Members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Syria were kidnapped, along with their wives and children. The children were isolated into cages. Adults who do not deny their faith will be decapitated, and their children burned alive in the cages.
Rotarians help fund 92 boats to fishermen by Dexter Tabeta
SEVEN Rotarians from the Sydney suburb of Carlingford in Australia took part recently in the blessing and launching of 92 fishing boats in Carles, Iloilo on the island of Panay in the Philippines.
Pacquiao will win in 10 rounds or less by Roilo Golez
I believe Manny Pacquiao will beat Floyd Mayweather. Based on my review of Mayweather’s fights, especially his fight against Hatton years ago when he was much younger and his most recent fight against Argentine Maidana, Mayweather can be hit with solid punches.
Fil-collegiate basketball returns with a vengeance by Ray Policarpio
A MUCH larger field forms the Filipino Collegiate Alumni Basketball Cup challenge this year at Marrickville Police-Citizens Youth Club leisure centre, which kicked off on Sunday, March 29, 2015.
Indonesian pleas for mercy have saved its citizens from execution in other countries nearly 200 TIMES… so why are Australia’s appeals falling on deaf ears?
It has been revealed that Indonesia has managed to save 189 of its citizens on death row in other countries in the past three years after the government pleaded for mercy on their behalf. This comes as condemned Australians Andrew Chan (centre) and Myuran Sukumaran (left) battle in court to prevent their execution for drug […]
It sounds immoral to me
PACF asked for a government grant to improve the Philippine Australian Cultural Centre but later decided to sell the property.
Another Bus Crash on EDSA
I read about another bus crash, this time a horrid one involving Dela Rosa Transit crushing a private vehicle into the back of another bus operator on EDSA. Apparently it is now so common that people just stand around taking cell phone photos rather than look on in horror. At what stage will the Philippine […]
Huge garden shears to bless the Prime Minister’s tonsils
As Tony Abbott and so many of his cabinet colleagues are Catholics, they will naturally be aware that 3rd February was the Feast of the Armenian bishop and martyr, St. Blaise, often invoked for protection against injuries to the throat and its illnesses.
La Salle alumnus reacts to editorial on Ateneo Alumni Australia
I’ve read with interest your article on the AAA and what is going on [within the alumni association]. What some members are doing or trying to do is something typical. Everybody wants to be “head honcho” with a title.
Palitan na ang pamunuan ng PACF
Marami ang nagtataka kung bakit biglang naging $900,000 ang utang ng Philippine Australian Community Foundation mula sa higit-kumulang na $400,000 nuong taon 2009 nang mabili ang lupa sa 80 Grange Avenue sa Schofields. Bakit biglang lumobo ng malaki ang utang nito sa nakalipas lamang na 5 taon, mula noong 2009 hanggang sa kasalukuyan?
MILF as a terrorist coddler by Bernie Lopez
If the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is indeed coddling terrorists, based on hard intel evidence from Senior Superintendent Ricaredo Marasigan (Inquirer Feb. 5, page A6), a member of the 38-man SAF assault team, it is amazing why the Philippine government is even talking with them. If you coddle big-time terrorists, then you are yourself […]
Women’s life under ISIS
Women living under Islamic State’s control in Iraq and Syria face harsh restrictions on movement and dress, which are rigorously enforced by religious police and are leading to resentment and despair among moderate Muslims.