In spite of the recent changing of the guards, the Philippine Community Council of NSW continues to be plagued by problems that won’t go away.
Category: Community
Ang ‘bad’get ni Hockey stick blade
Matinding Sakit at Hapdi sa balat ang naramdaman ng mga mamamayan nang i-anunsyo kamakailan ang “BADGET” 2014 ng tresorero na si Joe Hockey. (Spelling of budget is intentional because it is really BAD!)
Filipino killed at house party
Reynor Manalad was merely trying to stop a fight at a house party in Rooty Hill but his alleged attacker, Hugh Garth instead turned on him and gave him a single punch on his face.
College games come to town
THE inaugural Philippine University-Collegiate Basketball Cup takes place on Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8, at the Police-Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) sports centre in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Marrickville. The competition will pit four school teams: Ateneo, Mapua, La Salle, and Angeles comprising alumni, sons of alumni, and fathers of students or former students. “San Beda and University […]
Bulseco retracts his resignation
In last month’s issue, we published that after getting re-elected as VP External of the Philippine Community Council (PCC) on March 15, Mr. Alric Bulseco resigned 5 days later. Just one day after he resigned through an email he sent to the PCC board, Bulseco made a retraction of his resignation. C’mon, Mr. Bulseco, please […]
Migrante Australia says: “No right to be a bigot”
We stand our ground – it is always wrong to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people because of their race, colour or national or ethnic origin.
Badgerys Creek Airport: Economic Nightmare
Cr Stephen Bali, Blacktown City Councillor and Secretary for the No Badgerys Creek Airport Inc said, “Badgerys Creek will be an economic nightmare for Federal, State and Local Governments as the true cost would be approaching $40 billion.”
Bulseco gets elected as VP/Ext in PCC Board; resigns a few days later
There were conflicting reports about the resignation of Alric Bulseco from the Board of the Philippine Community Council of New South Wales (PCC-NSW). Some said that he did not resign while others confirmed that he did, even referring to an email he sent addressed to president-elect Jun Relunia and other members of the new board. […]
A tumultuous PCC AGM by Dino Crescini
Mt. Druitt. March 15, 2014. As expected, the Annual General Meeting of the Philippine Community Council of NSW was far from orderly. I attended as a mere observer in pursuit of my media practice but refrained from participating in any discussion. When I arrived, some affiliates were questioning the authority of outgoing treasurer Mildred Banan […]
Pension Portability issue
There is at present a move by some quarters to push for a reciprocal agreement between the Philippines and Australia regarding the portability of Australian pension which at this time is limited to only 13 weeks. It used to be 26 weeks.
Chifley Families to be hardest hit by a GP Tax by Roger White
Families in the electorate of Chifley would be forced to find more than eight million dollars a year to visit their GP, according to figures unveiled by the Federal Opposition.
Mother determined to give birth to baby with two faces
Parents of an unborn child with two faces and two brains are defying doctors’ advice to terminate the pregnancy. Renee Young and Simon Howie, of Tregear NSW, were shocked when a routine ultrasound revealed that the baby they were expecting had two faces and two brains but had only one body.