by Harvey Keh I met with Gov. Ed Panlilio of Pampanga in San Fernando, to talk to him about his current situation there. He told me that his situation is very delicate for several reasons. His Provincial Board has not approved his Operational and Supplemental Budget. Therefore, he is unable to deliver some of the […]

Amid negative publicity that reached Honolulu during a Global Filipino Conference, our very own Jess Diaz made it during the recently-concluded NSW local council elections. He is now a bona fide councillor in the Labor Party dominated City of Blacktown. Running under the banner of the Liberal Party, Diaz earlier lost to Roger Price in […]

The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney reports that a number of Filipino-Australians sought elective positions in the recent Council Elections held last September 13, 2008 in cities and towns throughout New South Wales. This is significant because this is the first time that Filipino-Australians in New South Wales have exhibited interest and active involvement in […]

Federal Member for Chifley, Roger Price has condemned Mr. Turnbull and the Liberal/National plan to introduce a bill in the Senate this week which would exclude 14,344 local pensioners in Chifley from a pension increase. “The new Opposition Leader had a chance to demonstrate his credentials as an alternate Prime Minister but the Coalition would […]

The council election will provide an opportunity for a new direction by Council, Independent Ward One candidate Cr. Allan Green said. “Labor has dominated the Council for over seventeen years and they have run out of new ideas and have neglected major needs of the city.” “The Blacktown CBD has been allowed to fall behind […]

The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) will be holding a “MEET THE CANDIDATES” Forum to present all the Filipino-Australian candidates who are confirmed as running for the local elections on 13 September 2008. This milestone event will be held at 7pm (sharp) on Thursday. 4 September 2008 at Corregidor Restaurant at Rooty Hill Road […]

Federal Member for Chifley, Roger Price, has welcomed the introduction of the Rudd Government’s new health services available to families which began on 1st July 2008, the first day of the Financial Year. “Local Chifley residents will be able to give their children better access to the basic care needed to maintain their health and […]

Federal Member for Chifley Roger Price MP has written to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Hon. Jenny Macklin MP asking for an investigation into the feasibility of a Reciprocal Social Security Agreement between Australia and the Philippines.

The Philippine Government projects that the number of Filipinos leaving the country for overseas employment will surpass one million by the end of 2008, the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney announced. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment reported that during the period January 1 to April 30, 2008, a total of 399,638 Filipinos left […]