In a stunning display of insensitive non-Jesuitical stupidity, the Ateneo President was seen cavorting at the Ateneo [campus] with Imelda Marcos, the other half of Martial Law’s Conjugal Dictatorship.
Category: General Discussions
Further cuts to SBS will “devastate” content by Nick Trainor
The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) provides multilingual and multicultural radio, television and digital media services that reflect Australia’s multicultural society. It broadcasts programs that reflect the cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity of the Australian community.
Hockey swings stick blade; hits poor with his ‘bad’get
Philippine Sentinel columnist Boy Galang slams Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey while comparing him to a hockey player who swings his stick blade and hits the most vulnerable — the pensioners, the students and those heavily dependent on Medicare.
Cost savings at expense of Customer Service
It was many years ago when we opened an account at St. George Bank, Westpoint Branch in Blacktown. They had at least ten teller windows and customers could just grab a ticket from a numbering machine, take a seat and wait for the number to be called. It was very convenient especially for elderly and […]
Ang ‘bad’get ni Hockey stick blade
Matinding Sakit at Hapdi sa balat ang naramdaman ng mga mamamayan nang i-anunsyo kamakailan ang “BADGET” 2014 ng tresorero na si Joe Hockey. (Spelling of budget is intentional because it is really BAD!)
The Abbott Budget in a nutshell
? Parents receiving government assistance towards the cost of raising their kids have won a small reprieve before budget pain begins for some from next year.
The Abbott budget: cruel cuts and increases in cost of living by Chris Bowen (Shadow Treasurer)
13 May 2014. The Abbott Government has delivered its first budget. It’s unfair and it targets those who can least afford it.
Chinese poachers pierce eyes of marine turtles
Some 300 live, dying and dead turtles were seized by Philippine Marine Authorities from the Chinese boat caught poaching at Half Moon Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 6. Eleven Chinese crew members have been detained since then and were charged by the Bureau of Immigrations.
Migrante Australia says: “No right to be a bigot”
We stand our ground – it is always wrong to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people because of their race, colour or national or ethnic origin.
Will Malaysia Airlines Flt MH370 ever be found?
PERTH, Australia — Following four strong underwater signals in the past week, all has gone quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysian airline, meaning the batteries on the all-important black boxes may have finally died.
Badgerys Creek Airport: Economic Nightmare
Cr Stephen Bali, Blacktown City Councillor and Secretary for the No Badgerys Creek Airport Inc said, “Badgerys Creek will be an economic nightmare for Federal, State and Local Governments as the true cost would be approaching $40 billion.”
Pension Portability issue
There is at present a move by some quarters to push for a reciprocal agreement between the Philippines and Australia regarding the portability of Australian pension which at this time is limited to only 13 weeks. It used to be 26 weeks.