The Filipino community will be celebrating Philippine Independence on Saturday, 12 June 2010 at Rosehill Gardens, at Rosehill. This annual event is being organized by the peak Filipino organization, the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC-NSW).
To commemorate the event,…
Filipino Artists Collaboration, a community theatre group, has assembled a group of talented young individuals to stage the play, “Her Son, Jose Rizal.”
“Her Son, Jose Rizal” will be staged at Tom Mann theatre at Surry Hills from June 17-19 at…
Consul General Bettita at the ‘Despedida’ given in her honour acknowledged the attendees as “the movers and shakers of the community.” However, the Consul General failed to qualify her statement for not all present were really movers and shakers in the…
Collado and the Ace Team were declared the winners by default at the PCC elections which was held last Sunday, 7 February 2010 at Chester Hill. Dressed in “save the environment” shades of green, they proved that they could indeed…
Typhoon Ondoy ravaged northern Philippines and the emotions of the Filipinos in Sydney were running higher than the water levels with all logic sinking into oblivion.
In answer to the clarion call, people were quick to jump – “Oh, bless their…
Typhoon Ondoy passed through the Philippines leaving a devastation that hasn’t been seen in 40 years. Torrential rains left Metro Manila and its surrounding regions submerged under water.
Cainta, Marikina, Taytay, Laguna and areas in the Calabarzon were ravage stricken. Many commuters…
The Philippine Consulate in Sydney led the way in mourning the passing of former President Aquino with a Memorial Mass at the Consulate on the 3rd August 2009. The Philippine Community Council of NSW organized another community mass was organized at Bossley Park…
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A Memorial Mass for the Filipino Community in Sydney will be held on August 9 at 11am at Mary Immaculate Parish Church, Mimosa Road and Restwell Road, Bossley Park. The mass will be officiated by Father Nards Mercene. The…
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney is conducting forums with Filipino communities across New South Wales to promote the Dual Citizenship program, which allows Filipino-Australians to regain their Philippine citizenship without affecting their Australian citizenship.
Since Dual Citizenship was introduced in…
Remember growing up hearing the line – ‘Don’t speak until you are spoken too’? It was (still is) the ultimate catch phrase of anyone who demanded respect. As a consequence of the constant repetition of this phrase whilst growing up,…
