By Perry DiazAs seen on the March 2020 issue of Philippine Tribune Since Rodrigo Duterte took over the presidency of the Philippines, the influx of Chinese nationals has increased dramatically. Gambling and prostitution have become a huge problem. Most of the Chinese nationals who have come to the Philippines are involved in a new gaming […]
As seen on the March, issue of Philippine Tribune Politicians in The ACT are pushing for the legalisation of cannabis for personal use, which would allow people to grow two plants and hold up to 50 grams of the drug. Canberra has become the first city in Australia to legalise cannabis for personal use. Canberra […]
By Rio MatroAs seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel As the Philippine constitution dictates, the President Duterte might have to turn over executive powers to Vice President Leni Robredo. Now at a ripe age of 74, old age has apparently caught up with “strong man” Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Presidential spokesperson Salvador […]
By Ignacio BunyeAs seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel I was raised inside the Bureau of Prisons in Muntinlupa. I studied at the Itaas Elementary School and later at the Muntinlupa National High School. I grew up with children of prison employees. I knew and interacted with prisoners up close. One […]
by Maureen Santiago, PRO Ateneo Alumni Association of AustraliaPhoto and captions by Jimmy Kelly Pimentel As seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel Main purpose was to help support the scholarship program The Ateneo Alumni Association of Australia (AAAA) held its First Alumni International Convention on 25-27 October 2019 at the Pullman […]
I am writing to thank Filipinos for the way they have treated me in the Philippines, and to pass on a lesson I learned from observing the differences between their culture and mine over the years. I am an expatriate worker, an overseas American worker. The work I do involves a lot of traveling and […]
As seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel Australia’s “Fair Go” Is a Lie Australian Federal politicians are too poor at their jobs to fix poverty. They are a few toilet sheets short in their upper toilet roll. The Australian Liberal Party Prime Minister wants to help only the rich! He hates […]
As seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel Cpl. Roger Rubio, the alleged gunman in the ambush of radio broadcaster Dindo Generoso in Dumaguete City, gave himself up to Police Lt. Col. Judymar de Leon. “Caving in to mounting pressure due to intensified manhunt,” Roger Rubio who is an active personnel of […]
There have been increases in the number of hospital emergency cases for asthma and breathing problems in areas worst affected by the NSW bushfires, prompting a renewed call for people to take precautions when there is smoke in the air. Preliminary analysis of emergency department data shows that hospitals in the Mid-North Coast, where fires […]
As seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel A Maryland truck driver who drove across a median [lane] on a Delaware highway and caused a crash that killed a Filipino American man and his four daughters and injured his wife was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 1 to one year of probation. If […]
John Gokongwei Jr., Filipino Chinese billionaire who successfully built several businesses across the Asia-Pacific region, including telecom and airline services in the Philippines, passed away surrounded by his family. “Our beloved husband, father and grandfather John Gokongwei, Jr. passed away peacefully 11:41 pm, November 9th at the Manila Doctor’s Hospital surrounded by his loved ones,” […]
As seen on the December 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel He used to live in Summer Hill, NSW but years later decided to return to Dumaguete City in the Philippines to become a hard-hitting radio broadcaster. His comments naturally irked local politicians. Dindo Generoso was shot dead by an unknown gunman on Thursday, November […]