In a breakfast meeting held at the Rooty Hill RSL, members of the Filipino Press Club of Sydney agreed to launch an appeal for funds to help families of media people who lost their lives in a recent massacre in Maguindanao. Among those present were press club founder and Chairman Jaime K. Pimentel of Sandigan […]

Even before the actual event, this pretty candidate in the Miss Philippines Australia Beauty Pageant expressed confidence that she would win the most coveted title during this year’s 21st Philippine Grand Fiesta. The pageant was held at Fairfield Showground on October 18 with an audience of about 30,000 Filipinos who marvelled at the beauty and […]

My name is Boyu, short for Boy Yuchengco, aka Alfonso SyCip Yuchengco, Jr. (*Chinoy is a contraction of Chinese Pinoys.) Two days after Senator Ping Lacson’s “privilege” speech, I was contacted by one of our security people who had spoken with a former PAOCTF (Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Task Force.) member. This agent confirmed basically what […]

The son of a prominent jeweller who is wanted for the killing of two brothers in Laguna a few years ago was located in the United States and the Department of Justice has asked the US government to extradite him, an official of the National Bureau of Investigation said. “He can be easily arrested if […]

The lone Filipina candidate for 2009 Miss Earth Australia joined eight other candidates for a Meet The Press session at The Corregidor centre in Rooty Hill last Sunday. Kim Aldover, 20, was born in Manila, Philippines, and arrived in Australia at the age of two. She lives in Glenwood NSW, a Blacktown City suburb, and is a […]

What is the secret behind winning a beauty pageant? The answer lies in a mixture of intelligence, beauty, charm and grace. Twenty-two year old Aprille Lim from Blacktown, NSW, is a candidate in the Miss Philippines Australia beauty pageant to be held on October at this year’s 21st Grand Philippine Fiesta. She is confident of […]

Federal Member for Chifley, Roger Price today joined the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) to officially launch Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and their new awareness campaign themed “The Difference is You”. The campaign will serve as a reminder to people of the significant difference they can make in reducing the impact of prostate cancer […]

Fr. Fernando Suarez will say mass on Oct. 25 at 2:00 pm, Sunday, at St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church, 36 Breakfast Road, Marayong NSW 2148. Contact persons are Len Limguangco, Mobile: 0420 981 721; Ike Enriquez at (02) 9626 9096  ?

Once a year since his prosthetic limbs were fitted in 2004, Juriel Amora has been returning to Sydney to have his artificial legs and arm replaced. Juriel was born without both legs. His left arm was also missing. It was reported that his mother had Rubella (German measles) during pregnancy. Thanks to the generosity of […]

by Marie Rea Pinoy Dancing Inmates’ Michael Jackson Tribute Post 3 Million Plus Views on YouTube! With their first YouTube video in 2007 fetching almost 29 million views as of this writing, the renowned inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre (CPDRC) in the Philippines has once again shot to fame with their own […]

by Richard Ford, JP Liverpool, NSW. May 31, 2009. During the 14th Anniversary of the Flores De Mayo-Santa Cruzan celebration held at All Saints Catholic Church, Ms Donna Jones of the Visayan Association of Australia shone as Princess Flores De Mayo. Her mestiza beauty really dazzled the crowd who gathered at the Parish Hall. She […]

by Marie Rea Are you looking for a job? If you are flexible, love to travel and can adapt to new places and culture, why not try the United Nations (UN)? In these times of economic hardships when thousands upon thousands of people and companies are facing job losses, one has to consider all prospects. […]