To end the year on a good note, and upon NSW Premier’s invitation, the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC NSW) Board met with the Honourable Kristina Keanelly at the Governor Macquarie Tower Office, Sydney, last 17 December 2010. President Elsa Collado and ten of the PCC board members attended the close-door meeting with Keanelly. […]
Category: Community
Philippine Lantern & Cultural Festival in Parramatta
As a pre-Christmas treat, Parramatta City Council has approved the holding of a Philippine Lantern and Cultural Festival at Parramatta Townhall Forecourt on November 20, 2010. Event organiser Emma de Vera announced that there will be no entry fee. Official opening ceremonies will start at 11:00 a.m. but several stalls are expected to be ready […]
Colourful prelude to Christmas by Jaime K. Pimentel
The first-ever Filipino Lantern Festival, to be held in Parramatta on Saturday, November 20, paints a colourful picture of Christmas in the Philippines, a country known for celebrating the longest yuletide season on earth. ”Parramatta Council has recognised this, and has opened its heart in the central business district to share Filipino fare to its […]
PCC calls for assistance for typhoon victims
The Philippine Community Council of NSW is spearheading a disaster appeal for Typhoon Juan (international code name “Megi”) which lashed out last 18 October 2010 leaving a trail of devastation in Northern Luzon. This PCC-NSW Humanitarian Assistance Appeal is under the Philippine Australia Disaster Emergency Response Program (PADER) which aims to offer immediate assistance to […]
A Tribute to Mr Jaime Pimentel by Bless Salonga
I managed to get hold of a book by Robin Sharma called “The Leader Without A Title.” and while reading the book, I felt I had something to share. There are a very small number of people I would call mentors and consider leaders but in this instance I can confidently announce that Mr Jimmy […]
Pensioners to receive rise
Almost 21,000 pensioners in Chifley will receive a rise in their pension and other income support from September 2010 due to indexation. The new Federal Member for Chifley, Ed Husic said that the rise was the direct result of structural reforms made to the pension last year by the previous Labor Government.
First Aid Training Course
The Philippine Community Council of NSW in cooperation with the Filipino Doctors Association of Australia will be conducting a Senior First Aid Training Course on Saturday, 16 October 2010. The course will be held at Bob Hughes Christian School at 40 Hector Street, Chester Hill from 8.30am to 4.00pm. An initiative of the PCC-NSW Ugnayan […]
Pinoy Lounge program receives Australian TV Award
The program received this year’s Australian Antennas Award in the Outstanding Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Program category. The program won from a group of five finalists which included Fusion Latina, Sri Lankan Morning Show, Hungarian TV and VNTV. The award recognises the great effort and hard work by the crew in bringing the Filipino-Australian community/culture […]
Nominations for the 2010 National Multicultural Marketing Awards open
The National Multicultural Marketing Awards have officially opened for 2010. The awards are open to anyone in business in Australia with entries closing on 31 August 2010. Winners of the Awards will be officially announced at a Gala Presentation on November 1, 2010. A total of seven awards will be given out on the evening, […]
Blacktown City has outlived its name
“Blacktown City’s name is totally out of date and inappropriate for a progressive growing city with over 300,000 people,” Blacktown City Councillor Allan Green said.
Government officials attend Philippine National Day Ball
Officials from the Federal, State and Local Australian Government attended the Philippine National Day Ball which was held on Saturday June 12 at the Rosehill Gardens Event Centre. It was in celebration of the 112th Philippine Independence Day.
Independence Day Celebrations
The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC) will be leading the way again in the celebration of the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day on 12 June 2010. As has been in the past years, the Flag ceremony will be held on Saturday morning at 11am at Blacktown. The annual event will be held in […]