The Philippine Times October 2013 edition

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It’s Lolo’s and Lola’s time to shine
Filipino seniors in Victoria will have
a chance this October to join the rest of
Victorian seniors in celebrating the 31st
Victorian Seniors Festival.There are 1,000
events planned across Victoria and some are
offered for free by organisations, sponsors
and their respective councils.
“The festival promotes their remarkable
contributions and highlights the benefits of
ageing well and keeping active, healthy and
involved in the community,” said Minister
for Ageing David Davis. The seniors, he
said, should avail of the free public transport for Victorian Seniors Card holders from
6 to 13 October, along with five days of free
economy V/Line travel on 8, 9, 10, 12 and
13 October to give them the opportunity to
catch up with friends and family members
and attend various events.
The Victorian Government has allocated
$208,000 funding for the said events for the
Information Victoria on 1300 135 090 for
a program or visit Seniors Online at www.
seniorsonline.vic.gov.au.
On a weekly basis, Filipino seniors have
the opportunity to join the services of
organisations and government bodies from a
laugh and song to gardening and cooking.
Nene Mallari and Demetria Reyes, our
Filipino seniors developing lifelong
friendships.
different councils to support local events
during the festival.
Interested parties may call Seniors
Healthy, happy living for Filipino seniors
Staying healthy, active and happy are the
keys to ageing gracefully. And this is exactly
what the Filipino seniors in the southeast
area are doing on a regular basis. Thanks to
the Australian Filipino Community Services
(AFCS), the carers, and volunteers, the
seniors are given an avenue to lead a happy,
fruitful lifestyle. They meet weekly doing
various activities from sharing stories, scoring high in scrabble, playing the piano or
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Filipino Australian candidates Family picnic with the Mayor
lose federal election bid
Lee Pendleton
During the Federal Election held 7 September, we
witnessed the change of
leadership with the coalition winning majority of
the seats all over Australia.
Labor party candidate Kevin
Rudd, in spite of his comeback as the Prime Minister
forced Julia Gillard to be
replaced as the leader of
the Labor party, failed to get
the number of Labor votes
across the Australia. This
Federal election we have
noticed the diversity of the
major party’s candidates
among them were three
Filipino Australians bid
for Parliament, two for the
lower house and another
for the Senate who failed
in their. The chance to be
swayed on anti-labor votes
failed to help two Filipino
Australians bets under the
Liberal National coalition
to become the first Filipino
heritage Member of the Parliament. The Filipino candidates in the federal elections
were Ronaldo Villaver NSW,
Coalition candidate for the
seat of Greenway in New
South Wales Blacktown, solicitor Jaymes Diaz, Carmen
Diaz of South Australia, and
Michael Deverala representing the electorate of Gorton
west of Melbourne running under the Democratic
party.
Au s t r a l i a n p o l i t i c a l
system is constitutional
monarchy which is under
the parliamentarian form
of government wherein the
Prime Minister is the head
of government. Since Australia has been colonised
by England it is showing
allegiance to the Queen of
England Queen Elizabeth
11. The Governor General,
the Queen’s representative
in Australia, will swear in
Prime Minister-Elect Tony
Abbott. After six years in
government, the Labor
party of Australia has lost
its mandate and the Liberal
party wins more than half
of the majority seats in the
Parliament.
Australia has two major
political parties. The Australian Labor party which was
founded on the principle
of the trade unions in Australia, and the Liberal party
which is the conservative
party mainly for the middle
class and huge business’
concern. The disunity and
party chaos of leadership
within the Labor party may
have lost Australian citizens
trust towards them and
have to switch their faith
and hope to the Coalition
government.
The Australian Multicultural Group, a newlyformed group under the
leadership of Fe Gilles,
recently joined the picnic
hosted by Frankston Mayor
Sandra Mayer. The group
performed the Pandanggo
sa Ilaw as its contribution
to the program.
The Mayor’s Family Picnic
2013 was held on 8
September 2013 at
the George Pentland
Botanic Garden.
It was a family
affair—young kids
with their parents
having a picnic
under an early
summer weather.
Mayor Sandra
Mayer mixed with
the crowd. Magician Luigi Zucchini
entertained the kids
as well as adults.
The Peninsula Folk
Club the public
with some songs that made
the picnic goers dance.
Meanwhile, the group
elected its officers during
its first formal meeting.
The officers are Fe Gilles,
President; Josie Estrellado
Crisostomo, Vice President;
Tess Checkley, Assistant
Vice President; Neds Santos,
Secretary; Jinkie Muldoon,
Assistant Secretary; Cristy
Maxwell, Treasurer; Matatuu
Kora, Assistant Treasurer;
Daisy Candare Harrington
and Estelita Young, PRO;
Ruthy Balagot, Auditor;
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AFCS to hold 22nd AGM
Cynthia Norton, current
Chairperson of the Australian-Filipino Community
Services (AFCS), invites
the Filipino community
to its 22nd Annual General Meeting on 30 October
2013 at 10.30am-12 noon
at the Dove Hall, 78 Power
Road Cnr Photinia St in
Doveton.
Norton said the AFCS
will also hold an election
for the following vacant positions in the Board of Management: Vice Chairperson,
Treasurer, and another
Board Member. Current
officers are: Chairperson,
Cynthia Norton; Secretary,
Virginia Wright; and Board
Member, Maria Smith.
Only financial members are eligible to send
a nomination. Individual
membership fee is $10,
Cynthia Norton
while organisation fee is
$100.
All senior groups that
are AFCS members are
entitled to one nomination.
Senior clubs are: Young
Generation, Knox Seniors,
Salaginto, Gippsland Carers
and Seniors Inc, Frankston
Seniors Social Group, and
United Filipino Elderly.
The other groups are: Youth
Interfaith Group and Hiphop, VSL Filipino Youth
Group, and Australian Filipino Language and Culture
Schools.
Fo r m e r l y t h e C e n t r e
for Philippine Concerns
Australia, AFCS’s vision
is to promote the Filipino
community’s access and
participation in the resources of Australia. It
delivers welfare services,
community development,
education, training, research, networking, and
advocacy.
For more information,
ring 9791-8366 or 97918344. Also visit the group’s
website at www.afcs.org.
au.
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editorial
A hug for our Lolo’s and Lola’s
society. They bridge the
cultural gap for us, bringing
in the culture of the Philippines and emphasising it
in our homes. For us with
children who have already
been born here, this is
pr e miu m a s o ur y o ung
ones can appreciate who
we are as a people. Their
stories of their youth, while
told and retold a thousand
times, are the source book
of knowledge which teach
us how Filipinos like them
thrived in several eras—
pre-war to Marcos dictatorship to a renaissance of
democracy after the People
Power. There is much to
mine in these stories, most
important of which are
the values we cherish and
we want to perpetuate as
Filipinos.
Because of these values, we are kept grounded
and rooted to our Filipino
heritage. While we have
gained Australian citizenship, we should still guard
our identity as distinctly
Filipinos.
There is no better time
to appreciate our own
Filipino seniors than now.
Not later, but now. This
is the time to sit at the
heels of our seniors, and be
educated about life. Never
mind if they are occasionally cranky, or sound like
broken records regaling
us with stories of how
They are our angels on
earth. While we are away
from home to attend to
work, they keep the house
clean, take care of our
children, prepare them
for and fetch them from
school, and cook hot meals
that warm our stomachs at
the end of a stressful work
day. They are the lolo’s
and lola’s—senior parents,
or aunts and uncles—who
even at their age—refuse to
slow down.
It should be noted that
some of our seniors had
a difficult time adjusting
to their new home here
in Aussie. Used to the old
ways back home and sometimes lacking the language
skill to communicate with
locals, our seniors had to
cope in various ways to
get adjusted to their new
life here. And who says
you can’t teach old dogs
new tricks? This new land
of promise, along with
their natural social skills,
had them getting out in
no time, and organising
events and congregating
with fellow seniors who do
activities in common areas
of interests.
We Filipinos are lucky
to have seniors in our
households. Apart from the
chores they help us with,
our seniors have a more
crucial role for us, who
now live in a multicultural
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they evaded the Japanese
during the war and had to
feed your parents milk on
a Tanduay rhum bottle, or
how they had to say nice
words about Marcos in
front of the Philippine Constabulary or PC to evade
being a target of arrest.
Their stories form the link
so we and our children
have a glimpse of our past,
and realise that each line
symbolises a nugget of our
culture. We can read many
books, search the Internet,
watch the many documentaries, but nothing will
compare to seeing the glint
in the eyes of the seniors as
they recount their personal
stories, a parcel of the Filipino story.
If you have seniors in
the house, give them a hug
as a way of appreciating
everything that they give—
from their stories, to their
immeasurable love, and the
values that you will carry
and one day pass on to future generations. Tell them
every day that you love
them. Especially that they
have feebler bodies and
sometimes failing memory,
it pays a lot to show them
that we care and are thankful for their presence. Life
is short, and even shorter
for them. Lest they forget,
a daily dose of hugs and I
love you’s will be a good
gentle reminder.
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The Philippine Times wins
award for editorial cartoon
An editorial cartoon
created by artist Joel Magpayo for The Philippine
Times’ March editorial was
declared the winner in the
Editorial Cartoon category
of the 2nd Multicultural
Media Awards (MMA).
The award was given during the presentation night
on 2 September 2013 held
at the Strangers Dining
Room of the NSW Parliament House. The MMA,
which was inaugurated
last year, is chaired by Hon
Shaoquett Moselmane
MLC, member of the NSW
Legislative Council.
The award was received
by Consul Marford Angeles Divide and Conquer, the March
of the Philippine Consul- editorial cartoon is cited in the
ate General in Sydney on MMA.
behalf of Ka Joel.
rial commentary which urges
Ka Joel’s entry, titled
Divide and Conquer, “is a sa- Filipinos to disagree without
tirical take on Filipino unity, being disagreeable and to
cleverly illustrated through a respect each other despite
Philippine map dominated by differences in regional reprethree men representing each sentation.”
In the speech given by Mr
major region…The cartoon
also shows a sun, a dominant Moselmane, he paid tribute
element of the Philippine to migrant and indigenous
flag, a crying sun, perhaps journalists, and stated that
pointing to its sad disposition the institution of the MMA
because of what happens is “long overdue”, with the
to the Filipino community. history of migrant and indigIt complements the edito- enous media dating back to
as far as 165
years ago.
He also acknowledged
their role
in bringing
communities together,
and breaking
down social and cultural
barriers. “They inform, they
inspire, and they involve
and they turn challenges
into opportunities.” Moreover, he also acknowledged
multicultural media for
being instrumental in
“remind(ing) and link(ing)
people with their ancestry”.
Ka Joel is the resident
editorial cartoonist of The
Philippine Times. He is a
full-time artist, starting out
as a cartoonist and illustrator for publications in the
Philippines at the age of 16.
He shifted to painting at 24,
and continues to paint to this
day. He runs art workshops
and demonstrations around
Victoria, joins art shows and
juried art exhibitions around
Australia, in which he has
won over 150 art awards and
commendations. Visit his
website at www.joelmagpayo.
com.
Triskelion fundraising event
The Triskelion Melbourne Council of Victoria
Incorporated (TMCVI) staged
fundraising activity last 28
September 2013 titled “A
Night with the Triskelions”
held at the St Bernadette
Hall in Sunshine.
TMCVI is an organisation
comprising of members from
the different Tau Gamma Phi
Fraternity and Tau Gamma
Sigma Sorority chapters all
over the Philippines. They
were officially formed here
in Melbourne on 8 June
2008 when four fraternity
brothers bonded together to
serve the community under
the Triskelion banner. From
this group, the Melbourne
Council grew in numbers
as more and more fraternal brothers and sisters in
Victoria learned about its
existence through the various community activities it
has participated.
Among these activities
are the “Clean Up Australia”
event held in the banks of
the Yarra River in the CBD,
“Tree Planting” in Tarneit
and the annual “Filipino
Fiesta” held at Flemington.
This is the second year
that the Triskelions held
this dance party to raise
funds for their projects
particularly the “Balik
Eskwela.” The project’s
main aim is to distribute
bags and various school
supplies (pencils, erasers,
pad paper, pencil cases
and notebooks) to different
public school children from
the far-flung areas and less
fortunate families in the
Philippines. The first batch
of bags and school supplies
were distributed last 5 and 6
June 2013 at Torrijos, Marinduque. The school kids
from Talawan Elementary
School, Nangka Elementary School, Matuyatuya
Elementary School and
Suha Elementary School
were the first beneficiaries
of the TMCVI’s project.
Due to its resounding
success, TMCVI decided to
make the “Balik Eskwela”
project a yearly activity.
The next set of schools to
benefit from this project for
the school year 2014 will be
chosen by TMCVI from the
schools which the members
have nominated. These may
be from their own province
or any school they have
identified that need these
school supplies.
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Save the Fiesta Laverton property
“We are now considering a court case.”- Walkley
The Concerned Members
of the Philippine Fiesta of
Victoria Inc (CMPFVI) is
now seriously considering
pressing charges against
the current Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Inc (PFVI)
Chairperson Ross Manuel
and his management committee. This is according to
Maina Walkley, Chairperson
of the CMPFVI, in her speech
during the Bush Dance Fundraising Night held last 31
August 2013 at Our Lady
Help of Christians Church
Hall. Details of the charges
are yet to be released.
Dubbed “People Power
to Save Fiesta Property at
Laverton”, the fundraising event was intended to
pool resources to be used
to pay for legal expenses.
The court case, according to
Walkley, is the last step her
group resorted to do after
all other means to solve
the problems of managing
the Fiesta and transparency
were exhausted. “We hate to
do this. We are all Filipinos.
These are people we know.
We know them personally,
professionally. From simply
asking questions, it is sad
the we have reached litigation. Why do they have to
expel these people?” Walkley
asked.
Walkley is referring to the
16 Concerned Members who
were expelled because they
were not paying members
and they have exerted immense pressure to undermine and attack the current
Fiesta Committee. In another
shocking turn of events, the
Lifetime Membership was
abolished affecting most of
those involved in the Fiesta
for so long.
“Our greatest mistake is
that we left them alone. We
were burnt out. We trusted
them. We did not think they
would do something like
this and take advantage of
the position of trust given to
them,” she said. The expelled
members were Walkley, Eddie Atacador, Noel Tolentino, Billy Velasco, Elmer
Ragel, Gerry Ocampo, Alex
Ordoña, Philip Salanguit,
Tony Lugo, Francis Dizon,
Roy Carbungco, Bing Jaraba,
Ellen Oftial, Remy Raquel,
Hugo Espenida, and Rolly
Hernandez.
Walkley said there
are three issues they
want to focus on.
First is the sale of the
Laverton property
wherein members were
not properly consulted
and procedures not followed. Second is the
unexplained financial
and accounting practices
resulting to financial
loses for consecutive
years. The records are not
easily available to members
for checking. Third is the
poor management of the
Fiesta and breaches of the
Association and Incorporation Acts.
In her speech, Walkley acknowledged the people who
contributed to the Fiesta. She
made special mention of the
significant contributions of
the expelled members for
making the Fiesta reach its
31st year. “We worked hard
for the Fiesta, including the
candidates of the Beauty
Quests and their families and
friends. Just by attending the
Fiesta, you have contributed
in one way or another. So
why are they saying the
Filipino community need to
be consulted?” she asked.
Her group is planning
to have a grand reunion of
people who took part in the
Fiesta, including the Beauty
Quests candidates.
The live band during the
program was provided by
Captain Accordion Peter
Anderson. The audience was
also treated to bush dance
and raffle prizes.
Honour volunteers’ sacrifices
Philippine Times (PT). What is your comment about what’s
happening in the fiesta?
Jopen Quintero (JQ). It is a disgrace to the Filipino community and a disgrace to the young Filipinos who are growing up
here as they can see more from the outside. We are supposed
to be their models whom they should look up to. If they can
see that we are living harmoniously, and honestly, they might
become more interested in joining our Filipino organisations.
