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.
Category: Government
The Federal Budget hurts
On 13 May 2014 we saw a Budget that seeks to demolish the pillars of Australian society: universal healthcare, education for all and a fair pension. This is a budget that pushes up the cost of living for every Australian family and hurts those who can least afford it most.
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.
Chifley Families to be hardest hit by a GP Tax by Roger White
Families in the electorate of Chifley would be forced to find more than eight million dollars a year to visit their GP, according to figures unveiled by the Federal Opposition.
Flipland Chronicles (Part two) by T. Tinio
(Editor’s Warning: Just as in Part One, This article contains language that prudish readers may find offensive. The author is a post-menopausal virgin answering to the name of Teresita who wishes to keep her real identity a secret because she is still in an Anglican convent in New Zealand. Proceed at your own risk.)
DOT Statement on Typhoon Yolanda
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is one with the whole nation in expressing its deepest sympathies to the families and victims of the Super Typhoon Yolanda (international code name “Haiyan“), one of the strongest typhoons that made landfall in recorded history.
Update on the Pag-Ibig Fund
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney has received the following updates on the Pag-IBIG Fund from Atty. Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, Chief Executive Officer, Home Development Mutual Fund:
Australian-Philippine Social Security Reciprocal Agreement
Many young Filipino migrant families bring their parents to Australia to provide family support so they can devote more fully to their work and careers. It can be said that most families are financially secured because they have their parents standing by them and their children.
How the Justice System works in the Philippines
According to Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Mon Tulfo, it is not so difficult to win a court case at least in the Court of Appeals. He outlines in detail how the system works.
Comelec Advisory
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) promulgated on 14 December 2012 Resolution No. 9578 entitled “In the matter of Amending Resolution No. 9567 dated December 4, 2012 Re: Policy to be Adopted for Overseas Voters who Failed to Vote Twice for the Purposes of the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections”, to ensure that the […]