The media plays a vital role in any democratic society.  Publishers, journalists, columnists, writers and broadcasters, photojournalists are the bearers of news and information. They exist to inform and at times to also entertain.  More importantly they are Truth-mongers!  While …

[Read more →]

With Philippine elections only a few days away, the pressure is on. T-shirts, signs and banners are being produced for the candidate of choice, even if most are not even voting.  As expected during the elections, especially in the Philippines, …

[Read more →]

If numbers are a way of telling an organization’s status, then the Philippine Community Council (PCC-NSW) is in dire straits.  The PCC’s 2016 Annual General Meeting saw a big drop in affiliate membership from 52 down to 33.  This is …

[Read more →]

Was that a “yes” or a “no”?  With us Filipinos, you can never be too sure.  With us Filipinos, the line between yes and no is blurred.  Everything is really a maybe. You have to watch carefully, listen carefully and …

[Read more →]

Aside from singing, Filipinos like to dip their fingers in politics. It has become an alternative pastime. Perhaps because, politics brings a perceived sense of power which they secretly aspire for , or there is simply a lack of things …

[Read more →]

Twenty-five years ago, on a sunny, Sunday afternoon in September, an estimated 30 Filipino organizations had gathered at Lee Meekan’s encyclopedia offices at Earlwood, with much anticipation and hope. The first ever general meeting of the Philippine Community Council of …

[Read more →]