Transparency has always been a common problem in many
organisations. We must also not forget to show respect for
these voluntary people in the organisation as not many
people can devote their time in running an organisation. It
involves a lot of sacrifices as well.
No unity, no one destiny
The laws, rules, proceedings, and so-called constitution of the PFVI are flawed
and so is the decision of
the Victorian Consumers
Commission (VCC). Unfortunately, the documents are
not accessible to the public
–which is another flaw of
the system. This is Wikileaks
era. How come information
is inaccessible? I read the
VCC decision and I got a
copy of Maina Walkley’s
response to the decision.
Further, I read the response
of the Fiesta lawyer (Ian
Finch) which makes the case
even more absurd.
I think the Philippine
Fiesta case is symptomatic
of the Filipino dysfunctional
culture. Commiseration
should go to those who
have invested their time,
money, skills and other
resources only to end up
this way—mismanagement,
inefficiency, lack of transparency and collaboration, and
too much politicking???
Let’s not get too legalistic
especially if the laws and
protocols are flawed.
The issues here as I understand are two things:
first, the Laverton property
which is the only property
of Filipinos in VIC (along
with the FCCVI in Footscray, perhaps); second, the
ex-officio members who
served PFVI and the Filipino
communities and who were
‘instrumental’ in acquiring
the property were expelled
from Lifetime Membership.
The current management
said they don’t have business
in minding the issue.
Something must be very
wrong. Let’s take into consideration the alleged misappropriation of funds and the
secret sale of the Laverton
property.
There is what we call a
higher law that overtakes
an imperfect man-made law.
Why did I attend the bush
dancing event? It’s a gesture
of support to stop the sale
of the Laverton property.
More importantly, who are
the buyers? Indians? I am
not a racist but soon we
will realise that this group
of people will build their
own Indian towns everywhere and will wield their
one billion people power
to colonise this nation with
their strange ways. Where is
the Filipino in the scheme
of things?
And these suspended ‘lifetime members’, they served
the Filipino communities
for a long time. Where’s the
Filipino value kahit man lang
utang na loob? Or respect
for the elders/filial piety?
Lifetime membership not in
the constitution? To suspend
and disown them is not “just”
either. If the Fiesta is a legal
entity, couldn’t the expelled
members be re-installed
as ex-officio members? Individually, Filipinos have
many good qualities, but
collectively-- that’s problematic. It’s rooted in our historical context- no concept of
nationhood. (Unfortunately,
walang mitolohiya, walang
kasaysayan, walang sariling
kultura, a country segregated
by linguistic and regional
barriers, etc.) We don’t think
of ourselves as one people
bound by one destiny and
we don’t think about the
interests of all. (We are not Japan, Korea, China, Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia. Each of
these countries has a strong
sense of nationhood.They
can forego of self-interests
for the sake of their collective
destiny.)
How to solve the crisis? Forum, consultation,
compromise, transparency.
Recycle the constitution,
recycle the management,
if needed. If the current
management doesn’t get at
least 80 per cent support
from the community, the
dysfunction and vicious
cycle will go on and on. Sad,
but true. My concern: Save
the Philippine property or at
least, may kapalit man lang.
Sorry got no further info so
I can’t say more.
Editor’s Note: This represents the
view of an anonymous individual
who is not affiliated with either the
Philippine Fiesta or the Concerned
Members of the Philippine Fiesta.
PT. What’s your participation (now or in the past) in the
Fiesta?
JQ. I was the chairperson of the first Mrs Philippine Fiesta
Beauty Pageant under the presidency of Mrs Ligaya Chin.
Previously, there was only the Miss Philippine Fiesta. After
that, I was the Public Officer of the Philippine Fiesta, liaising
between ANZ where our loan was drawn; and Corporate
Affairs under Mr. Elmer Ragel. I have no participation now
in the Fiesta but I am always prepared to help if I can and if
time permits. However, I will only help if I know that the
organisation has respectable and honest people running it.
PT. Are you a lifetime member? What’s your comment
about the need to pay now and the abolition of the lifetime
membership benefit?
JQ. Yes, I am a lifetime member, but maybe I should say, I
was, since lifetime membership has been abolished. I am not really happy with the abolition of lifetime membership because I have been a lifetime member since it was
created. It feels degrading as it feels like you were stripped
off something as a punishment. As far as I am concerned, I
have not done anything wrong. I thought this was a reward
given to me for the voluntary work/service I have done for
the Philippine Fiesta. Fifteen Dollars of membership fee is
nothing to be of much concern.
PT. As a member, did you get any information about the
selling and other details of their proposal to sell the Filipino
Community Centre?
JQ. No, I did not get any notification about what is happening with the Philippine Fiesta. However, I do not think
all Filipinos are interested. Also, it might be a waste of
money/postage to send notification by mail to everybody
since not everybody is interested based on conversation I
have had with some people. But, it might be a good idea to
inform people via their website, emails, radio, newspaper,
or any other public media about what is happening with
the Philippine Fiesta since this is not a privately-owned
organisation.
7
Filipino Freemasons of Victoria elect
new officers
Mila Cichello
The Filipino Freemasons
of Victoria (FFV) inducted
a new set of office bearers
at Millennium Receptions,
Sunshine on 23 August
2013.
Vey Worshipful Brother
David Seymour (District
Coordinator, Freemasons of
Victoria) inducted the following officers for 2013-2014:
President— Mac Bongcaron;
Vice President— Robert
Pido; Secretary – Fidel Oray;
Treasurer – Jhun Carreon;
Auditor – Abet Olaes; PRO
– George Valdivia, Manolito Gamat, and Rico Torres;
Chaplain – Ben Esmaquel;
and Public Liaison Officer –
Jhun Cortez.
Right Worshipful Brother
Norman Martin (Past Deputy
Grandmaster) praised the
Filipino Freemason members and families for their
dedicated service to the community and for outstanding
participation in Freemason
projects. He spoke of the
long-established principle
of the organisation in serving
others and inspired the new
members to keep abiding
by the Freemasonry motto:
“Brotherly love, Relief &
Truth”.
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plenty of entertainment,
raffle fun, and dancing.
Brian Todio quickly warmed
up the guests with his piano
renditions and Jhun Laysico regaled the crowd with
popular Filipino and English
melodies. As a finale, the
young Filo-Italian classical
singer Adrian Li Donni cast
a spell on everyone with
his soaring musical ballads,
including “I haven’t met you
yet”. Adrian, who has been
performing with large ensembles in Sydney, the USA
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Paying homage to our Filipino seniors
For the month of October, we
celebrate our seniors. Photography
hobbyist Rolly Ferrer captures
the many moods of our Filipino
seniors—smiling, poker, or simply
being themselves. He shows us
couples, friends, and the overall
camaraderie among them. Not all
seniors are cranky; just see the
glimmer in their eyes and you will
feel a warmth in your heart.
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Wikang Filipino mahal ko ito!
(The Filipino Language, I Love It!)
Maria Smith
While the whole of Australia voted for a new Prime
Minister on 7 September, the
high-tech Banksia Building at
Dandenong High School was
likewise abuzz with excitement from students, parents
and friends of the Victorian
School of Languages (VSL)
celebrating the Filipino Language Week.
Borrowing a line from the
recent statewide VSL teachers
conference at the University
High School in Parkville, Mrs.
Perez (Year 12 instructor)
welcomed guests with a quote
from Greg Roberts of Time
Magazine (29/07/13): “Monolingualism is the illiteracy of
the 21st century”.
With this quote, Mrs. Perez
reinforced the importance of
strengthening the Filipino
language focus as our first
language not only to broaden
our students’ linguistic
knowledge and cultural
understanding but also to
make them more globally
competitive in terms of career
opportunities and being able
to communicate in more than
one language.
The new Area Manager for
the VSL Dandenong Centre,
Mr. Alan Feher, likewise inspired students and parents
with his message of support for the flourishing of
the Filipino linguistic and
intercultural enrichment especially acknowledging the
efforts and commitment of
the current Filipino language
instructors and continuous
participation of parents in
cultural events such as this
one.
Certainly, every year the
Language Week celebration
proves to be a source of entertainment for those longing for
the camaraderie of Filipino
catch-up times with other
parents and students who
share the same hunger for
interpersonal and intercultural mingling. The variety
of Filipino finger food shared
by each student certainly
added to the enticement of
this annual Filipino-VSL
gathering.
Topping it all up is the
showcase of Filipino students’ artistry and creativity
in terms of traditional folk
songs, interpretative dancing, and poetry recitations
not only by the teachers but
also by amazing youngsters
such as Sandra, Jasmine,
Celeste, Giselle and Anthony
(from Prep to Year 4) with
their poem “Ang Wikang
Pilipino”.
The Year 11s (Jackie, Sofia, Jeanne, John, Aron, and
James) captivated everyone
with a combination of traditional “Karinyosa” (fan dance)
and “Kembot” (hip swing
dance), and the Year 12s (Eloisa, Angeline and company)
certainly thrilled with their
own hip-twisting and irresistibly exciting hiphop.
Likewise, musicians Noelle
Batica (with her flute) and
Samantha Ramirez (on the
keyboard) impressed the
crowd with their incredulous hand rhythmic skills;
Jurel Ortencio, Raymond
Bulano and Andrea Sugay
The Year 11s singing some Filipino folk songs
serenaded the audience with
their unique and melodious
vocals. Ian Adalia and Jurem
Ortencio certainly nailed it
with their own rap hiphop
version of “Bahay Kubo”.
However, Bella from Year
12 seemed to have deeply
magnetised the audience
with her rendition of the
“Little Mermaid” song in that
heavenly angelic voice that
transcends one to another
time and place, one more
proof that Pinoys have got
magnificent artistic talent
and can easily compete on a
global scale.
Special mention to Francisco Roque, Hannah Casihan
and Bernice Bagano (and
other students) of Year 12
with their impressive organisational skills in coordinating
invitations and the program of
performances and rehearsals,
PowerPoint presentations, the
food setup, and the cleaning
afterwards.
Indeed the initiative and
artistic creativity to impress,
respect for one another
and the “bayanihan” spirit
demonstrated by our VSL
students are some of the
important values we continue
Ian Adalia and Jurem
Ortencio with their
interpretative rap version
of “Bahay Kubo”
to celebrate as part of our
unique Filipino language and
cultural heritage that we are
proud of. We love it!
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My happy memories
of Manila
Anna-Marie Friedlander Chainus
The world can think awfully of Manila,
but it will always have a special place in
my heart...here are my most cherished
memories of this city:
My home city, Las Pinas, used to be a part
of greater Manila until it grew and became
a city itself...I have happy memories of
riding at the backseat of my Dad’s car and
passing through numerous salt beds, the sun
shimmering on the water...
• I remember taking my cousins who visited
from SFO to Intramuros. I remember
watching Nora Aunor perform “Minsa’y
Isang Gamu Gamo” on its walls – she was
electrifying. Her soulful eyes just pierced
your existence and you could just drown
in them....
• I remember commuting via bus when I
used to work in Advertising and was heading home; the bus would often be passing
by Manila Bay. One day I fell asleep at the
back of an open-aired bus and woke up
to the most amazing view on the bay. The
sun was about to set, it was a light red, the
sky was orange yellow and the grey clouds
swirled and were composed as such that it
looked like a Chinese Dragon was soaring
in the heavens. • When we lived in Osaka, Japan during
my Middle School years, my mom had a
Japanese staff member in the Department
of Tourism who was a huuuge fan of the
Philippines, especially Manila. We asked
him what he would choose to be when he
died – he replied he would be a coconut
tree overlooking Manila Bay so he would
always catch the sunset. • I remember catching Pope John Paul II in
the Pope Mobile in Manila during World
Youth Day. He was so filled with the Holy
Spirit, you could feel him radiate love and
see his face shine.
• I remember going to St. Scholastica’s
College and PWU and hitting the nearby
eateries in the area with my classmates.
We would sit down, grab a bite to eat and
rant about how tough some of the subjects
were. We would also rave about specific
scenes of our favourite movies like Jurassic Park, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Last of the
Mohicans or Legends of the Fall (I realise
I am now dating myself with my movie
list, but those were the hottest movies at
the time). I miss the street food sold by the
vendors outside the schools. I definitely
gave the fish ball vendor, barbecue vendor
and the gulaman and sago vendor good
business. These are just some of my memories...
someday I hope to bring my husband (of
Filipino heritage but born in the US) and
son to the Philippines so they can appreciate
their roots.
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Photo hobbyist Rod
Lim is a Manila-based
professional who takes his
camera along on his many
travels. Here he shares
with us his snapshots
of some scenic spots in
Manila.
Anna-Marie lives in Seattle, Washington with husband
Candido and one-year-old son Daniel Doane. She left the
Philippines in 1999 and got her US citizenship in 2006. Manila Bay’s famed sunset
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the rise of weblogs, just
about anyone can produce
and share content. Blogs in
particular are driving many
readers to the web, as more
and more fresh and interesting content are published
online.
The ones that prove
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snippets of the blogger’s life.
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A Man in Manila – This
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life experiences and observations on societal life
from the time he was based
in Chile to his move back
to Manila. Well written
and thought provoking,
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Based in Kuala Lumpur Fili-
pino writer Paolo Mangahas
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moments in his life as a
communications professional based abroad. His
most recent post explores
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home away from home.
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ippines-born) blogger who
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Date:
Saturday, 5th October 2013
Time:
6:30pm
Venue:
Grand Star Reception
Address:
Cnr Grieve Parade &
Dohertys Road, Altona North
Price:
$65 (includes 3 course
dinner with soft drinks, beer
and wine)
Contact: Ed - 0419 209 738, Remy - 0404 071 116,
Roy - 0411 145 776, Fred - 0431 535 700,
Pat - 0433 556 954, Josie - 0430 387 989
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Book on faith, hope to be
launched this October
A new book titled Faith and
Struggle on Smokey Mountain by Fr. Benigno Beltran,
SVD will be launched on
13 October 2013, 3.30pm, at
the St. Francis Church Monastery Hall, Lonsdale corner
Elizabeth Streets. The book
describes the spiritual resilience of struggling peoples,
and how, through the eyes
of Fr. Beltran, learned to read
the Gospel anew. The lessons
he learned bear a message for
all who struggle for a better
world.
Smokey Mountain, a vast
garbage dump in Manila,
Philippines, served for many
years as an emblem of Third
World squalor. In many ways,
it is a metaphor for a planet
slowly choking on garbage
and waste. But for Fr. Beltran,
who served for three decades
as chaplain to the 25,000
scavengers who survive off
this reeking heap, it is also
a metaphor of hope—an
emblem of the will to survive,
the ability to create joy and
find meaning even in the
midst of abject poverty.
The book’s author, Fr Ben,
belongs to the Society of
Divine Word Missionaries,
and was ordained in 1973.
He received his Doctorate in
Theology from the Gregorian
University in Rome in 1985.
He has authored numerous
publications including The
Christology of the Inarticulate
that won him the Manila
Critics Circle National Book
Award in 1988. Get an opportunity to meet the author
during the launch.
Proceeds of the sale of the
book will go to the Sandiwaan Learning Center, an
educational facility recognised by the Department of
Education (Philippines) that
provides educational needs
and empowers the struggling
young people living around
the area of the old Smokey
Mountain.
The book will also be
launched in Sydney on 15
October at the St. Joseph’s
Village and St. Joseph’s
Hospital, both in Auburn,
NSW; on 19 October at the
St. Patrick Church, Dryan
Street, Summer Hill, NSW;
and on 20 October at the St.
Vincent Church Hall, Bland
Street, Ashfield, NSW.
For information about the
book and the author, visit
www.benbeltran.com. Interested parties may also contact
Dina Franks on 0401 676 210
or email her at dfranks2193@
yahoo.com.au.
tran, SVD
Fr. Ben Bel
The youth beneficiaries of
Sandiwaan Learning Center.
2013 EVENTS
OCTOBER 2013
5th Share-Me-A-Dream Safari Night, a fund-raising event. 7pm.
