Do you have any concerns about coronary artery disease? How about breast, cervical or colorectal cancer? These are among the topics that will be discussed in a seminar about women’s health to be held on the 29th of August, 2:00pm at the Max Webber Library Function Centre in Blacktown.
Category: Organisation
PCC Turns 20 Years Old!
The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC-NSW) will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on 11 September 2010. The event kicks off at 6.30pm and will be held at Blacktown RSL Club at Second Avenue, Blacktown. To mark this milestone, the current board of the PCC-NSW extends its invitation to the community. The members of the […]
PHCAA donates medical supplies to Aklan Health Centre
Philippine Health Care Association of Australia (PHCAA) donates four boxes of assorted medicines, Blood Glucose Monitoring Machines and Inhaler Machines for asthma sufferers to Nabas, Aklan Health Centre. Mrs. Ella Magallanes Martirez (extreme left) always makes time to include charity work when visiting family and friends in the Philippines. Donations came from two different pharmacies, […]
FAME, Inc. turns over rubber boats to Marikina City
In simple ceremonies held on 31 May 2010, Ms Mayumi Bartolome turned over 10 rubber boats to Marikina Mayor Marides Fernando. Below is the full text of the message she delivered on behalf of the Sydney Filipino Community thru FAME Inc.
PAMA’s 3rd Medical Mission to the Philippines
On 21-27 June 2010, a group of PAMA doctor volunteers, nurses and friends will go to Dumaguete City to conduct its 3rd Annual Medical Mission to the Philippines. Boxes of medical supplies and medicines were already shipped in mid-April for a timely arrival before the mission. Aside from these medical supplies and medicines, PAMA contributed […]
Mapua Alumni Australia Induction 2010
The Mapua Alumni Australia, Inc. (MAA) held its 2nd Annual Induction of the 2010 Directors and new members on April 24, 2010 at the Crystal Seafood Restaurant at Westpoint Blacktown. The Guest of Honour and Inducting Officer was Engr. Gliceria Cabrera Estrella, Adviser and Past President of the National Association of Mapua Alumni (NAMA) who […]
Independence Day Celebrations
The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC) will be leading the way again in the celebration of the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day on 12 June 2010. As has been in the past years, the Flag ceremony will be held on Saturday morning at 11am at Blacktown. The annual event will be held in […]
Lions will soon be roaming Sydney
Blacktown City Councillor Allan Green announced that thousands of Lions Club International members will arrive this month for the Sydney International Lions Convention. Green was recently elected as the new president of the Riverstone Lions Club. “There will be delegates from all over the world attending the Sydney convention to celebrate the great charity work […]
FAME to honor fashion designers
Sydney fashionistas, gear up! Two Philippine-born Fashion Designers will be given an award by the Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment, Inc. (FAME) on its 2nd year anniversary gala dinner. It will be held on Saturday 24th July 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Event Function Centre in Blacktown. A runway fashion segment will be […]
Rubber Boats for Marikina City
On Easter Sunday, 04 April, 2010, in anticipation of the typhoon season in the Philippines, the Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment, Inc. (FAME Inc.) loaded 10 units of Inflatable Boats for the City of Marikina, Philippines. Free shipment was donated by Austral Cargo Pty. Ltd., a door-to-door delivery company based in Glendenning, NSW. “The funds […]
PHCAA supports two scholars in Tala Leprosarium
The announcement was made by Veronica Alcantara, RN, who is the newly-elected president of the Philippine Health Care Association of Australia. PHCAA now provides financial assistance to two college students in the Philippines. These are Maria Kristyn Manansala Lozares and Vanessa Lozares Adriano. They are both students of The Child Jesus College in Caloocan City. […]
Donate FLIP FLOPS for a cause by Marie Rea
OVERSEAS PINOYS CARE MOVEMENT was formed by yours truly in the internet via Facebook. It aims to share with poor and needy Filipinos some of the blessings we enjoy in our adopted countries. We have members and supporters from more than 20 countries all over the world. They are Filipinos and other nationalities alike. Our […]