As the World Youth Celebrations have come to a close, Cathoholics are no doubt still reeling, intoxicated with the Spirit.
Kudos to all the volunteers, especially to those who opened their homes to the pilgrims.
I happened to be at Father Nard’s community at Bossley Park which was bustling with activities. I was intrigued to [...]

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The Blacktown Street Parade at the end of May kicked off a busy period for the community. At the festival, I followed a group of men in suits and found myself sitting up on stage watching the parade go by. But I made a few friends along the way and even got invited to lunch. [...]

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Ooops, it’s time to dust those barongs and sayas. Yep, it’s that time of the year when the community is agog as to who’s coming and who gets an invite. Some will be jumping from one event to another only to see the same faces. Get ready for those waist bending exercises - tilting the [...]

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We Filipinos have a penchant for copying, imitating, duplicating, replicating to the tee. The ‘photocopy’ syndrome.  The “gaya-gaya, puto maya” mentality.  We are king and queens of imitation!
We’ve always had the Philippine version of an international recording artist.  Hagibis was our version of the The Village People.  Block buster movies had their Filipino counterpart though [...]

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Wednesday, 23 April 2008
A group of Lasallites from the baby boomers era, have bonded together to form a non- profit organization called Center for Responsible Governance Philippines, Inc. with the sole purpose of improving the conditions in the Philippines.
The group also aims to eradicate the “culture of corruption” which exists in the Philippines. The [...]

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The 5th Global Filipino Network Convention held last month was a success! It surprised and exceeded the expectations of the organizers themselves. Judging by the comments from the speakers, delegates and dignitaries, it was a coup and everyone is happy.  Despite the inevitable hiccups, all went well - with a bank balance in the black [...]

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With the Global Filipino conference upon us, I’ve been privileged to have a sneak peep at some of the biographies of the key note speakers arriving down under.  I am in awe at the personal achievements of some.   Not only are they impressive but they are most definitely inspirational.  I’ve felt re-motivated, remembering a time [...]

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On the day the Estrada verdict was announced, a retired man who sought my help to obtain his social security benefits in the Philippines professed sympathy for the former president, expressing his hope that Estrada would be shown mercy because he had “suffered enough”.
Like most people, he had not read the 212 page decision of [...]

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It would seem that the buzz word on everyone’s lips is “empowerment”. Oooh, such a big word!!  I don’t think people are grasping the concept en toto.  I can’t help but wonder if some mean “empower” or “in power”?
There are those who seem to know how to thug at our heart strings to pluck just [...]

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