L’Unica on Parkville, 476 Brunswick Rd., Parkville. Tickets: $65
each. Contact: Choy Symes 0422 807 339, Aileen Barnara 0423
168 210 or Terry Kane 0409 675 246.
Rocktober Fiesta 2. 7pm. St. Luke’s Parish Hall, 1A David Street,
Lalor. Tickets: $15, but free for those under 12 years old. Food
on sale on site. Contact: Allan 0401 673 888, Bert 0412 0412 904
059, Dennis 0423 063 595, or Gardie 0434 907 813.
So you think you can dance all night. 6.30pm. Grand Star Reception, Cnr Grieve Parade and Doherty Road, Altona North. Tickets: $65. Contact: Ed 0419 209 735, Remy 0404 071 116, Roy
0411 145 776, Fred 0431 535 700, Pat 0433 556 954, or Josie
0430 387 989.
13th Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain by Fr. Ben Beltran SVD
book launch. 4pm. St. Francis Church, Monastery Hall, 326 Lonsdale Street. Contact: Dina Aguilar-Franks on 0401 676 210 or
email dfranks2193@yahoo.com.au.
th
18 Acoustically Yours featuring Noel Noguera, Raul Roxas, Warren
Ribates, and Mike Valdivia. 8pm. St. Bernadette’s Hall, Lot 1,
Cooke Ave Sunshine North. Tickets: $30. Contact: Noel 0488 804
832, Raul 0419 308 934, Warren 0408 839 716, Mike 0425 923
123.
19th AVAVI (Australian Visayan Association of Victoria Inc) Beauty
Quest Coronation, Contact: Rosenni Vella 0410 302 305 (Permanent- this weekend each year)
26th Australian Multicultural Group fundraising event celebration.
5.30pm. Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre, 26 Mahogany Avenue, Frankston North. Tickets: $15, must be paid by 17 October.
Come in Melbourne Cup/Halloween attire.
Capizeno Halloween Dinner Dance. Contact: Terry Apines 0413
844 146 (Permanent- last sat before Halloween each year)
Under your Spell Album and Video Launch of Czarina Lapus, a
Halloween Party. 8pm. Rah Bar, 163 Toorak Road. Tickets: $10.
Visit czarina.com.au.
Editor’s Note: This is a community initiative of the Emergency Relief
Fund for Philippines (ERFFP) Working Committee. The list was compiled by Community Organisations at a public community meeting on
24th February 2013 in order to assist organisers to plan events in advance, avoid event clashes and optimise community cooperation and
support. ERFFP plans to update the calendar once a year to amend or
add your events on the Community Calendar, please email either Michael Wright michael.wright@mgtlabmark.com.au or Gina Tuazon ginatuazon68@dodo.com.au. The Philippine Times is a partner of ERFFP
in updating and disseminating schedules of community events. We
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Celebrating Fathers Day at St. Albans UCA
N.Elaine A. Valenzuela
Abraham, Joseph, Isaac,
Moses, Jacob, David are
some of the fathers in the
Bible. Who’s yours? Fathers
are caring, strong, loving,
slow to anger, provider,
disciplinarian, funny and
at times crazy according to
the little ones, the list goes
on and on. What is your
father like?
I remember my father to
be special, always there to
guide me in my studies,
to look after me when I’m
sick, teach me to listen to
good music, urge me to
read books, and the best
memory I have is when
he carried me when I was
still a little one while he
skipped and hopped over
stones as he never wanted
my feet to get wet in the
flood. Another memory
cherished is when he let me
watch him develop films
in our tiny dark room. I
had lots of photos taken
when I was growing up
because it was the time
when coloured pictures
were emerging and black
and white photos were
getting passé. He didn’t tell
me how to live, he let me
watch him do it.
A lot of my friends back
home asked me why we,
Australians are celebrating
Father’s Day in September instead of June when
everyone else celebrate
it. My answer was, does
it really matter when we
celebrate it? If we could
only it every day, it would
be lovely because fathers
are always there for us and
you’ll never know when
they are leaving us, so you
should cherish your times
with your fathers. You are
a lucky child if you still
have your father living
with you because there are
some children who don’t
have one.
At St. Albans Uniting
Church in Australia, a
multi-cultural church and
the home of the first Filipino
Congregation in Australia,
we celebrated Father’s Day
last 1 September. The little
kids did a special number
for their fathers citing what
they think of their fathers,
a special dance number
and a song number from the
teenagers, to the delight of
the man of the house. The
game called “What’s in your
father’s wallet” made the
celebration more enjoyable.
In this game, we found out
that most of the fathers
don’t have money in their
wallet. Why? It’s because
the mothers keep the money.
The most exciting part of
the celebration was the
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led by music therapist Mrs
Krz Aguilar and musical
director Rod Bagon.
It’s Lolo’s...
practising for a group song
or dance performance—any
activity that would make a
Filipino elderly more alert
and vibrant.
Singing and cooking
Last 18 September, the
High PAG held a music
concert and Master Chef
Showdown participated
in by Filipino carers and
seniors at The Dove,
Filipino Seniors Wellbeing
Day Centre in Doveton.
Filipino nurse/chef and
volunteer Helen Verhagen
shared some tips in cooking
Filipino dishes, while the
Filipino seniors joined
her in demonstrating the
secret of cooking karekare, sinigang na baboy
and igado (an Ilocano dish).
They later shared the food
with High PAG families
and AFCS members and
guests.
After the cooking
demo, the Hi PAG Choir
sang some songs such as
“Kataka-taka”, “Ikaw” and
“Bakya Mo Neneng” and
used colourful bells while
singing. The group was
presentation of the wives
who sang “I Love You For
A Thousand Years” wearing a mask of a very old
woman and acting like one
and then they danced with
their husbands – the father
of their child(ren). What
a happy ending knowing
that with God’s gracious
love and guidance, I see
these fathers walk with
God, participate in Sunday
morning church services,
attend adult Bible Study
class, help with counting
the offering, do mission
works and some serve as a
deacon which the Father
God will take delight.
Come for a visit and
worship at St. Albans
Uniting Church in
Australia located at
Elaine St. corner East
Esplanade, St. Albans, Vic
or click www.StAlbans.
unitingchurch.org.au/
new_site/. Our Minister is
Rev. Jim Murray (jimurray@
netspace.net.au; telephone
No. 9379 5448; Mobile 0418
233 475). Our Sunday Wor-
Kids say something about their fathers.
Green thumbs in the
garden
Recently, the Filipino
Seniors Garden Group
launched its “Halamanan”
project where they plant
vegetables and look after
them on a weekly basis.
They initially planted
beans in one area of the
Tom Houlahan Centre Garden, and visit the place
every Tuesday. The project
aims to enrich the lives of
Filipino seniors as they
share among themselves
tips on gardening while
maintaining a healthy lifestyle and socialising with
fellow seniors.
Filipino seniors wishing
to become members of the
Australian Filipino Community Services are invited
to join the group. Those
who wish to perform for
free for the Filipino elderly
are also encouraged to entertain the seniors. Volunteers to assist AFCS in the
kitchen, clean the hall or
accompany the seniors are
also welcome. For details,
contact Norminda Forteza,
phone 9791-8366.
ship times are
8.30am Tagalog
(1 st/3 rd Sundays
only) and 10am
English (every
week). To God
be the glory.
Some fathers at the altar for a prayer.
A dance
with a father while
interpreting the
song I Love You for
a Thousand Years
Sons do a song number for their fathers.
The ladies of SAUCA prepare the celebration of Fathers Day
The Filipino seniors and their support group sing “Bakya
Mo Neneng”.
Filipino chef Helen Ferhagen shares some tips in cooking.
Partaking the kare-kare, sinigang and igado that they
cooked.
Playing scrabble keeps the mind more alert and active.
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Commemorating the Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz
“I am fascinated by Filipinos,” Fr Brendan Lane,
Rector of Corpus Christi
College, said during the
mass in celebration of the
Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz,
the first Filipino saint. “Filipino are like salt and pepper, you are everywhere!”
he smiled, adding he also
noticed the Filipinos’ love
for food. What is most admirable, he said, is that Filipinos produce saints--San
Lorenzo Ruiz and San Pedro
Calungsod. Other Filipinos
are still on consideration
for sainthood due to heroic
virtues of their religious
faith.
The Feast of San Lorenzo
was held last 22 September
2013 at St. Brigid’s Church
in North Fitzroy. A procession of the religious icon of
San Lorenzo and recitation
of the Rosary were held
before the mass. Lunch and
a short program of activities
were also held at the nearby
hall.
Father Brendan
said he was a witness to the deep
spiritual faith of
Filipinos. He sometimes wonders where
the Filipino faithful
come from as evidenced by the huge
number of Filipinos
attending masses in
the different parishes
a l l o v e r Au s t r a l i a .
More than a thousand Filipinos attended the Feast of
San Lorenzo at St. Brigid’s
Church. Like San Lorenzo,
the Filipinos’ fortitude
in times of sufferings is
something worth imitating,
Fr Brendan further said.
“Filipinos are also good
at singing. You have a richness in your community
and you use your music
to be part of the parish,”
he said. The Harmonico
Filipino sang during the
mass.
Fr Loi Viovicente, Filipino Migrant Chaplain
Archdiocese of Melbourne,
also presented the eight
Filipino seminarians
here in Melbourne. He
also thanked the different
groups and volunteers who
assisted during the preparations for the festivity.
During the program, performers were the Quinas
siblings, the Holy Redeemer
Youth who danced
the Cariñosa, and
father and daughter
Bernard and Monica
Soler. Chris Centeno
of the Phil-Aus Ballroom Dance Club of
Vic led the audience
by teaching them
some basic ballroom
dancing steps.
Earvs Cabalquinto
served as the emcee.
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SPIRITUAL GROUND
Colours
of Life
Dina Mananquil-Delfino
Pick up your mat
I often get my caffeine hit
at McDonalds, Pakenham
bypass. It is my time to relax.
But then the barista got into
the habit of shouting the
coffee orders like she was
at a fish market. It did not
use to bother me, but when
it became constant and ir-
ritatingly loud, it started to
distract me. I gave management the feedback of maybe
installing a screen like some
shops do. Sometimes in life,
we are called to bear up
circumstances, and at times
we are called to be part of
the solution. In Jesus’ time,
He was always encouraging
those whom He healed to
contribute to the solution
of their issues: “get up, pick
up your mat, sin no more,
stretch out your hand, rise
up, cry no more, walk, come
to me…” Jesus urges us to
some action to facilitate
restoration.
The latest pork barrel
scandal in the Philippines
where alleged billions of
pesos have been corrupted
upsets us. Our country is
unable to overcome the ageold malady despite being a
highly Christian country.
Oh send out thy light and thy truth;
let them lead me, let them bring me
to thy holy will and to thy dwelling.
Psalm 43:3
New priest for Parramatta
Bishop Anthony Fisher recently ordained Fr John Paul Escarlan as the newest priest for the Diocese of Parramatta
at St. Patrick Cathedral. Fr John Paul
was born in Cebu, Philippines on the
feast of the Holy Rosary and named after
Blessed Pope John Paul II. A man “made
in the Philippines” and a seminarian
Of course we want justice
served- righteous indignation calls us to stand for
what is true, just and noble.
But Jesus also tells us to start
looking into the inside of the
cup. If we want our world,
our country, our community,
our workplace, our family,
our marriage transformed,
there is a need to start from
within ourselves.
When Jesus asks the man
to pick up his mat, the mat
can be a symbol of our
comfort zone. Because we
have been doing something
for so long, it has become
“packaged in Australia”, Fr Escarlan has
become a priest labelled “Distributed in
heaven and earth”, states Bishop Fisher’s
Facebook post. During his homily he said
that Fr John Paul will minister heavenly
mysteries to earthly people, bringing his
particular gifts and weaknesses, aspirations and inheritances, to the task.
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and our needs and wants
can overtake our desire to
be good. And because it
is a lifelong journey, we
give up. However, time and
time again, we witness that
succumbing to the lusts of
the flesh is not rewarding
either. We need Jesus in
our lives. He has nailed our
sins to the cross and He is
the only who can truly set
us free. And what is truly
wonderful about Him is
that He is never shaken by
the enormity of our sin.
Although He encourages
us to help ourselves, He
comes only with everlasting love, compassion and
forgiveness, allowing us to
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a norm- getting the pens
from the office, the silverware from hotels, using
work time for pleasure,
taking money that does not
belong to us, cheating our
partner, wallowing in our
pain through self-pity, overspending, substance abuse
– all these might seem trivial
pre-occupations at first, but
would soon become a norm.
By the time we know it, we
are under the bondage of
sin, addiction and fear.
In my personal experience, I realise that permanent change cannot come
from my carnal nature. It
emanates from surrendering
and working in partnership with God. I can only
become victorious through
the convicting love of the
Holy Spirit. It is not easy to
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Dear
Fr. Loi
Fr. Loi Viovicente
No kids for her
Dear Fr. Loi:
I’m 35 years old, relatively
stable, and want to marry
my girlfriend of three years.
She’s 30 years old and a
successful banker. I’ve been
contemplating on proposing
to her because I already want
to start a family. My problem
is, my girlfriend does not
want kids, either of her own,
or adopted. She believes that
she has nothing to give to
her kids because she herself
feels that she was an unloved
child. During the course of
our relationship, I’ve been
convincing her that she’d
make a wonderful mother
because she’s kind, loving,
and generous. But she seems
too traumatised by her own
childhood especially that
she spent much of it living
with different relatives who
did not show her love. That
may have driven her to work
very hard to be successful. I
love this woman very much
and have seen a lot of her
wonderful qualities. Father,
how do I convince her that
kids are wonderful and that
we can create a family life far
from what she had?
Desperate boyfriend
Hello Desperate Boyfriend,
I thank you for this letter.
Thank you also for being
open minded in trying and
pursuing your girlfriend
about the beauty of having
children. You have done
your part in encouraging
and affirming her qualities
not only as a person but as
a potential great mother as
well.
Her experience of trauma
and feeling of being unloved
as a child have taken its
toll on her. These kinds of
experiences leave very deep
imprint on one’s psyche.
These feelings are embedded into her very self that
would surely affect any
relationships that she has
especially on family issues,
and therefore she needs a
lot of time and openness to
be healed.
I suggest that if you truly
love her, help her go through
her issues. There are many
programs available out there
for her. Psycho-Spiritual
Integration or PSI is one of
those. I have done this program myself when I was a
seminarian, it helped me
to identify my deep-seated
issues in life as a growing
child. It helped me to name,
tame and claim all my issues
and grow as a wounded
healer. What I found very
precious in this program is
that it helped me a lot now
in holding my ground, my
confidence and my faith in
God, and surely it does help
me a lot in my ministry as
well. This program requires
a lot of courage, honesty and
openness to the Holy Spirit.
God is a God of truth and the
person who searches truth/
God needs to be truthful
to one’s self first in order
to discover and encounter
God. It is only then that God
manifests and reveals Godself to those who truly and
truthfully seek and knock
on the door.
This process will only
take a year or two, therefore
I suggest, have a little bit of
patience and journey with
her. You are not yet too
old to start a family, after
all marriage is a promised
covenant that should be kept
and nurtured with God, as
the centre, “until death do
us part”. All the best and
God bless.
Found yourself in a dilemma or
you wish to sort an issue that has
been bothering you for some time?
Maybe Father Loi can guide you
with insightful and timely advice.
Send him a note on dearfrloi@
yahoo.com.au.
How can your Church
help you?
The Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy would like to hear
from you. What are your spiritual/pastoral care needs,
and what support do you require from your Chaplaincy?
Please share your thoughts at the ‘Filipino Catholic
Chaplaincy in Melbourne’ Facebook page: https://
www.facebook.com/groups/195896500587829/.
New Filipino Chaplain
Norminda Forteza is the
new Filipino Chaplain of
the Arise City Church in
Dandenong, member of the
Baptist Union of Australia.
