Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat na mambabasa ng Philippine Sentinel, lalo na sa mga taga-subaybay ng kolum na ito. Isang isyu lamang ang tinalakay ko sa kolum na ito sa loob nang halos dalawang taon na nagdaan. Isang isyu lang, at ito ang proyekto ng Pilipino Multi-Purpose Center (MPC) na pinagbibidahan ng magiting na […]
Category: Community
Australian-Philippine Social Security Reciprocal Agreement
Many young Filipino migrant families bring their parents to Australia to provide family support so they can devote more fully to their work and careers. It can be said that most families are financially secured because they have their parents standing by them and their children.
Theresians Hold Reunion
Alumnae of St Theresa’s College in Baguio, Cebu, Manila and Quezon City gathered 19 October at Rouse Hill Community Centre for their annual reunion, their number growing with each year since they started.
Bulseco Out of PCC by Benjie de Ubago
The position of Vice President External in the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC) has now been vacated by Alric Bulseco who warmed the seat for the last few years. The Ateneo General Membership decided to resign from PCC during their 31 July 2013 Annual General Meeting, although the actual resignation letter was submitted in […]
Filipino-Australians Dare Philippine Gov’t to Compensate Marcos Human Rights Victims
To compensate victims of human rights violations during the Marcos regime, Migrante Sydney Neighbourhood, a Filipino non-profit organisation in the country, is set to launch Project Sanctuary on Saturday, October 19, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, at the ground floor, Search Foundation, 128 Chalmers St. Surry Hills, Sydney.
St. Scholastica’s Alumni Assn to hold its first AGM
St. Scholastica’s College Alumnae Association of Australia will hold its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 21st, Saturday, at the Nurrangingy Reserve in Doonside, New South Wales 2767.
PACSI Office padlocked for 2nd time in 10 days by Dino Crescini
August 19, 2013. Having received reports that the PACSI office has again been padlocked, we sent a representative of Philippine Sentinel to verify the information. True enough, as of 9:00am today, our reporter found two large padlocks on the door of the office preventing volunteers, members, new migrants and newly-elected officers of the Management Committee […]
PACSI New Management Committee Locked Out by Benjie de Ubago
The Philippine Australian Community Services Inc. (PACSI) proceeded with its scheduled elections last Friday, 9 August 2013. Voted in to sit on the management committee were: Natividad Millarez, President; Gilda Balasoto, 1st Vice President; Rebecca Cameron, 2nd Vice President; Evelyn Alejandro, Secretary; Efren Maalat, Treasurer and Maria Teresa Cuevas as PRO. Other members of the […]
An Open Letter to Ateneo Alumni
My Fellow Ateneo Alumni, We are paying the price of becoming a duly registered and structured body. We’re fighting among ourselves about technicalities and ruining friendships. Our problems had compounded when we joined another organisation such as the ”umbrella” PCC-NSW, which has been even more political in actual practice.
Ateneo and La Salle withdraw from PCC-NSW
Two premier university alumni associations in New South Wales have withdrawn their respective memberships from the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC-NSW). It seems that the decision to disassociate from PCC stemmed from the recent hullabaloo that took place within PCC during the recent months leading to the celebration of the Philippine National Day Ball.
Tagalog provinces now represented in Australia by Danny Peralta
Coming from the provinces of Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, and Quezon, the TAGALOGS have gathered together to form an organisation called the Tagalog Association of Australia Incorporated (TAA).
$10 Million government grant for the Australian Muslim Community
The Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) welcomes the decision by the federal government to allocate $10 Million of funding for an aged care facility for the Muslim community in Western Sydney.