The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) will be holding a \u201cMEET THE CANDIDATES\u201d Forum to present all the Filipino-Australian candidates who are confirmed as running for the local elections on 13 September 2008.<\/p>\n
This milestone event will be held at 7pm (sharp) on Thursday. 4 September 2008 at Corregidor Restaurant at Rooty Hill Road North, Rooty Hill. The venue was chosen to suit the majority of the candidates who are running for the Blacktown area.<\/p>\n
The following are the 8 Filipino-Australian candidates who will be running at this year\u2019s council elections: Malyn Andres-Chun<\/strong> (Independent) \u2013 Central ward, Canterbury Council; Jess Diaz<\/strong> (Liberal) \u2013 ward 3, Blacktown City Council; Dorothy del Villar<\/strong> (Labor) \u2013 ward 5, Blacktown City Council; Venus Priest<\/strong> (Liberal) \u2013 ward 4 \u2013 Blacktown City Council; Ariel Satorre<\/strong> (Greens) \u2013 Cabravale ward, Fairfield; Craig Wing<\/strong> (No Parking Metre Party) \u2013 South ward, Randwick Council; Rose Lay<\/strong>, Campbelltown; and Rolly Atienza<\/strong> (Labor) \u2013 Fairfield.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Councillor Irene Broad<\/strong>, the first Filipino-Australian to be elected for a council post, will also be running for re-election for Temora Shire Council. She ran as an independent in 2004 and won a council seat.<\/p>\n \u201cInvitations are being extended to all candidates to speak on their vision and programs for their respective constituents. It will also be a chance for them to rally the community support they need in their respective areas,\u201d said Chairperson, Cesar Bartolome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Other candidates not included in the above-mentioned list are most welcome to address the Filipino-Australian community but it would be appreciated if the organizing committee was advised prior to the event.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a non-partisan group, whose only concern is seeing a Filipino-Australian elected to office, this \u201cMeet The Candidates\u201d forum will allow the community to see and hear what the candidates have to offer. Furthermore, it will allow the Filipino-Australian voter to make an informed decision and to cast their vote without fear or favor.\u201d said Bartolome. This is a public service initiative by FAME, and all interested parties are welcome. Regrettably, no refreshments will be provided. The venue however provides meals and refreshments which is the attendees\u2019 option.<\/p>\n For further information, please contact FAME chairperson, Cesar Bartolome on 0407 143 432 or FAME vice-chairperson, Bobby Lastica on 0400 885 389.<\/p>\n ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) will be holding a \u201cMEET THE CANDIDATES\u201d 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}