Norminda completed her
training in pastoral care and
chaplaincy in March 2013,
through Chaplaincy Australia. The call to embrace
pastoral ministry came five
years ago when Rev. Ben
Hadlos and his team approached her for a place for
worship. Thus, the Arise City
Church was born.
Back in the Philippines,
she also underwent theological training at the Philippine
Baptist Theological Seminary in 1985-1998. After
graduation, she served full
time at the Quezon City
Baptist Church for two years,
after which she moved to
the Baptist Publications for
which she wrote Sunday
school materials for children
at the Church Strengthening
Ministry.
She moved to Australia
in 1992 through marriage, a
union which bore them four
children. In between raising
children, completing local
training and battling divorce
in 2004, a door opened for
service to Norminda for
providing support for newlyarrived Filipinos through
the Centre for Philippine
Concerns Australia, now
Australian Filipino Community Service. She remarried
in 2009, and continued to
serve the community by
providing support to women,
volunteer training, assistance
to migrants and aged care
service with more than 80
older persons in the region.
Norminda has undergone
several professional and
academic training in Australia, including BA Psychology in Monash University;
Graduate Diploma in Early
Childhood Studies in Melbourne University; Graduate
Diploma in Social Welfare
in Monash University, and
Qualified Training and Assessor Certificate, among
other things.
75 years young
Brother Arman Abolencia
celebrated his 75th birthday
on 1 September 2013 at
his residence in Mernda.
He celebrated his birthday
with his lovely wife Lucy,
kids and grandchildren,
relatives and members of the
Couples for Christ Australia
in the North Chapter. Lolo
Arman, Mang Arman or Ka
Arman is a very active and
well-loved household leader
of CFCA and a passionate
parish coordinator at the St
Joseph’s Parish in Mernda.
He is fondly called Leng by
wife Lucy, who is also an
active leader of CFCA and
the Parish of St Joseph’s in
Mernda.
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MIGRATION
Filipino
Migrants
Forum
Atty. Imelda Argel
In a recent case wherein
I represented a client who
was diagnosed with chronic
myeloid leukemia, the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT)
granted a health waiver despite the assessment of the
Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC) of the
likely cost to the Australian
community of $250,000.00.
As a general rule, if one
fails the health criteria, all
fail. Thus, if you or a member
of your family unit who may
or may not be included in
your visa application has a
medical condition that will
require a significant cost,
your visa application will
likely be refused. The current threshold to determine
significant cost is $35,000.
Notwithstanding, if you
are applying for certain visas
such as Partner, Child, Parent,
Business Long Stay, Onshore
Skilled Employer Nomination Scheme (Temporary
Transition Stream Only),
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (Temporary
Migration
Mentor
FELIX CARAO
“Don’t stay away from
your parents and leave them
when they need you the
most. You would never be
able to pay back in life what
they have done for you.”
This quotation embodies
the culture inherent in the
Filipino tradition.
The parent visa is therefore a means to fulfil this.
There are two kinds of visa—
parent visa and contributory
parent visa.
To apply for any parent
or contributory parent visa,
you must be the parent of
an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident
or eligible New Zealand
citizen, who has lived in
Australia for at least two
years at the time the application is lodged. Furthermore,
at least half of your children
live permanently in Australia, or that more of your
children live permanently in
Australia than in any other
country.
The contributory parent
visa has similar requirements with the parent visa.
Except, it has shorter waiting
period for processing and it
is given a higher priority.
However, applicants for a
contributory parent visa pay
a higher second visa charge
per person and it has a larger
assurance of support (AoS)
for 10 years.
Can you be granted a health waiver?
Transition Stream Only), you
may provide submissions to
justify the grant of a health
waiver, and if successful,
DIAC may still grant your
visa.
Thus, even if Medical Officer of the Commonwealth
(MOC) provides an opinion
after medical examinations,
that your medical cost or
that of your family member is
likely to result in significant
cost, the DIAC Minister or
his delegate, may waive the
requirements of the health
criteria, provided you satisfy
all other criteria for the grant
of the visa applied for and the
Minister is satisfied that the
granting of your visa would
be unlikely to result in:
(i) undue cost to the Australian community; or
(ii) undue prejudice to the
access to health care or
community services of
an Australian citizen or
permanent resident.
Matters which you must
address in your submission for a health waiver,
include:
Skills or qualifications you
have, that would be likely to
contribute to Australia and/
or the area where you reside
or propose to reside.
Your capacity to mitigate
the potential costs and/or
level of prejudice of access
that the Medical Officer of
Commonwealth (MOC) has
indicated is associated with
your or your family member’s health condition.
Impact of your health
condition on your ability
to work.
Your established links to
family’s case.
In case your visa is refused
because you do not meet the
health criteria but you could
have lodged a health waiver
submission with DIAC for
the visa subclass you applied for, and your visa was
refused solely on ground
of not satisfying the health
criteria, you may still appeal
the decision and lodge your
health waiver application
with the Migration Review
Tribunal (MRT), as I did on
behalf of our client.
Australia, through family, extended periods of residence
or community, professional
or economic ties.
Factors preventing you
from returning to your own
country or to another country.
Family members who are
dependent on you. If the
family members with health
condition will not be migrating to Australia with you,
arrangements you have in
place for their care, and the
likelihood of them ultimately
applying to migrate to Australia.
Other circumstances, including any compassionate
or compelling factors that
you believe should be taken
into account when deciding
whether a health waiver is
warranted in your or your
This information is of a general
nature and should not be taken
as authoritative legal advice for
specific cases. Australia has a
scheme that requires persons who
give immigration assistance to be
registered as migration agent. Contact
Atty. Imelda Argel (MARN 9682957)
on info@iargel.com.au.
Contributory parent visa
An Assurance of Support
is a legal commitment by
a person (not necessarily
the sponsor) who repays
the Australian Government
welfare payments paid to a
person applying to migrate
during their AoS period.
These are the different
kinds of contributory parent
visa:
• For elderly applicants
applying in Australia:
- Contributory Aged Parent (Migrant) (subclass
864) visa
- Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) (subclass 884) visa.
An aged parent is one
who is old enough to be
granted the Australian
aged pension.
• For other applicants outside of Australia and in
Australia, if their visa
allows them to lodge another application:
- Contributory Parent
(Migrant) (subclass 143)
visa
- Contributory Parent
(Temporary) (subclass
173) visa.
A permanent or a temporary contributory parent
visa can be applied by a
parent. The temporary visa,
which cannot be extended
or renewed, is valid for two
years and provides access
to Medicare and full work
rights. During the two year
validity of this temporary
visa, the holder can apply
for the permanent contributory parent visa in Australia
or overseas anytime during
the two year validity of the
temporary visa.
There are certain benefits
for the holders of a temporary contributory parent visa
who apply for the permanent
visa during the two years:
• shorter application form,
Form 47PT Application for
migration to Australia by a
Contributory Parent (Temporary) or a Contributory
Aged Parent (Temporary)
visa holder
• substantially reduced first
visa application charge on
lodgement of the permanent visa application
• not being re-assessed
against the balance of
family test
• generally not being required to undergo further
health checks.
Contributory aged parent
visa applicants must be
in Australia to lodge their
application and for a visa
grant.
C o n t r i b u t o r y Pa r e n t
(Temporary) (subclass 173)
visa applicants must lodge
their applications outside
of Australia and must be
outside of Australia for a
visa grant. If granted a visa,
Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa holders can lodge
a permanent Contributory
Parent (subclass 143) visa
application either in or outside of Australia. They can
be in or outside Australia for
visa grant.
All other applicants for
a Contributory Parent (Migrant) (subclass 143) visa
must lodge their application
outside of Australia and be
outside of Australia for visa
grant. They are not eligible
to obtain a bridging visa to
remain lawfully in Australia
while their Contributory Parent (Migrant) (subclass 143)
visa is being processed.
To make a valid visa application for any parent
visa, the applicant must
withdraw any existing parent application that has
not yet been decided by the
department.
Felix Carao is a Registered Migration
Consultant (MARN 1069354), a
Qualified Education Counsellor
(QEAC G028), and an Accredited
Recruitment Professional (APRCSA
51889). For enquiries, you may call
04 1232 1187 or email him at felix@
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SPORTS
Philippine teams top
ASEAN Games Australia
Philippine teams won
both the championship and
second place in the men’s
basketball division at the
2013 ASEAN Games Australia held 28-29 September
at the Melbourne Sports
and Aquatic Center. The
powerful Team PilipinasAustralia from the Filipino
community from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne
prevailed against the tenacious Team Red Horse of
the Filipino community
from the western suburbs
in the championship round.
The third Filipino team,
Team Pilipinas, composed
of students and friends,
and backed by the FilipinoAustralian Student Council
(FASTCO) of Victoria, managed to win two rounds
yesterday as well, before
it was subdued by Team
Pilipinas-Australia and
Team Indonesia. Overall,
this year’s performance was
a huge improvement from
last year’s.
The third ASEAN Games
Australia is a multinational
sports event organised by
the Malaysian Student’s
Council of Australia (MASCA Victoria), in collaboration with the ASEAN-based
student peak representative
bodies including FASTCO. It aims to enhance
the relationship among
Southeast Asian countries
through sports. This event
is an initiative under the
ASEAN-Australia Agenda
specially organised to allow
athletes of all levels from
ASEAN countries all across
Australia to gather and
exhibit their sports talents
at a competitive level.
The men’s basketball
division is the only game
where Philippine teams
participated. FASTCO enjoins students to participate
as athletes for yet another,
better performance next
year.
Young Filo swimmer
making waves
Kosuke Kitajima
(Japan), Alexander
Dale Oen (Norway),
B r e n t o n R i c ka r d
(Australia) are
world-renowned
breast stroke swimmers of our day.
And if he so chooses, Gabriel “Gabby”
Atienza could very
well be one of them
...one day.
Eleven-year old
Gabby was selected
to represent his
school and Victoria in the School
Sports Australian
Swimming Championships slated
September in Adelaide. The selection
process had Gabby outdo
other young swimmers
from his school, district,
region, and state during
the first half of the year.
His personal best landed
him in second place at
the State Championships
in his pet event—50m
breast stroke where he
clocked in at 39.37 seconds. He is lined up
to compete in the 50m
and 100m breaststroke,
100m butterfly, 200m
individual medley, and
200m medley relay in the
said competition.
This is an auspicious
start for the boy who
started swimming lessons
at the age of 4. After three
years, he began competitive swimming together
with siblings, Gerard and
Gianna. He later joined
a local swimming club
where he now trains for
two hours up to six times
a week. Gabby currently
holds the Metrowest Record for 10-year old boys
in 100m breast stroke
with a time of 1:32.09 and
40.79 secs in 50m.
Legends Football League to land in Victoria
Ronald Quiñonez
“Exhilarating” is the
word that best describes
the Legends Football League
(LFL) Victoria Maidens’ Media Launch last 3 September
2013 at the AAMI Park! The
LFL, formally known as the
Lingerie Football League, was
founded in the United States
in 2003 after a successful
Superbowl half-time game.
LFL US is currently in its
4th season, commencing in
2009 with 12 teams. LFL has
had successful franchises in
Canada in 2012, Australia
in 2013, and will come to
Europe and Asia in 2015. It
is one of the highest-rated
live sports series in the US
today.
In anticipation of LFL in
Australia, the LFL established
an official minor league
known as Ladies Gridiron
League which is based in
Sydney, Australia. The League
was modelled off the success
of the LFL and attempts to
bring awareness of American
football to the Australian
culture. On 26 July 2012, the
first LFL Australia team was
unveiled as the New South
Wales Surge to be based in
Sydney. The Surge will play
its home games at Skoda
Stadium at Sydney Olympic
Park, New South Wales. On 8
August 2012, the Queensland
Brigade was announced as
the next franchise to be based
on the Gold Coast at Skilled
Park. On 24 January 2013, the
Victoria Maidens, to play at
AAMI Park in Melbourne and
the Western Australia Angels,
to be based at NIB Stadium
in Perth, were unveiled as
the final two franchises for
the inaugural LFL Australia
season.
LFL Australia is scheduled
to premiere in December
2013, with the Legends Cup
Championship game scheduled for February next year.
The Victoria Maidens will
be joining the Melbourne
Storm, Melbourne Rebels,
Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart in calling AAMI
Park home. They are also the
first women’s sporting team
to be homed at the Stadium.
Photo by Ronald Quiñonez
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Pinay in Ice Hockey
Grand Finals 2013
Sikat II solar car
arrives in Darwin Filipino-Australian Tina
Modesto, member of Demons
Ice Hockey team, went on to
win the premiership with
her team three years in a row.
They recently won the Ice
Hockey Grand Finals 2013.
“Only two chicks among a
bunch of macho men,” mom,
Irma Modesto commented
on her Facebook page.
At 16, Tina played with
a local all-female team
“The Polar Bears” out of
Ringwood and Oakleigh.
They competed interstate in
Adelaide. She’s always had
the full support of her family
who has encouraged her to
participate in a mostly-male
dominated sport. After a few
years break, Tina’s back with
The Demons, playing out of
Icehouse at Docklands.
Members of Team Sikat
Solar Philippines recently
arrived in Darwin to compete in the 2013 World Solar
Challenge in Australia from
6 to 12 October.
The race team is composed of seven mechanical
and electrical engineering
students and mentored by
six faculty members from
De La Salle University in
Manila. Additional improvements, which took a grueling
seven months to complete,
were applied to Sikat II, the
country’s entry to the highlyanticipated biennial racing
event. The vehicle held a
series of test runs at Cox
Peninsula, Darwin to ensure
optimum performance.
The famed solar car was
reported to run with increased speeds at lower
power consumption, making
it the most efficient version
of the vehicle to date. This
will help further the team’s
goal of landing in the top 3
of the competition.
The improved version
of Sikat II runs at an average speed of 80 kph and
a maximum speed of 110
kph. The solar car uses
Sunpower Silicon C60 with
an estimated efficiency of
22%. It also uses a power
output of 1300W.
Sikat II also boasts of a
new battery management
system, improved telemetry,
and upgraded wiring. It has
a new suspension system,
Photos by
Irma Modesto
Tina Modesto
and its brakes are also newly
designed. For aerodynamics,
it has a lower coefficient
of drag achieved through
modifications in fairings.
High performance Schwalbe
Sleek tires were also used
for the car.
First Phil Holdings, First
Gen, Energy Development
Corporation, Sunpower,
Ufreight, Shell, and Motolite
helped make the improved
Sikat II possible.
The solar car team
wishes to further the cause
SPORTS
of promoting the use of
renewable energy and clean
technologies in the field of
transportation. The World
Solar Challenge, established in 1987, has been a
strong platform for young
engineers and scientists all
over the world for pursuing
the ideals of sustainable
transport. Forty-seven teams
from 26 countries will be
competing this year, which
will traverse the Australian
Outback from Darwin to
Adelaide.
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PROPERTY
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With interest rates at historical
lows and the spring home buying
season upon us, there are many
homebuyers out and about searching
for a brand new home. Awardwinning developer of residential
communities Central Equity Land
will be hosting a special land sales
event at their popular Point Cook
community Featherbrook for the
month of October.
The month long sales event is
specifically designed to make home
buying easy. Clients can inspect a
range of Melbourne’s best new home
designs at the Featherbrook Display
Village, speak with a mortgage
provider about their individual
financial needs (Saturdays only), and
view a range of new land in a prime
location all in the same place. Plus a
range of great deals will be available
on selected blocks throughout the
month of October. Don’t miss out on
this great opportunity.
Featherbrook is now an established
estate, so buyers won’t have the
frustration of waiting for amenities
to be completed. Featherbrook
Village, with the Brook Bistro,
café, medical centre and pharmacy
is a busy local hub, and the new
Featherbrook Community Centre is
also thriving, with a kindergarten,
play areas, community meeting
spaces, maternal health care and
weekly church services. A brand
new neighbourhood shopping centre
is soon to start construction and will
include a Woolworths along with
a number of specialty stores. The
brand new 495 bus service connects
Featherbrook to the nearby Point
Cook Town Centre and the new
Williams Landing Train station.
