January is usually the friendliest time of the year as presidential hopefuls are at their busiest best  campaigning for the much coveted post  in the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC-NSW).  This year, the PCC elections is scheduled for February …

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When bushfires ravaged Australia, a group of Filipino community leaders leaped to action and initiated a bushfire appeal.  “It was time to give back,” they said. 

The group, Handog Pinoy, identified the small rural town of Bobin, one of the …

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By Benjie de Ubago

Author, Imelda Argel and her book.

In a culture where men were excused for simply being a man and all their follies accepted without a whimper; where secrets were kept behind closed doors; where women were …

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By Benjie de Ubago

A few months back, Councilor Carol Israel of Blacktown City Council called for a meeting of some of the more “visible” community leaders that she knew, and also invited was Blacktown Councilor Linda Geronimo Santos.  The …

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by Benjie de Ubago

In a community full of uncertainties, one thing is for certain – the altruistic values of Mauricio de Vera.

Mauricio de Vera, fondly called ‘Chairman Mao’ or simply “ the Chairman” is one with irreproachable integrity. …

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When Campbelltown & Region Filipino Community Council (CRFCC) joined the Campbelltown Council’s Twilight Parade for the annual Fisher’s Ghost Festival, they marched down the streets in style.

In keeping with the Twilight Parade’s theme, “Life and Light Under the Sea”, …

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