event in 2004 in the Athens Olympics. It’s her specialty.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd were among the 90 world leaders who went to Beijing to watch the August 8 opening ceremonies of the 29th Olympics Games. The heads of state were officially received by Chinese President Hu Jintao in a lavish state luncheon. President Arroyo shared the table of […]

The Honourable Jesse Robredo, Mayor of Naga City and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service will be in Sydney on September 25 to 28, 2008 to give a lecture at two universities, launch the Synergia Foundation in New South Wales, and hold a forum with the Bicolano community. The Philippine Consulate arranged for Mayor Robredo […]

The operator of what could be the biggest scam syndicate in the world is a Filipino, authorities in various countries say. Just 30 years old, Amador Apungan Pastrana, has become the face of 21st-century high-tech fraud. According to authorities here and abroad, he is the brains of a global network of boiler room operations that […]

Federal Member for Chifley, Roger Price has welcomed the opening of nominations for the Australian of the Year Awards 2009 by the Prime Minister Hon. Kevin Rudd. MP.

Behind the smile that she wears, Teresa Chan is really furious that her restaurant was broken into twice in a row within a period of two weeks.

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales was in Sydney for Pope Benedict XVI’s World Youth Day visit from July 15 to 20. Philippine Consul General Maria Theresa P. Lazaro hosted a breakfast at the official residence where Cardinal Rosales met with some Sydney-based Filipino priests and leaders of the Filipino-Australian Community.

An apparent skills shortage is driving Australian companies to hire skilled workers from other countries, and the Philippines is seen as a source country for needed workers.  Filipino seeking overseas work will find Australia a good prospect, but they are warned to beware of illegal recruiters. The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney received reports of […]

Juliet Arrogante and her son Renerio IV are in Sydney seeking as many signatures they could gather from Filipino Australians. Their objective is for the Australian government to intervene so that the criminal case lodged against the suspected killer of Renerio ‘Jun’ Arrogante III would be heard in Manila instead of Daanbantayan in Cebu. With […]