Fe a t h e r b r o o k a l s o o f f e r s
unparalleled lifestyle options
with many buyers drawn to the
estate’s abundance of open spaces
and recreation areas including
parklands, sporting facilities and an
AFL-size oval. The landscaping in
the public areas is now established
and provides a beautiful setting in
which to take a walk or enjoy time
with friends and family.
Affordability is key, and unlike
many new estates, purchasing
at Featherbrook or Gateway does
not incur any on-going owners’
corporation (body corporate) fees.
A variety of home options are also
available including town houses and
complete turnkey packages. Prices
start at just $319,000.
Central Equity Land has won
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Australia’s economy getting back on track
Albert Sy
For the next 3 to 4 years
for us property investors,
history will be repeating
itself.
Q u i t e s i m p l y, i n m y
many years experience at
the peak of every boom
like 2009 and 2010 during
which the property prices
in Melbourne grew by as
much as 28%, the Reserve
Bank of Australia (RBA)
increased interest rates by
around 2.5% and this stalled
the property market in 2011
and 2012. Following this
overcorrection, the RBA
reduced interest rates to the
lowest on record in order to
stimulate the economy.
The reduced interest rate
in turn increased everybody’s capability to afford
exponentially and many
Australians are now rushing
in and buying properties
because they have a fear of
missing out, according to
new research. In Sydney,
record property auction
clearance rates as high as
85% and Melbourne’s sales
rates reached 82% two weeks
ago, according to Real Estate
Agents Institute of Victoria
figures.
The Commonwealth Bank
recently surveyed 1,098
Australians aged 18 and over
who had bought a property
in the past five years or who
were looking to buy within
the next two years. The survey found that 71% of home
buyers would pay over the
odds if they needed to find
somewhere to live urgently.
Nearly half of the first home
buyers (49%) agreed they
probably paid more for their
home but that they really
liked the property and didn’t
want to miss out.
After every correction that
I have experienced, I have
found that a lot of people
always rush into the market
place and buy property. They
have the mindset they’re
moving into a rising market
(which always happens as
it is happening now), and
most people think property
prices are going to go up
seven to 10 per cent and
they want to buy something
quickly. And in this market,
buyers are offering over the
odds to secure a property.
Some of them are offering
[$50,000 to $100,000] more
than what the vendor wants
because they’re factoring
in the future value of the
property.
Is this going to create a
bubble?
Fundamentally we have
three key drivers in any
economy to consider, regardless of location. Certainly,
there are others, but these
three are the most important
and useful for investors of
all types, particularly in the
property market.
Population growth
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,
the projected growth of
the nation is at a solid 1
person every 1 minute and
24 seconds, accounting for
births, deaths, and immigration. It means that the
total population should grow
by about 350,000 people
this year alone. According
to the population driver
information, the demand
for residential properties
for 2013 / 2014 and beyond
looks positive.
Supply and demand
With this population
growth and a shortfall of current construction of homes
(currently of about 72,000
homes), what will this do
to the supply and demand
equation?
Adding to this is that
demand for rentals is on
the rise, which means that
the rents you can get for
those properties are higher
than usual. This means
that the yields, or return
on investment (ROI) is over
the normal. So now is the
time that property investors
can buy low, rent high, and
when the market returns to
normal, sell high as well. population and immigration
of skilled workers.
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According to most sources,
part of the reason there will
not be a downturn in the
overall economy from 2013
until around 2021 is because
for those of us who follow
the economic trends and
the present government’s
proposed roads and major
project constructions plan,
this will add to the much
needed infrastructure which
will provide continuing
employment opportunities
for the current Australian
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Visayan org in Liverpool marks 10th year
Crowning of 4th Mrs Visayas Australia and Charity Queen Beauty Pageant for 2013 highlights event.
Richard Ford JP
The Visayan Association
of Australian Inc based in
Liverpool celebrated its 10th
anniversary on 24 August
and at the same time held its
4th Year annual Mrs Visayas
Australia and Charity Queen
Beauty Pageant for 2013
at the All Saints Catholic
Church Hall Liverpool. In
attendance were special
guests the Federal MP for
Fowler Mr Chris Hayes and
the State MP for Liverpool
Mr Paul Lynch, with the
People’s Ambassador Dr Cen
Amores and her husband
Ruben Amores the President
of Kapit-bahayan Cooperative Ltd. The other special
guests were the esteemed
judges, Ms Paola Llorando,
a Health, Beauty and Weight
Management Consultant, Ms
Carol North-Samardzic, the
President of the Liverpool
Justice’s Association, and
Secretary-Trainer of Liverpool’s Radio Station 89.3
2GLF Lillian delos Reyes,
the much popular Filipino
singer in Australia. Overall
there were some 250 people
present to help celebrate this
glittering occasion, which
also included an array of
Filipino Cuisine.
The entertainment for the
night was provided by the
talented Fil-Oz Dancers and
the Visayan Dance Group,
with lovely performances
by Sharlene Gamo, Diedre
Padolina who performed
a singing and dance act
followed by their younger
siblings Demelza Padolina
and Rezelle Gamo, in another dance performance.
But the night would not be
complete without the voice
of the Queen of Visayan
Song, Gloria King and her
delightful voice to entertain
all. The highlight of the night
was the crowning of the Mrs
Visayas Australia and Charity Queen Beauty Pageant
Contestants. The winners
were: Ma Eleanor Foster Padilla, Mrs Congeniality, Best
in Filipiniana, Mrs Visayas
Australia Charity Princess
and Mrs Visayas Australia
2013; Brenda de la Sala, Best
in Gown and Mrs Visayas
Australia Charity Queen
2013; and Isabelita Salazar
Badel, Mrs Photogenic.
The Beauty Pageant is a
charity night that is held to
help raise funds for a Sponsorship Program to provide
educational assistance to
underprivileged students
to be given the chance to
undertake and complete
tertiary studies at the
Visayas State University
in Leyte, Philippines.
The Emcees for the night
were Charles Chan and
Sidney Perez, an entertainer who performed the
opening number, assisted
by Jhun Salazar, the current
President of the Visayan
Association and the Alliance
of Philippine Community
Organisations Inc.
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ENTERTAINMENT
The fate-defying Parokya ni Edgar
Kristhine Robiso-Gestano
The scene was a far cry
from how I remembered it.
No hardcore moshing. No
headbanging. No wacko
diving off the stage. No one
even looked gothic, which
from the last Woodstock I
attended eons ago, seemed
to be the hippest look to
don. Well, I guess time literally left me. The only thing
that looked familiar that
night was Parokya ni Edgar
(PNE).
You see, I’m a part of the
last breed of proud Generation Xers. Witness to the
Philippine rock explosion in
the 90s. Every single night of
my youth was gig night for
both start-up and established
rock bands. Rock was holy
at the same time that it was
mainstream. Like so many
crazy fans, I thought of it as
the highest form of art.
Then fast forward to present. Gone are the glory days
and nostalgia only finds
comfort in occasional band
reunions and old albums. We
were left secretly hanging
on to that golden age like an
adult secretly clinging on to
his youth, so to have PNE
here in Melbourne got that
bottled-up, giddy young girl
in me excited. Born from that
era, PNE is the only band to
successfully survive an end
of a period and transcend
generations and genres that
came after it, making it an
exception to the rule.
Parokya ni Edgar Australia
Tour: Melbourne
On 13th September, RDV
Sports and Entertainment
Promotion headed by Raymund Dave Viovicente made
Croatian Catholic Centre in
Ardeer Park the happiest
place this side of Melbourne.
The 1,000-strong crowd
sang, danced, adored every
inch of PNE and forgot about
the two-hour wait that had
most of them restless. As
soon as the five-man band
took to the stage, the excitement hit a fever pitch.
Main man Chito Miranda
just had to sing their debut
single “Buloy” to make that
magic, which they have
successfully spun for the
last 20 years, happen all
over again.
As expected, the repertoire
was strong. PNE could never
go wrong with countless of
hits under its belt. Add to
it the charisma of the perpetually young Chito who
seemed unscathed from his
recent scandal. The 37-year
old frontman even used it
as inspiration to his new
round of jokes that again
won the hearts of fans. Even
his ‘Pangarap Lang Kita’
duet with a 16-year old girl
from the crowd appeared
painstakingly wholesome
despite Chito’s constant suggestion of his “girl magnet”
persona.
So what is it with PNE
that differentiated it with
the pack? I think it’s because
the band knew who they
were and what they wanted
right from day one of their
career. They honestly love
their music, which made
them faithful to it. Though
their collection of songs
has grown to include pop,
funk, and rapcore, each
still clearly bears the PNE
trademark – catchy, fun,
familiar. Though they have
collaborated with different
Filipino artists, they have
never really strayed from
their signature style.
More importantly, Chito is
a reflection of his every Filipino fan or what his every
fan dreams to be and that is
to be both cool and funny.
When Chito belts out lyrics
to hits such as ‘Mr Suave’ and
‘Inuman Na’, he makes you
forget about your truckload
of responsibilities or your
nagging hang-ups. Every
time he rapidly fires a joke,
he is like subliminally telling
you to chill out because
life is to be enjoyed. That
is PNE’s effect. So despite
my earlier apprehension, I
found myself unashamedly
singing with the crowd and
cheering the band on
halfway into their
show. It was a great
time and many found
it short, demanding
an encore after “Yes,
Yes, Show”, secretly
pinning for hits like
‘Harana’ and ‘One
Hit Combo’ that
were never sang
that night. But overall, the concert
was Beavis-andButthead-kindof-sweet, which
made me glad
that PNE defied
the normal course of fate
and will continue to do so
as long as they can get away
with it.
Photos by Tracer Gestano
MC: Chito Javier!
Entertainment by Albert Pineda !
Tickets: $65.00/person!
(includes 3-course meal, !
a glass of wine/soft drink/beer, !
music by DJ)"
Attire: Formal!
In support of the !
Rotary Club of Upper Yarra’s!
project for the Philippines!
Concert organisers from L-R: Eric Campos, Dave Viovicente, Ferdie Donado and
Gary Kho.
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San Pedro Calungsod musicale
Teen Saint Pedro, a musicale on the life of the second
Filipino saint, was staged on
31 August 2013 at the Union
Hall, Le Trobe University. It
featured Makisig Morales
as Pedro Calungsod, and
the 29AD Musicionaries of
the Couples for Christ in
Manila. St. Pedro Calungsod
was canonised on 21 October 2012.
Harmonico Filipino
Photos by George Gregorio
Soriano-Orodio Foundation Young Violinists
St. Anthony Choir
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Filipino org headed by an Australian
Mila Cichello
Barry Buckle, the President of Filipino Australian
Friendship Association of
Geelong Inc (FAFAG) was
asked by some Filipinos why
this well-run organisation
has an Australian President.
Mila asks Barry how it all
began for him
Mila: So Barry, how did you
get involved with FAFAG?
Barry: I used to help run the
Agricultural Show at Lake
Lorne Reserve in the town
of Drysdale. In 1990, I was
asked if I could find some
migrant children to perform
cultural dancing. I wrote to
a list of ethnic groups in the
Geelong area and found the
Filipino Australian Friendship Association of Geelong
(FAFAG). They had a stall
like other ethnic groups selling homemade food to raise
funds. My wife Irene and
I enjoyed the Filipino food
so much that they invited
us to visit their Club Room
at the D. W. Hope Centre in
Norlane.
Mila: What was the Club
Room like then?
Barry: In those days
FAFAG met in the Old Caretaker’s House which was
built when the Nissen Huts
were used to house ethnic families from overseas
whose fathers worked at the
Ford Motor Company or at
the International Harvester,
making tractors.
Mila: What happened
next?
Barry: We really enjoyed
our newfound friends at
FAFAG so Irene and I decided to join the Club. They
did not keep record of their
monthly meetings so I took
the minutes for six months.
I asked are you incorporated
and they replied no, so I got
the necessary forms and had
FAFAG incorporated.
The group elected me
as president in 1993 and I
Barry Buckle (left) receives a plaque for dedication
and loyalty to FAFAG.
found myself elected every
two years. We keep records
and do things properly.
Every now and then some
people are amazed that an
Australian is president, but
we tell them that this is a
Filipino Australian Friendship Club. You know, when
we have working bees to
maintain the Club House, rip
up the old carpet, replace the
flooring, repaint the walls,
set up tables for events and
clean the toilets afterwards,
the Filipinos and Australians
all work as one. It’s not the
colour of the skin that makes
you different from others,
but it’s the heart and what
you put into it. Everyone is
put on earth for a purpose
and we are all God’s children, so there is no reason
we can’t work together.
Mila: What makes you
proud for being part of
FAFAG?
Barry: I am really proud
of FAFAG, our Club for the
good it is doing for the community. In the time that I
have been President we have
built our new Club House
which is fully owned and
a lot of the building work
was done for free by the
members, and that is a credit
to them! When FAFAG held
its 25th Anniversary on 16
September 2006, I was proud
in unveiling our new logo
banner “From Many Lands
One Family” with Philippine
Ambassador Ernesto De
Leon, who came all the way
from Canberra to honour
the Club. The members presented me with a Plaque for
my dedication and loyalty
to FAFAG- that really made
my day! In December 2008
FAFAG received an Award of
Excellence for Multicultural
Services to the Community
from the Governor of Victoria Professor David de
Kretser – the trophy holds
a place in the FAFAG Club
House. The next year I
returned to Government
House to be awarded plaque
for myself for Meritorious
Service to the Community
on 26 November 2009.
Mila: What are your plans
for the future?
Barry: I will keep doing
the best I can for Filipinos,
Australians and anyone who
comes to our Club.
Nothing chamba about this guy Remittance FAQs
Jopen Quintero
Asther Bascuna-Creo
He calls himself
Chamba, but the
artistic recognition
this comic artist is
gaining is due to
more than just plain
luck.
Melbourne-based
Jeff Cruz is starting
to create a name in
the field of comic
artistry. He is active not just in the
Melbourne and
Australian comic
scene but also internationally. In fact,
he is currently in
Seattle to attend
comic conventions
and promote his
work in the US.
It is a very
niche market, and
while the general
Filipino might not
have come across
the name yet, make
no mistake his is
a familiar name
among comic book
fans. He is a perfect
example of a Gen Y growing
success story: talented and
armed with a computer
who can produce work from
virtually anywhere (mostly
from his suburban home in
Melbourne). Jeff works from
his laptop plugged with a
WACOM Intuos 4 graphics
tablet, Adobe Photoshop
CS 6, a 4H grey lead and
HB 0.5 Mechanical pencil.
If the specifications sound
very technical and precise,
they may just be the requirements to create professional
art.
Jeff says that while he had
known from an early age
that he loved drawing, it was
only when he was finishing
high school that he realised
he can turn his hobby into
a job. His first break was in
2005 when he submitted
and won in an Arcana comic
book competition. “While
it might have gained me
some print exposure, what
it did more for me was light
a fire that made me want to
pursue a career in the comic
book world,” says Jeff.
Born to Filipino parents,
Jeff owes it all to his passion
for creating. “If not for that
passion, I wouldn’t have
gained the patience to put
in practice to allow me to
achieve even a
fraction of what
I see in my head.
I suppose to put
it simply, it took
work. Lots of
exploration and
practice,” says
the 28 year-old
Jeff.
Jeff is currently
working on RandomVeus vol.2
which he expects
to launch by
mid-end of next
year. Volume 1
of RandomVeus
was co-authored
and drawn by Jeff
in 2011. It has
generated a lot of
good reviews in
Amazon in recognition of Jeff’s
talent. He has
also drawn for
the Street Fighter
comic by Udon
Entertainment,
and is looking forward to working
again on the next volume.
He also commissions work
through http://artbychamba.
tumblr.com/Commissions.
Jeff is just happy drawing
from behind his laptop,
but his talent is simply too
good to remain unnoticed.
