When questioned about his immorality during the last Ateneo Alumni Australia (AAA) board meeting that I attended, Bulseco went ballistic, shouting all over the room that he is a divorcee. That is his usual justification for womanizing. Shortly after his divorce, he has had at least four known girlfriends, one of whom is a woman […]
Category: Editorial
Beijing’s Show of Force by Dr. Erick San Juan
Chinese leaders are torn by two conflicting goals: The desire to regain “lost” islands and waters and a need to maintain stable relations with neighbours and America. (By Ryan Martinson)
Alric Bulseco should be sacked
When questioned about his immorality during the last Ateneo Alumni Australia (AAA) board meeting that I attended, Bulseco went ballistic, shouting all over the room that he is a divorcee. That is his usual justification for womanizing. Shortly after his divorce, he has had at least four known girlfriends, one of whom is a woman […]
PACF buys Blacktown property
Woodcroft NSW. Sept. 9, 2015. — During an informal interview conducted today by this writer with PACF CEO Luz Tiqui, the latter confirmed that the Philippine Australian Community Foundation has purchased a property located at No. 50 Forge Street Blacktown. The PACF board manages the affairs of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC).
Marriage Equality is dumb
It is sad that the Australian Labor Party (ALP) refers to this dumb proposal as ‘marriage equality.’ Maybe a better and more straight forward term to use — though still dumb — is ‘same-sex marriage’ or ‘gay marriage.’
Philippine Sentinel meets with MPC Board
Aug. 8, 2015. Schofields NSW. Long-time MPC critic Philippine Sentinel Editor Dino Crescini today met with members of the board of the Philippine Australian Community Foundation, more popularly known as the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC).
“Broadway Musical” is a misnomer
A university alumni association in New South Wales is staging a production that their incumbent board of directors have dubbed as “Broadway Musical.” It is due to be shown at Burwood RSL on August 9. Sadly, I must admit that I was a founding member of that association who later became one of its past […]
Angeles City — A “City of Angels” North of Manila by Dino Crescini
I’ve visited Angeles City many times before, not as a tourist but as an executive of an multi-national bank. It was part of my responsibility to inspect various merchant acceptors of Visa and MasterCard International Credit Cards. We wanted to make sure that the establishments were legitimate businesses catering mostly to tourists.
The Loboc Children sang like professionals by Dino Crescini
I was invited to see the Loboc Children’s Choir last July 3 at the Greater Western Sydney Performing Arts Centre in Plumpton NSW. Having been identified as a media practitioner at the entrance, I was offered a free ticket. I reluctantly accepted but couldn’t resist offering a donation knowing that the event was for the […]
No Virginia, gay people cannot produce babies
It is bad enough that we have the Annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney but many people tolerate the celebration as it caters to tourism, a good source of revenue for the government. What I cannot accept is gay marriage. Last month, Labor’s Bill Shorten introduced a bill that intends to make legitimate […]
The Rigodon is passé.
For over 15 years, the Philippine Community Council (PCC-NSW) has been presenting the Rigodon de Honor during the Philippine National Day Ball. However, the dance is not even a native Filipino dance. It is a Spanish-inspired dance introduced into the country by some Filipinos who visited France.
Two important women in my life
As we celebrate Mother’s Day during this month of May, I remember the two most important women in my life, and to them I want to dedicate this issue. One of them brought life to my four children while the other was the key to my many successes during my younger years — my own […]