The Board of Trustees of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC) had a meeting on 14 February 2009 at the newly-acquired property in Schofields. The meeting of the Trustees coincided with a Special General Meeting supposedly attended by members of the Filipino community.   This is in accordance with the amended Trust Deed of the Philippine […]

Colin Attwood plans to conduct a meeting seeking support from the local community in establishing a Filipino and Australian Social Sports Club. He envisions that the structure would be similar to RSL Clubs.   Mr. Attwood said that “A cohesion would have to exist between Filipinos and Australians to achieve this goal.”   Colin believes […]

The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) in collaboration with the publisher of Filipin-Oz Directory will be conducting a series of information sessions for the benefit of all Filipinos.   The information sessions dubbed as “Expresso” will be held every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1pm-3pm at Corregidor Restaurant at Rooty Hill Road North, […]

The Blacktown City Community Band, under the baton of Maestro Jun Javier held its post-valentine concert on 21st February 2009 at Mount Druitt Workers Club (MWC). Over 200 guests came to support the fund raising night.  The affair was enhanced by the presence of Blacktown City Mayor Charlie Lowles, MWC Treasurer Tony Bleasdale and his […]

by Manny Roux The Philippine Float rolled down the streets of Sydney for the annual 2008 Sydney Street Parade. Highly visible were the four peasant-clad mascots, weighing roughly ten kilos each. With aluminum strands riveted together to hold its gangly frame, they were made to stand upright and towered above ten feet tall above the […]

NSW Minister for Transport David Campbell today announced a new commuter car park will be built at Quakers Hill. Mr Campbell and Riverstone MP John Aquilina visited Quakers Hill station to make the announcement. “This upgrade to Quakers Hill station parking comes as part of the Government’s $56 million Commuter Car Park program announced in […]

by Robert Bock We can do better. That is true. And we should have, but let those who are blameless cast the first stone! (Where have I heard that before?) Let me contribute my two cents worth before I lose the opportunity to do so. Not withstanding the self promotion, (on both sides on that […]

In the January issue of Philippine Tribune, we published an announcement made by Fr. Renato Paras that Tess Lopez was paid $37,000 by the MPC managers as partial payment for the $300,000 they borrowed from her. I was later informed by the good priest that the actual amount paid was $35,000 and not $37,000 as […]

It didn’t take a lot of persuasion for Peter and Nita Christian, owners of Corregidor Restaurant to agree to Jaime Pimentel’s suggestion of having a Press Room inside the entertainment centre. Pimentel is the founder of Filipino Sydney Press Club, an organisation of Filipino journalists, writers and publishers throughout New South Wales. The Press Room […]

Philippine Tribune received a letter from a concerned member of the Filipino community about the Filipino MPC. He said that “the perception is that the MPC belongs to the Filipino community, but in practice this is not so because Filipinos outside the constituted board of directors simply do not allow it. Rules and regulations on […]

Rooty Hill, NSW. December 8, 2008. Fr. Renato Paras today declared that the MPC Managers have made a partial payment of $37,000 to Ms. Tess Lopez leaving a balance of $263,000 from the original $300,000 amount owed. He added that the $37,000 came from the buyer of the MPC Rooty Hill property who promised to […]

Ledesco Development Corporation has harnessed the resources and capabilities of the Philippine Health Care Association of Australia (PHCAA) in sending a medical mission to Antique. PHCAA is a pro-active organisation of Filipino doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. The medical mission is scheduled for April 2009. Funds raised will be used to construct a […]