His participation in comic
conventions gives the public
a chance to know and appreciate his talent.
If you happen to attend
a comic-con and notice a
young man from behind
the table who looks Pinoy,
stop by and appreciate the
art. It might just be Jeff, aka
Chamba.
Q. Do I have to nominate
where or which branch of
bank my beneficiary can
pick up the money?
A. No, because if the
remittance is to be picked
up from a bank, you can
pick up the money from
any branch of that bank and
you do not have to have an
account with that particular
bank. So, many pick ups
now can be done anywhere
in the Philippines at no
extra charge. Q. Is it necessary to give
the joint account names in
case of bank deposit? A. Yes, you must give
both names in case of bank
deposits because normally
banks will just say that account name given is wrong
if both names are not mentioned. Q. Can my account be
accessed through the Internet? A. Yes, but you must apply first for Internet access
with your bank which you
must be able to do online.
However, many banks will
only allow you to transfer
funds by enrolling your
beneficiary online.
Q. Can I ask someone else
to claim the remittance on
my behalf?
A. No, the beneficiary
must be the one to clam the
remittance. Q. What if the remittance
I sent did not get to the
recipient? To whom can I
lodge a complaint?
The sender must first coordinate with the remittance
company that processed the
remittance. Q. What if the recipient
does not have an identification card? What documents
can be a substitute?
A. Beneficiary must present a valid ID when claiming
a remittance. Acceptable IDs
include:
• Passport (in case of foreign passport, must have
English characters/translations) and the holder
must have a residence in
the Philippines
• Driver’s License issued by
the Land Transportation
Office
• Professional Regulations
Commission ID
• National Bureau of Investigation Clearance
• Police Clearance with dry
seal of PNP
• Philippine Postal ID
• Voter’s ID
• Barangay Certification
with dry seal from the
Barangay where it was
issued
• Government Service and
Insurance System eCard
• New Social Security System ID
• Senior Citizen ID
• Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration ID
• Overseas Filipino Workers
ID
• Seaman’s Book
• Alien Certificate of Registration/ Immigrant Certificate of Registration
• Government Office and
GOCC ID (e.g. Armed
Forces of the Philippines,
Home Development Mutual Fund
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID
• Certification from the
National Council for the
Welfare of Disabled Per-
sons
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
Certification
• Company IDs issued by
private entities or institutions registered with,
supervised or regulated
by either the BSP, SEC or
IC
• Locally issued credit cards
(with current picture)
• Firearms License with
picture
• Tax Identification Number Card (card type with
picture)
• Investment ID Card signed
by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Q. Is there an age requirement for the recipient? What
if the receiving party is a
minor?
A. There is no age requirement. If the beneficiary is a
minor, the payout channel
may ask for additional IDs
to support the identity of
the beneficiary. The minor
beneficiary, preferrably accompanied by one of the
parents, can show birth
certificate (showing parents
names) or school ID. It
would be best that this is
mentioned to the remittance company so they will
indicate on the transaction
record for ease of pick up. This is the reason also why
it is vital that senders give
the dates of birth of their
beneficiaries which is also
strongly required by AUSTRAC.
(Editor’s note: Jopen Quintero is
the managing director of J & J
Express. Visit the website on www.
jandjexpress.com.au)
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Talyer Auto celebrates
second anniversary
Pin Rutaquio
In October 2011, Talyer
Auto opened its doors (and
hoists) to the public serving the car repair needs of
the Filipino community in
the western suburbs. After
two years in the business,
Talyer Auto Servicentre is
now a proud and stable
business and is fast becoming the primary choice of
the FILOZ community in
the west including local
businesses in Maribyrnong
and Footscray area. With
its proximity to Highpoint
Shopping Centre, tram
stops and Footscray Market, Talyer’s customers
find it most convenient
to have their cars/vans
serviced while shopping.
There is a free customer
shuttle to Highpoint every
day or customers can stay
at the customer service
lounge with FREE WI-FI
access, with television
and free coffee/snacks.
Talyer’s business strategy has been focused in
providing exemplary service with transparency,
job quality and value for
money pricing.
Talyer is not the cheapest in the market but it
provides the highest quality of service which is even
better than car dealers and
franchised service centres.
It looks forward to further
improving the business so
it can stay competitive in
the market.
Team Talyer is composed
of highly qualified automotive mechanics. Head
mechanic, Ery, has been in
the car service industry for
the past 20 years. All the
younger staff Daryl, Eman,
and Joshua, are all Australian Qualified tradies and
have the experience in car
servicing and mechanical
repairs. Talyer has also
been known for supporting
majority of the Filipino
organisations’ events and
fund-raising programs for
the community.
The core of the business
is car servicing, including
log-book for new vehicles.
Customers have the peace
of mind that the warranty
will not be voided because
Talyer is an accredited
member of the Victorian
Automotive Chamber of
C o m m e r c e ( VAC C ) . I t
is also an accredited VICROADS licensed vehicle
tester where clients can get
RWC (Road Worthy Certificates). Car parts, tyres/batteries, accessories, major
repairs are all catered too
at Talyer Auto.
Contact Talyer on 93181687 or online at www.
talyerauto.com. Follow
Talyer’s Facebook fanpage
for promos and updates.
BUSINESS
Stage your second act
Thad Mangalino
“Don’t call it a
comeback, I’ve been
here for years.”
Back in 1991 the
rapper L.L. Cool J
was written off as
a “has-been” and
past his prime in
the music world.
The rise of Gangsta
Rap and other rappers were mocking
him in their lyrics. L.L. Cool J’s
grandmother who
believes in her grandson’s
talent told him to “Knock out
the critics with his lyrics.”
Cool J released the classic
“Mama Said Knock You Out”
and began Cool J’s second
act.
The former king of Macedonia, Alexander III (Alexander the Great) was a brilliant
young leader, warrior and
conqueror. In his young
age, Alexander thought he
already conquered the whole
world. Little did Alexander
know that there were more
undiscovered land to conquer and more territories
to claim. Alexander did not
think that there was a second
act for him
When life throws you a set
back, do not get bogged down
and get knocked out. Utilise
this opportunity to create
your second act. You may
have been made redundant
in your current job, your biggest client switched to your
biggest competitor, and the
promotion that you worked
hard for and expected to
get awarded was given to
someone else. Whatever it
may be, it may be a disaster
that knocked you down
and derailed you from your
track. Get ready for your
second act, for every dark
night there’s a bright day
ahead.
The time is now; change
what you are unhappy with. If
your situation sucks, change
it, dust yourself and move
forward. You are not a tree,
you are not deeply rooted;
you can take steps and force
out your ideal outcome. If
Alexander the Great took
some time to strategise and
plan, he would have
realised that there
were more worlds
t o c o n q u e r, h i s
second act would
have made him really “The Great”.
LL Cool J used his
second act and reinvented himself as
an actor, producer,
author and pop
icon. It has paid
off tremendously.
Those critics are to
this day his biggest fans and
the rappers who mocked him
are silenced.
To create a second act,
you need to decide that you
do not want to stay in your
current situation. Be certain
that it will change for you,
decide what outcome you
want and lastly, take action.
Seek the help of the person
who has made it despite of
the challenges. But the most
important thing to keep in
mind is that you need to
know what you want and
go for it.
Until next time, Stay FOCUSED!
Thad Mangalino is a Peak
Performance Coach, Speaker
and Trainer. For any feedback
or questions, email thad@
firmfocuspt.com and visit
www.firmfocuspt.com.
Celebrating 22 years
Preferred partner of advertisers
Part 8
Simple steps to better sales
Ben Noynay
In the last issue, we talked
about some tried and true
methods that you can use
to increase your sales. In
this issue we are going to
talk about using an autoresponder service to help
increase your sales, even
if you run an off-line business.
An autoresponder is
without a doubt one of the
best marketing tools you
can use. In case you aren’t
familiar with exactly what
an autoresponder is, it is a
script-based application that
will automatically respond
to any email that it receives.
Once they are triggered they
automatically start sending
out a scheduled series of
e-mail messages that you
have carefully constructed
to your prospective customers.
Autoresponders are extremely fast. Once your
prospect sends an e-mail
requesting more information, the autoresponder
will deliver it almost immediately.
One of the best things
about autoresponders is the
fact that they are always
available. They are always
there; ready to provide your
clients and customers the
information they seek. They
can free up your time so they
can be used for other things.
They are easy to set up and
require only a small investment of your time. They can
also make managing your
customers and clients easier
than ever, because they can
collect email addresses and
customer demographics
for you.
There’s no big learning
curve, so if you’ve never used
an autoresponder before
don’t worry; it’s not hard. If
your business doesn’t have a
website that’s not a problem
either. Most autoresponder
services are run from their
own websites.
Yo u ’ r e n o t r e s t r i c t e d
either. You can virtually
preset any autoresponder
to send a variety of messages. You can use them to
inform your clients about
future products, services,
and sales. Autoresponders
will work for you day or
night, making your company information available
to anyone whenever they
want it.
As we have discussed
before, not all consumers
are impulse buyers. As a
matter of fact, research has
shown that it may take more
than seven contacts with
the prospective customer to
finally close the sale.
While an autoresponder
can’t do all of the work for
you, it can help lighten your
load immensely. It does
this by sending out basic
information specifically requested from the consumer
that can help with training,
support and yes, to increase
your sales.
This also works very well
if a customer has purchased
from you before, because
then you can use it to send
out confirmations, thank
you notes, and even offer
discounts on additional
purchases, which will help
increase your backend sales
as well.
When it comes to choosing an autoresponder for
your business there are
many options available.
All you have to do is a
quick search online and
you will be amazed at all
the different services that
you’ll have to choose from.
The autoresponder system
that I’m currently using
With an autoresponder, you can
sit back and relax.
in my business is called
TrafficWave of which I am a
registered affiliate. You can
check it out at www.rightmarketingnetwork.com.
Autoresponders are in a
constant state of readiness,
so you don’t have to be. So
why not take some time to
set up an autoresponder. I
guarantee it can help your
sales process run faster
and smoother when used
properly.
Ben Noynay is a business coach and
trainer who helps small business
owners and entrepreneurs succeed.
If you need more information on
how Ben can help you and your
business, visit his website at www.
rightcoachingsystems.com and book
for a free initial consultation.
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Bakeries and
Take-away
Accommodation Philippines
Cakes
JOLLY B’S BAKERY
& TAKEAWAY
MY JOB IS YOUR
ACCOUNTS
BALIKBAYAN
ACCOMMODATION
Contact: J-Mark Rodriguez
Address: GMA-Kamuning
corner Edsa, Quezon
City
Contact: Gemma Lim Cruz
BBus, IPA, NTAA, TAX
and ASIC agent
P.O. BOX 392, Werribee Vic
3030
Phone (03) 9585 7002 THE CAKE ADDIKS
Contact: Zarah
Mobile 0407 958 442
Special pandesal, ensaymada, Spanish bread-ube, etc./special longganisa
- tocino/Filipino culinary dishes - catering/Asian groceries/delivery
Accountants,
Auditors & Tax
Agents
Binghay & Co P/L
Contact: Purita Binghay
11 Dandenong Road East,
Frankston VIC 3199
leasing /Business ASIC Compliance/
superannuation/general insurance/
business valuation/workcover
Aluminium &
Steel Fabrication
Vega Steel
Works
Maker of Steel Str uctural and
Architectural, Pergolas, Carports,
Garage, Stainless and Mild Steel
Balustrade, Fences, Gates, Sheet
Metal, Tanks, Conveyor etc.
You draw or tell us what you want, and
we’ll make it for you at a fair price.
BUENA
Contact: BUENA
45 A Yarra Street
Geelong Vic 3220
Phone (03) 522 99 727
Email: manilahairbybuena@gmail.com
Services: Haircuts,Foils, Re-bonding,
Perm , Hair SPA/Treatments, Colouring, Styling, Hair Extensions, Waxing.
Open Monday - Saturday
Blinds and Curtains
JY Accounting
Services
Contact: Josie Young
15 Clover Close, Berwick
Vic 3806
Other Branches: Berwick,
Melton and Trafalgar
Mobile
Auto Mechanical
Repairs
0435 353 061
Email: jsyoung@internode.on.net
Personal (Rental/CGT) & Business Tax
(GST/ABN).
Spot On Tyres
and Auto
Contact: Efren Callos
10 Berkshire Road,
Sunshine Vic 3020
Factory and Showroom
13 Waigani Avenue
Deer Park Vic 3023
Mabag
Accounting
and Taxation
Services
Bakeries
Email: info@luxcel.com.au
Web: www.luxcel.com.au
All types of blinds/Roller and Plantation Shutters
Security Doors/Free Measure and
Quotes
Balloon Twist
14 Bendemere Rise,
Langwarrin, VIC 3910
Ph/Fax (03) 9789 9119 JASMINE’S BREAD
Mobile 0438 789 911 AND CAKES
E-mail: mbmabag@bigpond.com
Public Accountant and Registered Tax
Agent. Individual, Business & Investment Tax Returns, BAS. We come to
you for your convenience.
Contact: Cora or Joyce
19 Chiswick Crescent
Derrimut VIC 3030
Mobile
0433 655 193
CompTIA A+Certified Professional IT
Technician, Microsoft Certified System
Engineer. Computer expert for all your
computer problems. Services: Virus/
Spyware Removal, Hardware Upragrades, Data Recovery-Internet Security,
Build Computer According to your Specification, All you computer needs. 12/10
AARON’S
COMPUTER
SERVICES
“Your local Filipino computer expert”
Computer Systems
and Network Security
Linucom
Solutions
Australia
Contact: Jun Zara, Senior
Linux Engineer
P.O. Box 2083 Greenvale,
Vic 3059
Contact: CONNIE or ELAINE
Email: sys_admin@linucomsolutions.net
Web: www.linucomsolutions.net
Services: Network security, firewall,
installation, configuration, System
administration, intranet design, web
hosting, email services, Linux installation, etc.
Contact: Michael
Venezuela CPA
PO Box 2949, Rowvillle
Victoria 3178
masarap bakery
Phone 03 9759 5075 and asian
Mobile 0412 329 378
grocery
Email: michael_venezuela@yahoo.
Contact: Vinia or Baby
178 Churchill Avenue,
Braybrook VIC 3019
Phone (03) 9311 1096
For specialty Filipino bakery products:
Pan de sal/pan de coco/ensaymada/
hopia/ monay and lots more.
Phone (03) 9543 5507
Mobiles 0413 462 389 Liz Honey
0400 331 152 Promotions &
0433 377 113 Email: cotocuv@yahoo.com.au
Web: www.ethicdance.com.au
Audio and Visual -16th,18th and 21st
Birthdays, School Functions, Children
Parties, Clubs & Dance Parties, and
Corporate Functions.
Phone 1800 522 0000
Kayumanggi
Entertainment
DJ Pogz (Gary Cajili) and
DJ Awie (Aldwin Cajili)
Contact: Gary Cajili
Mobile Phone Café Shop
TABLEA CAFÉ AND
CATERING SERVICE
Contact: Dr. Nenita
Evangelista-Lalin
204-206 Station Road Deer
Park VIC 3023
Log on to
Contact: Leo or Lolit
Contact: MELVIN / LALAINE
DJs &/or Dance
Instructor/
Choreographer
Door to Door Sea
&/or Air Freight
Services
DAUSAN
INTERNATIONAL
Mobile 0415 199 898
Email: chemixtrymobile@yahoo.
com.au or pinoydjmelbourne@
yahoo.com.au.
Affordable DJ hire in Melbourne!
Phone : (03) 97997624
Dausan
(03) 97042876
International
Mob : 0490 065 745
Freight
Contact : John / Ramon
Forwarder
Door to Door
to or
Phils.
