This year’s Press Freedom Dinner at Darling Harbour in Sydney focused heavily on assisting the families of Filipino journalists who died in a massacre in Maguindanao, in the Philippines’ south. Speakers spoke about Australia’s genuine concern for the victims’ families, including those who had been killed over the last decade elsewhere in the Philippines. The […]
Category: General Discussions
Kensei Yonzon: For your consideration: Richard Gordon
I put down my thoughts today with much regret for the time I had let pass. Time I have lost. Perhaps, if I’d made up my mind sooner, I could have done more. But here we are, five days to go before we, the Filipino people, are given an opportunity to steer our nation. In […]
Who is really behind the Dacer-Corbito Murder? by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
Former police officers Cesar Mancao and Glenn Dumlao have linked Senator Panfilo Lacson as the mastermind behind the killing of Salvador Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito some 10 years ago. But does the buck really stop there? Both Mancao and Dumlao were former members of the now defunct Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Task Force […]
The government knew what was going to happen in Maguindanao by Allan Tolentino
The prevailing attitude among Filipinos, especially the elite, ensures that atrocities like the Maguindanao executions will continue unless we become serious about our liberal democratic inheritance and enforce its principles even with the barrel of a gun.
Ten Things You’re Not Supposed to Know about the Swine Flu Vaccine by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, Natural News Editor
1. The vaccine production was “rushed” and the vaccine has never been tested on humans. Do you like to play guinea pig for Big Pharma? If so, line up for your swine flu vaccine. 2. Swine flu vaccines contain dangerous adjuvants that cause an inflammatory response in the body. This is why they are suspected […]
Trivia on gold bullions
Most countries tried to hide their wealth when they realized that the enemy was about to attack. Spain shipped all of its gold reserves to Russia for safekeeping (guess who never saw their gold again?).. In the Philippines, while the Americans and Filipinos were holding off the Japanese at Bataan, President Quezon had twenty tons […]
Consulate conducts forum on dual citizenship and OAV
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney is conducting forums with Filipino communities across New South Wales to promote the Dual Citizenship program, which allows Filipino-Australians to regain their Philippine citizenship without affecting their Australian citizenship.
Businessman calls for unification
Coming from a family who has been in politics in the Philippines for over 40 years, Sydney home loans provider Neil Galang is among the many Filipinos who have expressed grief over the death of former Philippine president Cory Aquino. Mr. Galang has prepared a proposal addressed to Philippine Congress to declare his “Tita Cory” […]
Hoping we will be one, forever by Fr. James Reuter, S.J.
I am in Our Lady of Peace Hospital, on the Coastal Road, and it is really 3:00 a.m. The planes coming and going from the airport are roaring over my head. Everything is peaceful and quiet. Even the roaring planes add to the feeling of peace and quiet. I am ten days away from my […]
Bits & Pieces
Interesting as you probably know, the Arizona desert provides parking space for hundreds of jetliners that have not outlived their usefulness – they are still useful and can still fly. But their owners are unable to turn a profit on them if and when they fly, at least not in today’s economic climate. But when […]
Striped Marlin caught
The striped marlin shown below was caught recently in Australian waters by Sam Zammit. Carrying the ocean monster are the Zammit brothers who took turns in hauling the fish. It took them nearly 2 hours to finally land the marlin into the boat. They chose to eat the fish rather than take it to a […]
Fil-Aussie is runner-up in Australia’s Got Talent
12-year-old Filipino-Australian Jal Joshua Lebumfacil placed second to the grand prize winner Mark Vincent in Australia’s Got Talent 2009. “You’re really awesome. I hate opera but you’re really good.” said the pint-sized Jal to Mark right after the announcement of the winner, which drew admiration from the audience. Jal sang Barry Manilow’s One […]