It seems not too long ago when FAME (Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment) was organised by Mr. Cesar Bartolome, a former vice president of PCC (Philippine Community Council – NSW), the once-upon-a-time umbrella organisation of nearly a hundred Filipino associations in the premier Australian state. FAME gathered strength with many of its members now recognised […]
Category: Editorial
Towards a US-China Confrontasi by Bernie Lopez
U.S. vs China Expansionism on Collision Course China recently criticized the White House for strengthening military forces and alliances in Asia under the so-called ‘pivot’ to Asia policy, which China said was destabilizing the Asia Pacific Region (APR). The protest cited specifically four US allies — Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea, and Japan. Ironically, Vietnam […]
A Journalist’s dilemma
With reference to last month’s editorial entitled “A dirty game in politics,” I realized that writers face not only accolades but also a lot of disagreements and criticisms. Over the past 14 years that I have been practicing journalism, I have always been very careful to report the truth. Reporting the truth involves quality investigative […]
Immigration rejects bid of Filipino nurse for permanent residency by Neil Galang
The government appears to be cuddling ‘boat people’, many of whom are cutting corners to acquire permanent residency in Australia. These so-called ‘asylum seekers’ throw away all identification papers while in the high seas, making it even more difficult for immigration authorities to process their application. Many of them can hardly speak English. Those who […]
A dirty game in politics
Is politics inherently dirty? Hopefully not, for it is part of the democratic process. I am not about to discuss the political seesaw between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd in the Australian Labor Party (ALP). That is too complicated for an old geezer like me.
The honour and glory belong to. . . . .
In separate telephone calls to this writer, Buddy Arante and Mila Alforque categorically denied the involvement of Major Tom Baena in the Sinulog Festival in Plumpton. Both also demanded that this newspaper publish an erratum concerning what was printed in the February issue.
The possibility of having a Filipino as the next pope by Dino Crescini
There is always that possibility because Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, now a prince of the church, will be attending the conclave this month in Rome. But is it highly probable? Well, he has to overcome the strong Italian politics that dominate the Vatican.
People Power Revolution
(Random thoughts about Martial Law—Part 3) February 23, 1986. Manila. This month we celebrate the 27th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, otherwise known as the Edsa Revolution of 1986. Led by then National Defence Chief Juan Ponce Enrile and Philippine Army General Fidel Ramos, a bloodless revolution against the Filipino Dictator began.
Telephone call from a reader
January 15, 2013. 1800 hrs. I received a call from a woman reader who did not want to give her name. When asked, she merely identified herself as a Filipino Muslim. She referred to a story published in the January 2013 issue about an Afghan girl who was killed over her refusal to marry.
Who’s the real culprit? by Dino Crescini
An investigation regarding the origin and proliferation of news about the alleged abolition of the Filipino Chaplaincy has been traced to a non-Filipino priest. It turned out that he was the same person who later dismissed the news as “mischievous rumours,” in an attempt to save face. Further enquiries revealed that the Bishop of Parramatta […]
ECHELON – The Global Super-Spy Network
The shift from military to commercial espionage by Bernie Lopez The Echelon network of thousands of computers organized by five nations collects billions of electronic signals in the entire planet everyday, from emails to text to voice messages, and stores them in town-size computer arrays linked by satellite to hundreds of other arrays across the […]
Vegetable Garden at MPC Schofields goes pffffftt!
What was conceived by Emma de Vera and apparently approved by the Philippine Australian Community Foundation (PACF) Board as a brilliant idea now appears to be dead.