Air & Sea
Contact:
John
Imelda/
Ramon
Reverse
Cargo – Phils to Aust
Relocation
Lipat bahay
28
Narellan/ Drive,
Hampton
Parcel,
Large
Cargo - Worldwide
Park VIC
3976
Email: mabel10@iprimus.com.au
Open 7 days / wide variety of Fil-Asian
products / cheaper prices / quality
service / check us on Facebook
CRAIGIEBURN ASIAN GROCERY
FILIMEX ASIAN
STORE AND CAFE
Email: amycas_52@yahoo.com.au
Door-to-door Sea Cargo and Money
Remittance /Phone Cards / Video Hire/
Clothes & Bags
Contact: Mabelle
Shop 8, 323 Main Road
East, St. Albans
VIC 3021 (behind
Safeway)
Phone (03) 9356 4522
AH (03) 9367 7818
Filipino delicacies, door-to-door sea/
air cargo, money remittance (higher
rates), video rental (Tagalog movies)
GRAECION
FILIPINO AND
ASIAN GROCERIES
Contact: Cion or Graeme
56 Spring Square, Hallam
Vic 3803
Ph/Fax (03) 9796 4289
Mobile 0416 140 705
ANCHING’S AND
ALEGRING’S
ASIAMART
Email: graecion@hotmail.com
Magnolia Ice Cream Outlet/Door to
door money transfer
Air/sea cargo/ Prepaid phonecards/
Filipino movies for hire.
Contact: Joy or Dennis
SHOP 16, Stables Shopping
Centre, 314-360 Childs
Road, Mill Park Vic 3082
Phone (03) 9404 5584
Mobile 0406 602 688
MDIEZ SOUND N
MOTION
Social ballroom dance instructor /
choreographer / disc jockey
Contact: DJ Dan
Contact: Amelia
9/161-163 Railway Avenue,
Laverton VIC 3028
Ph/Fax (03) 9305 4896
0431 819 312 Leo: 0401 739 802
Email: djjoe01@yahoo.com
Lolit: 0411 969 332
If you need fillings, tooth extractions, dentures, teeth cleaning, teeth whitening.
CHEMIXTRY MOBILE
AMELIA’s Variety
Store & Asian
Grocery
Mobile
Keys2drive Accredited Driving
Instructor
(Log to keys2drive.com.au for a Free
Lesson)
Email: moonlight_driving@bigpond.
com
Email: lolitaadsl@dodo.com.au
ADTAV member since 1990
-Accredited Driver Trainer
-Over 23 years experienced
-Best technique in reverse parallel
parking.
-Western and Northern Suburbs.
Phone (03) 8339 7439
FILOZZIES GROCER
Contact: DeejayJoe Vibal
DJ Joe specialises in commercial RnB,
Old school hip-hop, House, Top chart
hits, and Retro.
Contact: Grace or Anne
Shop 6, Craigieburn Plaza,
Craigieburn Road,
Craigieburn VIC 3064
Phone (03) 9386 2948
Mobile 0425 808 108
Phone (03) 9369 2393
Fax
(03) 9369 2393
Mobile 0434 980 586
L&J Mobile Disco
Money Remittance, Sea cargo services,
Filipino movies VHS/VCD Hire, Phonecards, Variety of Phil-Asian goods.
Contact: Grace
229 Melville Rd, Brunswick
West VIC 3055
0411 498 709
Phone (03) 9361 2166
(03) 9363 7772 Phone (03) 9799 7386
Fax
(03) 9363 7872 Mobile 0412 020 834
0458 464 640
Mobile 0403 717 820 Email: panong_gwapo15@yahoo.com
R.M.M. DRIVING
Email:tableacafemtp@gmail.com
Facebook page: TableaCafé
Grocery Stores
Contact: Cecilia Pham
215-217 Sydney Road,
Coburg Vic 3058
MOONLIGHT
DRIVING SCHOOL
Phone (03) 9309 3277
Mobile 0403 212 970
Email: info@lizhoney.com
Web: http://www.lizhoney.com
Liz Honey Promotions & Entertainment –
giving opportunities to young people.
Driving School
Email: cecilia.pham@annecto.org.au
Experienced driving instructor will help
you to get your licence. Automatic or
Manual. Learned by hour or plan. Serve
all suburbs in Western area and Pascoe
Vale, Brunswick, Coburg. New Car.
For more information, please contact
0411 498 709.
Contact: Mrs. Carrie Casimiro
Shop 16, Railway Crescent,
Broadmeadows Vic 3047
Ph/Fax (03) 9367 7438
Mobile 0412 191 577
Driving School
Care Pty. Ltd.
Phone (03) 8743 3694
Mobile 0448 227 534
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FILO NEWS
Sea freight / Air Freight / Money Remittance Services.
0431489198
97992327 Mobile
Email: gcajili@optusnet.com.au
Party DJ for all your occasions; birthdays, engagement, weddings, special
events and corporate functions.
We cater to any music styles you may
need with our quality sound and
lighting and we will make your event a
huge success.
Entertainment
Contact: Liz or Mike
16 Marriot Road, Keilor
Downs Vic 3038
Unit 4, 51-53 Westwood
Drive, Ravenhall
Vic 3023
0400 009 010 Western Dental
For All Occasions / Schools and
Church Programs
Nursing Homes and Disability Centre
Entertainment
Balikbayan boxes and Padala Regalo.
LBC HARI NG
PADALA
Dentists
Contact: Jennifer
Marriot Waters Shopping
Centre 945 Thompsons
Road, Lyndhurst Vic
MLV ACCOUNTING
com.au
Registered tax agent. Qualified Accountant – CPA Australia
UP Diliman – BS Business Administration & Accountancy
All accounting and taxation services.
WE COME TO YOU. By appointment only.
ANGELIQUE
CREATIONS
BALLOON ANIMALS
Cora
0433 801 532
Joyce 0433 776 720
Landline 03 9361 2401
Phone (03) 9361 2401
Mobile 0433 776 720
We make Filipino bread, hopia, siopao,
special ensaymada, pandesal and
many more. We also accept made-toorder cakes for all occasions.
Contact: Gerardo Visperas
Phone (03) 9333 6165
Mobile 0415 861 105
Mobile
Contact: Manuel Mabag,
fipa, M.Comm
G’S IT COMPUTER
REPAIRS
Mobile
BROADMEADOWS
PHIL-ASIAN
GROCERY
CRAIGIEBURN
ASIAN GROCERY
Contact: DJ Vasile
Phone (03) 8390 1121
Fax
(03) 8390 1158
Phone (03) 9311 4838
Mobile 0422 830 992
New and Used Tyres, Repairs and
Services.
Computer Services
Entertainment
Services
6 Byron St. Clayton South
Vic 3169
Customize Cakes for All Occasions.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
Contact:
Aaron 0433 076 276
for a free consultation.
Mobile 0405 550 045
BLINDS
Ph/Fax (03) 9512 6268 LUXCEL
Contact: Jenny or Doreen
Email: vilbar@vegasteelworks.com.au
Mobile 0401 931 393
Buy Factory Direct and Save
Email: frank@universalpower.
com.au
Web: www.universalpower.com.au
New Homes / Extensions / Renovations / Service Breakdowns /
Safety Switches / Switchboard
changeovers / Security Cameras and
Home Alarms
Five Star
Express
Balikbayan Box
Cafe La Bell 399 Bell St.,
Pascoe Vale Vic
PC Repairs and Upgrades / Hardware
and Software Installations
PC Reformat / Assembly of new computer that suits your budget
+ Bonus Music and Movies for your
PC if you’re interested.
Contact: Ernie Vilbar
Phone (03) 9770 0066 Factory 3, 17 Libbett
Avenue,
Fax (03) 9770 0466
Email: purita@binghayco.com.au
Clayton South, Vic, 3168
Door to Door to Phils. Air & Sea
Reverse Cargo – Phils to Aust
Relocation / Lipat bahay
Parcel, Large Cargo - Worldwide
ETHIC DANCE –
MY MOBILE DJ
SERVICE
Contact: Peter/Carina/Alex
123 Lower Dandenong
RoadMentone Vic 3194
Phone (03) 9748 2740
Fax (03) 9748 9193
Beauty Salons
0433 854 650
Phone (03) 8383 7832 Mobile
E: gemma@myjobisyouraccounts.
Mobile 0413 577 786
com.au
MANILA HAIR BY
0412 201 784 Accounting /taxation/ bookkeeping /
Email: jeumerc@yahoo.com / jeumerc@gmail.com
FOR RENT: 3 bedroom loft type
(sleeps 6 max) /short - long stay/fully
furnished/free use of amenities/
Own access to MRT station/MRT
ride to nearby major malls. $39
per night.
Chemixtry Mobile provides music,
lighting and projection equipment
with affordable DJ hire. It specialises
on birthdays, weddings, christenings,
dinner dances and other parties.
SCHOOL
Gov’t Accredited Cert. III & IV
Contact: Rowen Maranan
P.O. Box 1055, Preston VIC
3072
Phone (03) 9449 5779
Mobile 0414 959 224
Filipino-Asian products – dry and
frozen / take-away food / prepaid
phone cards/ LBC Boxe
Angel sa Quiapo
Contact: Chona
48 Wilson Road, Melton
South Vic 3338
INDAY FILIPINO
ASIAN STORE
Contact: Stella Plotek
Phone (03) 9746 9193 Shop 121, Footscray
Market, Hopkins Street
Mobile 0449 781 139
Email: angelquiapo@aol.com.au
Web: www.angelquiapo.com.au
Asian Filipino Grocery/Money Remittance/Phonecards/TFC subscription/
Balikbayan Boxes/Tagalog DVDs/
Frozen-Dry Goods.
Footscray Vic
Phone (03) 9689 0188
The BIGGEST Filipino Discount Store
in the Western Suburbs since 1977.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Electrical
Contractor
ASIAN-OZ
GROCERIES
Contact: Jovita Stevens
35 Michel Street,
Shepparton Vic 3630
KABSAT VARIETY
STORE
Contact: Josie Sotelo
Shop 3, 167/179 Shaws
Road
Werribee Vic 3030
UNIVERSAL POWER
Phone (03) 5831 6586
SERVICES
Fax
(03) 5821 1004 Phone (03) 9974 2795
R.E.C. 19845
Contact: Frank and Chris
Phone (03) 9799 7624
(03) 9704 2876 Phone (03) 9311 5901
Mobile 0490 065 745 Mobile 0414 344 969
Mobile
0439 632 949 Mobile
Email: jovie_stevens@yahoo.com
Door-to-door Money Remittance – Sea
Cargo / Phone Cards / Cosmetics /
Aloe Vera Products
0430 387 989
Email: kabsatvarietystore@gmail.
com
Filipino/Asian Products/Whitening
products (glutathione)
Kabayan
Foodwarmers/Gel, Balikbayan Boxes/
Money Remittance
Phonecards/Proper ty agent (Phil)/
European cookware/Health-Beauty
Products
MABUHAY PINOY
ASIAN GROCERIES
Contact: Dhel Boucher
Shop 10/51 Synnot Street,
Werribee
Phone (03) 9974 2944
Mobile 0433 379 395
0435 179 108
Asian Groceries / Money Remittance /
Sea Freight / Phonecards / TFC
Trading Hours: Mon-Wed: 9:30 am to
6:30 pm, Thurs-Fri: 10 am to 7 pm,
Saturday: Closed, Sunday: 10 am to
5 pm
MANILA IN
FOOTSCRAY
Social Organisations
Phil-Aust Food
Cynthia Millar
Address: 13 Nichols Drive
Mornington
We provide money remittance services
such as Pickup ie. from BDO, Mlhuillier, Cebuanna and other partners, Bank
to Bank and Door to Door delivery.
Pickup your Balikbayan boxes from
us if you are located in the Mornington
Peninsula, Melbourne or surrounding
suburb. Avail of our wholesale Filipino
grocery for your shops which are palletised and transported for you from
the main NSW warehouse.
Groceries and
Take-away Foods
LTD
Contact: Ligaya Binuya –
Fish & Chips, take-away food, Filipino
and Asian Grocery, Phone recharge,
phonecards.
Kids Entertainment
Phone (03) 9798 5389
Mobile 0419 674 339 KAROLINA’S KIDS
Email: lolaheart12@yahoo.com
Door-to-door cargo/money remittance/
phonecards/bags/shoes/clothes/wide
range of Asian products.
Masagana
Filipino Asian
Groceries
Contact: Terry or Boy
Shop 12 / 159 Boronia Rd
Boronia Vic 3155
ENTERTAINMENT
Contact: Karol
Mobile 0420 354 648
Web: www.charmantus.com/kke
Face painting, balloon twisting, temporary tattoos, party games hosting,
clowns, fairies. Competitive price.
Please call for bookings.
Lechon
Phone (03) 9762 2123
Mobile 0413 844 146
Email: lapines@optusnet.com.au
Large range of Filipino - Asian goods
and seafoods. Door-to-door Cargo and
Money Remittance. Prepaid Phonecards. Under new management.
Contact: Melly
Shop 43, Hampton Park
Shopping Square,
Somerville Road,
Hampton Park VIC 3976
Ph/Fax (03) 9799 2565
Money Remittance, Sea cargo Services, Filipino Movies VHS/VCD Hire, VCD
Karaoke Hire/Sales, Phonecards.
AMALIA’S LECHON
CEBU P/L
Contact: Alex and Amie
Factory 35, 12-20 James
Court, Tottenham, VIC
3012 (Mel Ref. 41A4)
The Original and the One and only
LECHON CEBU in MELBOURNE
Proven Delicious….Once tasted
always wanted!
Ito lang ang tunay na malasa at totoong
LECHON CEBU….PIT SENYOR!
Locksmiths
BRIMBANK
Contact: JEN OR RAHUL
COMMUNITY
440 Sydney Road
MARKET
Brunswick Vic 3056
LOCKSMITHS AND
Phone (03) 9381 0433
SECURITY DOORS
Mobile 0433 666 306 614 Ballarat Road,Ardeer
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
VIC 3022
Contact Tom or Gil
Mobile
QUIAPO AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD
168 Churchill Avenue,
Braybrook Vic 3019
Contact: Lita / Bong
Phone (03) 9311 0992
Fax
(03) 9311 4876
Wholesaler / Retailer / Importer of
Philippine Food Products / Money
Remittance / Door-to-Door Cargo
/ Selling Orocon plastic containers
/ Others
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PHILIPPINE
EMBASSY
H.E. Belen Anota,
Ambassador
P.O. Box 3297, Manuka
Canberra ACT 2603
PHILIPPINE
Consulate (NSW)
Level 1, Philippine Center,
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney NSW 2001
FCCM Photography Services include
events ((weddings,
bir thdays,
anPlease contact
:
niversaries, group party, hen’s night,
Hector
Calara
0450523554
dinner and dance), and portrait studio/
outdoor (glamour, fantasy, model
Isabel Antonio - 0423800888
portfolio).
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porate use. Fun and good times
guaranteed.
Radio Stations
Ms Virginia Kalong
Suite 1205, St Kilda
Towers, 1 Queens Road,
Melbourne VIC
Melbourne, 3SER 97.7 FM
Email: info@philconsulate.com.au
Web: www.philconsulate.com.au
Mondays and Fridays. 10:00am
to 4:00pm. Thursdays by appointment only.
Geelong, Victoria
Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Contact: Aspie Burns
Mondays 11.00 AM to 12.00PM
Geelong radio
94.7fm - filipino
Phone (03) 9863 7885
Fax (03) 9863 7884 program
Phone (03) 5221 7144
RADYO KABAYAN
Melbourne, 855 Khz AM
Wednesdays 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Contact: Maria Selga,
program convenor
Contact: Jerry or Dolor
1 Ash Court, Traralgon Vic
3844
Phone
Jerry Dolor (03) 5134 1446
(03) 5174 8508
Email: jlbaladjay@live.com.au
The Association continues to grow
since 2001. Main projects: Quest
for Miss Austral-asia and the Filipino
Fiesta in Gippsland
Sponsors: La Trobe City Council,
Multi-cultural Affairs and Citizenship,
Western Union, Western Travel and J
& J Express.
Contact: JOSEPHINE or
RAUL
Shop 12, Elaine Street
Victoria Square, St.
