A lot of people volunteered to help out with the relief goods. A girl from Cebu who volunteered to help out got really frustrated with the slowing down of getting the relief goods over to the victims. She noted that many relief goods sent in by Indonesia were already pre-packed in a pouch and ready […]
“Get more body bags. We’re going to go beyond 10,000.” by David Feith (Wall Street Journal)
Nine days after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippines, and Richard Gordon is leading the Philippine Red Cross from this operations center in the country’s capital. The latest official tally has about 5,000 dead from the storm—only half the 10,000 initially estimated by a local official who got a tongue-lashing from the Philippine president […]
Heated arguments during the ‘Ugnayan’ forum
The Tagalog term ‘Ugnayan‘ was intended to be a public forum where issues of interest to the community were supposed to be discussed and resolved.
PCC-NSW Vice President Internal resigns
(In her letter addressed to PCC President Elsa Collado, Solina Lapalma tendered her resignation on December 15 and read it during the Ugnayan Forum for everybody to hear. Her letter is reproduced below.)
Open Letter to the Philippine Community Council – NSW
Attn: Ms Elsa Collado Dear Madam President: I am writing on behalf of the Tagalog Association of Australia (TAA), a member of Philippine Community Council of NSW Inc (PCC).
Masaganang Bagong Taon po sa inyong lahat!
Bagong Taon na naman. Bagong Taon. Bagong pagbabago wika nga, at ang Luma ay kailangang BAGUHIN.
Cancer is finally cured in Canada but Big Pharma has no interest
Cancer is finally cured in Canada but Big Pharma has no interest. The fact that the international drug & medical industry have no interest is because the cure is really cheaper than a chocolate bar and it won’t get them to gain any profits at all. Besides, if people had the cure so easily, how […]
Never too old for school
There are more elderly people enrolling at the University of the Philippines. One of them is Victor Africa who has a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws, and a Master of Laws. After retirement from private law practice, he went back to school for another master’s degree in human movement science. He is now […]
40-Year-Old Fetus Found Inside Elderly Woman
A Colombian woman who went to a hospital in Bogota, complaining of stomach pains, got the surprise of her life when doctors saw an X-ray and discovered a 40-year-old calcified fetus — or lithopaedian — inside her 82-year-old body.
High Court shoots down ACT’s same sex marriage laws
Just a few days after Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh signed the marriage registration papers at Canberra’s Old Parliament House, the High Court of Australia ruled that ACT’s Marriage Equality Act 2013 could not operate concurrently with the Federal Marriage Act 1961. (Source: AFP)
iWorld Travel Pty Limited is now open
Sydney has a new travel agency to service the Filipino Community. iWorld Travel Pty Limited is now officially open with the cutting of the ribbon by the newly-appointed Manager of Philippine Airlines — Michelle Narvaez The office was blessed by Father Ruben Elago, parish priest of Mary Immaculate in Quakers Hill.
Bulseco simply does not want to leave PCC by Benjie de Ubago
It’s his inflated ego. He has been with PCC since 2009. First as the PRO, then VP since 2010. Whatever his role — he is past his used-by-date — and he refuses to accept the constitution.