Albans Vic 3021
Phone (03) 9364 1174
Mobile 0439 303 754
0488 198 900
Opening Hours: Tues- Sunday (9 am
to 9 pm)
Dine In & take-away/ special functions
and catering available/Door-to-Door
Cargo /Magnolia and Selecta ice cream/
San Miguel Beer, Light, and Pale Pilsen/
Red Horse
LUTONG PINOY
Contact: Narcisa Mcleavy
Shop 251, Footscray
Market Vic 3011
Philippine Fiesta
of Victoria Inc.
Phone
Elsa
(03) 9336 1008
Malou 0430 941 491
Mobile
Ilonggo
Association of
Victoria, Inc.
Our next project is to build a multipurpose hall in Bacolod through
Gawad Kalinga.
Phone (03) 9796 3872 KALIWAT
Everyone is welcome to join our
CIRCULO
CAPIZENO OF
MELBOURNE
Contact: Terry Apines
18 Claude Avenue,
Hampton Park Vic 3976
Mobile 0413 844 146
We raise funds to support our projects
in Capiz.
FILIPINO
AUSTRALIAN
FRIENDSHIP
ASSOCIATION
OF GEELONG
INCORPORATED
Philippine
Consulate (Tas.)
Mr Paul J. Green, Honorary
Consul General
GPO Box 1231 M, Hobart
TAS 7000
0413 481 442
0433 758 000
All Locks Opened / Installed / Repaired
/ Rekey & Master Key System / Supply
& Installed of Security Doors
Money Remittance
&/or Freight
Services
Mobile 0435 483 491
Toll Free 1300 72 44 91
MONEY REMITTANCE / SEA AND
AIR CARGO
Tuesdays 7:00 to 9:00pm
Web: www.wr.com.au/bjs/wow.htm
Real Estate
Phone (03) 6230 4000
Fax (03) 6231 1986 REMAX PROPERTY
Phil Dept of
Avenue, Sydney NSW
2000
Phone (02) 9283 0711
Fax (02) 9283 0755
Email: ptsydney@ozemail.com.au
Web: www.tourism.gov.ph
SPECIALISTS
Contact: Ben Respicio
Director/CEA REIV
Schools - Language
&/or Special Courses
PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGE
INSTITUTE
Contact: Rowella Dango –
President
Laura Abejaron –
Secretary
Chona Lim - PRO
Phone
Rowella
9559 3674
Laura
9798 0730
Lim
0431 379 743
“We welcome everyone to join our
group especially those of Boholano
descent.
1/28 Pickett Street
Footscray VIC 3011
Take-away Shops
and Grocery Stores
Filipino & Visayan Languages Affordable fees. SUNDAY CLASSES.
Phone (02) 9283 7300 ALING NENE’S
Fax (02) 9283 8011 KAKANIN AND
Email: dtisydney@one.net.au
Photographers,
Printers &
Graphic Designers
FILCOM
PUBLISHING P/L
Contact: George
Mobile
0411 566 885
Email: publisher@philtimes.com
Website: ggoryopictures.com
Specialising in digital photography,
design of business forms, logos,
booklets, souvenir programmes,
magazines, flyers, etc.
Post an event. Visit
TAKE-AWAY SHOP
Contact: Nap
12A Railway Crescent,
Broadmeadows Vic
3047
PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGE
SCHOOL OF
VICTORIA, INC.
PampangueÑo
Club of
Phone (03) 5257 1921 Melbourne
“We welcome everyone to join our Victoria
organisation.”
Contact: Roy Carbungco,
President
11 Hunter Ave,
RoxburghPark VIC 3064
FILIPIno
community
coordinating
council of qld
Contact: Perla Luetic
C/- 42 Eleanor Street,
Footscray VIC 3011
Phone (07) 3808 7804
Filipino
Community
council of
Victoria inc.
(fccvi)
Contact: Jing Sosa
93 Cowper Street,
Footscray, VIC 3011
Claire’s Food
House
Contact: Claire or Mary
Shop 5/550 Mahoneys Rd,
Campbellfield VIC 3061
Phone (03) 9359 0802
Mobile 0409 092 556
Services offered: take-away Filipino
cuisine, Filipino groceries, money
remittance, door-to-door boxes,
calling cards.
com
VCE Provider, Filipino LOTE, Units
1, 2, 3 & 4
Website: fccvi.org.au
“As the umbrella body, we look after
the welfare of the Fil-Aussie communities in Victoria.”
HANDY EDI
Contact: EDISON LINTAG
8 Catherine Place
Pakenham, Victoria
Mobile: 0415 835 863
Email: elintag97@gmail.com
Can take jobs on your renovation
needs – tiling, painting, installation of
vanities, decking, flooring
Travel Agents &/or
Travel Tours
Phone (03) 9384 1844
Chris 0413 455 918
Ester
0431 821 885
Geraldine 0412 663 699
Jennifer 0422 404 271
Joy 0430 395 157
Website: www.philippinetours.com.
au
Over 30 years of service to the FilipinoAustralian community. Maaasahan at
mapagkakatiwalaan
Deer Park
Travel
Deer Park travel
Contact: Mina Precilla
DEER PARK TRAVEL
85
– 87
OakwoodDrive,
Road,
15/44
Eucalyptus
Maidston
Albanvale Vic 3021
T: +61 03 9317 3632
Phone
(03) 9317 3632
E: mina@precillatravel.com.au
Mobile 0415 461 665
Email: mina@precillatravel.com.au
PHIL-AUS
BALLROOM DANCE “TRAVEL EXPERT”
CLUB OF VICTORIA, WESTERN TRAVEL
Deer Park
INC.
Contacts: Chris Centeno
0413 455 918
Fred & Mila Osorio
0431 535 700
Ph/Fax (03) 9309 1052 Ph/Fax (03) 9317 9156
Remy & Yolly Racquel
0404 071 116
Mobile 0451 971 961 Mobile 0413 623 991
Phone (03) 9687 9011 Address: 23 Mourell
Trading Hours: Wednesday to Thurs- Email: phillang@bigpond.net.au
day: 9 am to 9 pm, Friday to Saturday:
Fax (03) 9687 9120
Street, West Sunshine
Web: www.philippinelanguage.webs.
9 am to 7 pm
Contact: Choy Symes
(President) or Terry
Kane (Vice President)
C/- 9 Englewood Court
Hillside Vic 3037
Mobile
Choy 0422 807 339
Terry 0409 675 246
Contact: Aleli, Jennifer,
Chris, Ester, Grace,
Geraldine, or Vencie
225 Melville Rd, Brunswick
West VIC 3055
Contact: Orly Vargas
GPO Box 2745, Brisbane
QLD 4001
Level 1, Philippine Center,
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney NSW 2001
SHARE-ME-A DREAM
BISAYAN
COMMUNITY CLUB
OF VICTORIA INC.
A philippine
tours
D.W. Hope Centre, The
Boulevard, Norlane
VIC 3214
filipino
australian
foundation of
qld
0433 404 987
Web: www.philfiesta.com
Philippine Fiesta holds yearly event in
November. “Makipag-akbayan po tayo
para sa kaunlaran.”
Trade Services –
House
Maintenance
BOL-ANON SA
AUSTRALIA INC.
(KABAI)
Phone (03) 9305 1426
Contact: Mauro Somodio
0412 335 077 Ph (6:00pm)
Fax (03) 9305 1425
benr@remax.com.au
(03) 9687 9626 PO Box 2424, Chirmside
Mobile 0411 145 776
Email: royc@iprimus.com.au
Mobile 0413 383 648
QLD 4032
The club holds its annual event every
Restaurants,
0466 422 047 Phone (07) 3216 9808 Melbourne Cup Day eve.
Mobile
Email:
kare-kare at iba pa.
PHILIPPINE TRADE
AND INVESTMENT
CENTER
BM EXPRESS
Contact: Paolo Papa
WOWFM - Sydney
North Vic 3023
Mobile
Email: choysymes.shareme@
y7mail.com
Club annual project “Operation
Smile”
Responding to the growing needs of
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Operation in
Southern Philippines.
13 Schuler Court, Narre
Warren VIC 3805
Contact: Dr. Edgar Lagrito,
President
organization.
Contact: Ross Manuel,
Chairman
0403 306 701 PO Box 2120, Deer Park
We invite all Ilocanos to be members
of our association.
“We celebrate the Pre-Valentine’s
Day of the Ilocano Filipino Australian
Association of Victoria Inc. (IFAAV)
every 2nd week of February”.
Ph AH (03) 9364 0435
Mobile 0409 430 040
AUSTRALIAN
VISAYAN
ASSOCIATION OF
VICTORIA INC
LASANG PINOY
THE FILIPINO
CUISINE
Contact: Elsa Reed or
Malou Collie
12 Jamison Street,
Laverton Vic 3028
Contact: Neds Sarcepuedes
– President
C/- 5 Chedgey Drive, St
Albans Vic 3021
Catering/Take away food/Door-to-door
Cargo & Money Remittance/Phone
Cards Available.
Melbourne VIC
Contact: Chito Javier
CPCA radio
program
126 Wickham St, Fortitude
Valley QLD 4006
Contact: Jocelyn / Ding
Shop 21-23/100 Furlong
Road, Cairnlea Shopping
Centre, Cairnlea Vic 3023
Shop 5/49 Synnot Street,
Werribee VIC 3030
3zzz 92.3 fm
Philippine
consulate (VIC)
Mr. Alan Grummitt
Werribee Vic 3030
Ph: (03) 9371 7140
Phone (03) 8390 1346
(03) 8358 5600
Mobile 0401 396 189 Email: info@imigence.com
(03) 9731 7140
Web: www.imigence.com
0425 842 883
Photos for events, fashion and cor- Mobile
11.00 PM to 12.00 Midnight
Philippine
consulate (QLD)
ASIAN GROCERY
Contact: Mark Sombillo
com.au
Web: www.philippineconsulate.com.au
Phone (03) 9314 0858 tourism
Mobile 0434 143 129 Level 1, Philippine Center,
0401 209 540
27-33 Wentworth
NIPAHUT CORNER
Selling Filipino and Asian Products.
Door to Door Cargo and Money Remittance. FREE PARKING AT BACK
Philippine Gov’t
Offices
Isabel Antonio - 0423 800 888
Model Portfolio)
Cairnlea Town Centre, Shop 21-23
ASSOCIATION
OF FILIPINOS &
AUSTRALIANS IN
GIPPSLAND
29
ILOCANO FILIPINO
AUSTRALIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
VICTORIA INC.
Phone (07) 3252 8215
Mobile 0401 027 683 Contact: Barry Buckle,
Fax
(07) 3252 8240 Phone 0408 766 890 Specialising in Filipino Dishes – puto,
President
Fax (03) 9663 2874 dinuguan, lumpia, turon, palabok,
SPECIALISING IN FILIPINO
AUTHENTIC SPIT ROAST PIG
Melly’s Asian
Groceries
Web: www.lbcexpress.com
0405 101 320 Phone (02) 9262 7377 Phone (03) 9415 1923
(03) 9415 1926
Amador Binuya –
Fax
(02) 9262 7355 Email: radyopilipino@yahoogroups.com
0433 917 511 Mobile 0415 426 400 Wednesdays 3.00 PM to 4.00PM,
Phone (03) 8390 4212 Email: contact@philippineconsulate. Fridays 7.00 AM to 8.00 AM, Sundays
(nearBrimbank Central Shopping
Centre)
To Dine In / Hold Function: Booking is Essential
For our Catering Services please call Jocelyn
We Cater for all Occasions
- Wedding, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Group
100 Furlong
Rd, Cairnlea Vic 3023
KABAYAN
FILIPINO
Phone (03) 8348 5766  Events
Restaurant: (03) 8390 1346
Party,
Hen'sCalara
night, Dinner
and Dance
Hector
- 0450
523 554
Groceries: (03) 8358 5600
AND
Mobile 0414 748 427  Portrait Studio / Outdoor (Glamour, Fantasy, RESTAURANT
Shop 5/49 Synnot Street
Email: embaphil@iaccess.com.au
85 – 87 Oakwood Road,
Albanvale Vic 3021
Contact: Shirley Rivera
391 Chandler Road,
Keysborough Vic 3173
LBC Money
remittance
Phone (02) 6273 2535
Fax (02) 6273 3984
Phone (03) 9689 7237
Fax
(03) 9689 3800
Mobile 0423 224 224 HAPPY HUT PTY
ManileÑa Filipino
Asian Grocery
Filipino Restaurant and Asian Groceries
TAKE-AWAY - ASIAN GROCERIES - CATERING
FILIPINO
FCCM - Photography
CAMERA
CLUBService
Phone (03) 5976 8025 Unit 4, 51-53 Westwood
Drive, Ravenhall
We accept Photography jobs on behalf of our Expert
Mobile 0418 986 386
OF MELBOURNE
Photographer members.
Vic 3023
Email: info@phil-austfood.com.au
(FCCM)
Website: http://www.phil-austfood.
Hotline
1800
522
0000
com.au
Contact:
Contact: Vivian
Shop 14, 119 Hopkins St,
Footscray VIC 3011
(Leeds St entrance)
Welars Express Money Remittance /
Door-to-door Cargo / Prepaid Phonecards / DVD Movies for sale.
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CLASSIFIEDS
Vic 3020
EXTENDING HELP TO OUR UNFORTUNATE KIDS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
License 32932
Contact: Josie, Rita, John,
Carmi
Shop 2A, 100 Furlong Rd
Cairnlea Town Centre
Cairnlea Vic 3023
Phone 03 9363 0288
F ax
03 9363 0488
Email: deerpark@westerntravel.com.
au
Web: www.westerntravel.com.au
Longest-serving Filipino newspaper in Australia
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accounting?
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We offer the following services to clients
• Accounting Reporting & Lodgement
• Bookkeeping
• BAS/GST Lodgement
• Payroll
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
Contact - Reg 0425 790 550
rmandcassociate@optusnet.com.au
BAKERIES
PAPA BEAR BAKEHOUSE
Mike-Your
Mobile
Tax Agent
(FILIPINO BAKERY)
FILIPINO BREAD, CAKES AND PASTRIES
Contact: Michael
Venezuela CPA
PO Box 2949, Rowvillle
Victoria 3178
Phone 03 9759 5075
Mobile 0412 329 378
Email: michael_venezuela@yahoo.com.au
Registered tax agent. Approved SMSF Auditor.
Qualified Accountant – CPA Australia
UP Diliman – BS Business Administration
& Accountancy
All accounting and taxation services.
WE COME TO YOU. By appointment
Services:
• Preparation of financial statements
• Designing financial accounting
systems
• Assisting in management accounting
• Taxation planning and tax returns
• BAS and IAS preparation and
submission
• Establish and maintain business
structures e.g. companies, trusts,
partnerships, individuals
• Establish, maintain and audit selfmanaged super funds
11 MARKET PLACE, BRAYBROOK VIC 3019
(NEAR CORNER OF DUKE STREET AND BALLARAT ROAD)
PHONE: (03) 9311 2909 MOBILE: 0421 820 800
EMAIL: papabearbakehouse@yahoo.com.
OPEN:
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY: 9:00 AM TO 5:30 PM
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM
SUNDAY: 10 AM to 3:00 PM
BUSINESS FOR SALE
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Opportunity
Train your staff to use:
•Quickbooks • MYOB • Xero
Address: 41 Walker St. Dandenong VIC
3175; Phone: (03) 9793 9182; Fax: (03)
9793 9181; Emal: mohtai@eftel.net.au
Website: www.taap.com.au
Mohammed Taiyab
Principal/Accountant/Tax Agent/J.P.
Asian/Filipino Groceries – For Sale
No Direct Competition
Easy to Manage, low Rent, easy Parking,
excellent Customer Base – SE Suburbs
Call Now: 0400 705 117
Price neg: “walk-in, walk-out”
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Services Pty Ltd
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ABN 49 100 180 747
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The Philippine Times October 2013 edition

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