The Philippine Times April 2013 edition

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The Philippine Times
CELEBRATING 22 YEARS
22nd YEAR
APRIL 2013
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Filipinos in Melbourne stand in one of the 14 life-sized Stations of the Cross at Ta Pinu Shrine in Bacchus Marsh on 6 April to commemorate the Passion
and Death of Jesus Christ. Read more Holy Week activities on page 13. (Photo by George Gregorio | www.ggoryopictures.com)
Filipino Festival in May
Cultural shows, concerts, parade add spectacle to celebrations
Centre Sunshine, Fitzgerald
Rd and Whiteside Avenue in
Ardeer, will present religious and
cultural tradition of Filipinos
with Flores de Mayo as its main
highlight. K-La Rivera, one of
the five finalists of ABS-CBN’s
Star Magic Talent will be the
Reyna Elena together with other
Filipinos based in Melbourne.
Guevarra said on the first day,
there will be variety shows (from
cultural to modern dancing),
musical events from local talent,
and imported artists, comedy
It will definitely be a big
event for the forthcoming Filipino Festival on 4-5 May 2013
with expected 5,000 revellers
to attend, according to Ed Guevarra, Director of EMG Sports
and Entertainment Network.
“We are actually in the process
of preparing for the Flores de
Mayo at the moment which is
proving to be quite a task with
so many things to prepare like
Sagala or the queens of the parade or processions,” Guevarra
told The Philippine Times.
The two-day celebration, to
be held at the Croatian Catholic
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COMMUNITY
Cebuanos unite in Western Suburb launch
Earvin Charles Cabalquinto
Hundreds of Cebuanos
gathered at the St. Bernadette Community Centre
on 9 March 2013 for the
Western Suburb inaugural
launch of the Cebuano Association of Australia Inc
(CAAI).
Mr. Boy Lawa, Vice President of the Cebuano Association of Australia Inc, opened
the program by welcoming
the Cebuanos and introducing the guests of honour.
Present to celebrate in the
momentous event were
Andrew Elsbury, Liberal
Party member of the Western
Metropolitan Region and
representing the new Premier Dr. Denis Napthine,
and Mr. Neil Grimes, the
General Manager of Indophil
Resources.
In his welcome speech,
Mr.Lawa encouraged everyone to participate in the
association’s endeavour.
He said, “Let us set aside
differences and help each
other.”
Meanwhile, in a one-onone interview with Mr. Alex
Sy, President of CAAI, he
said, “There are a lot of
people from Cebu coming
to Australia and they’re
using us as a resource to
get them started. Basically
we’re building a foundation
for the members themselves
and eventually we’re going
to start some projects.”
gathered insights from the
guests of honour during an
The officers and committee members
VIP Guest of the evening,
Andrew Elsbury (MLC),
Liberal Party Member for
the Western Metropolitan
Region (centre), flanked
by Boy Lawa (left), Vice
President and Alex Sy
(right) President of the
organisation.
Peter Harrington-Olsen
reprised the moves of
the King of Pop Michael
Jackson.
The Soriano-Orodio Foundation Young Violin Talents.
Photos by Danny D'mello Photography
interview.
Mr. Elsbury also shared
his view on the association’s
relevance to PhilippineAustralian relations, “It’s
another good step forwarding the relationship between
Australians and Filipinos
here in Australia simply
because of bringing people
together.”
Mr. Grimes added, “These
kinds of associations promote understanding and
cooperation. They’re great
avenues for people to explain
each other’s culture and really get along together.”
On a lighter note, Mr.
Elsbury talked about his
unforgettable experience of
the event, “Apart from seeing
an entire dance floor doing
gangnam style, I think it’s
the variety of entertainment
that’s been up tonight.”
Set in a festive mood, the
momentous event treated
attendees with a host of
performances, raffle draw
prizes, scrumptious food,
and dance music.
Apart from amazing
performances from the
Young Violin Talents of
the Soriano-Orodio Foundation, the Urban Force
Dance Studio and a Michael
Jackson impersonator Peter
Harrington-Olsen, vibrant
music and disco dancing
delighted all those present.
Rosemarie Meier, one of
the attendees who hit the
dance floor, said “Ang ganda
kasi nung music. Tapos you
meet friends, maraming tao,
masaya.” (The music was
great. You meet friends, and
there were a lot of people
so it was just a happy occasion.)
On one hand, Aileen Donald Tran, a Filipina who grew
up in Australia, showed
her appreciation for the
organisation, “It’s good that
the association introduces
and preserves the Filipino
cultural heritage.”
Three major sponsors,
namely Philippine Tours,
Western Union, and Indophil Resources made the
event possible.
While an air ticket to the
Philippines was auctioned,
prizes ranging from gadgets,
kitchen items, appliances,
and even an accommodation for two at City Gate
Melbourne were given
away. Some lucky attendees
also won concert tickets
sponsored by Liz Honey
Promotions for the upcoming shows of Aiza Seguerra,
Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Sarah
Geronimo.
The Cebuano Association
Australia Inc was launched
on 2 June 2012. It aims to
help new migrants from
Cebu. Currently, it boasts
250 members all over Australia. For any enquiries
and membership, contact
Mr. Leo Loque, Public and
Press Relations Officer on
0409 258 849.
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editorial
Vote wisely
So who’s Wisely anyway? That’s a
running joke in the Philippines during
election season. In May, the voting
Filipino public will seat new Senators
and Congressmen/women (which
includes party list representatives) in
the national election, and Governors,
Mayors, and Councilors in the local
polls.
For our kababayans here in Melbourne who still keep their citizenship,
this is another opportunity for them to
exercise a fundamental right enshrined
in the Constitution, to participate in the
affairs of the Philippines, and to have
a say in who will steer the Philippine
oars to progress. Living so far away
and contributing a minority of the
votes, how can these votes make a
difference?
First of all, those of us who are
eligible to vote can make a difference
by not being indifferent. Suffrage or
the right to vote is not only a right, but
also a responsibility. So even while
we will not be directly affected by the
results of the election, we, too have to
be discerning in choosing candidates
who will best embody our hopes and
dreams for the Philippines. Together
with other Filipino voters in the Philippines and around the world, we will
have the power to elect officials who
we will be proud to represent us, and
who will not be buffoons in the Senate
Hall whose only main contribution is a
legislation to name a street after their
ancestors.
As Filipino citizens and bonafide
voters, our responsibility is not to
be swayed by flashy advertisements,
candidates’ enhanced looks, empty
promises, and by flowery pronouncements which mask underperformance.
The Internet has opened a floodgate of
information for us to really study our
candidates—their background and
platform included. Which of these
candidates advance the cause of the
Philippines, and regard the Philippine
Diaspora communities as partners in
re-building the nation? Discernment
is key.
Perhaps it would be helpful if among
our groups, we can encourage the sharing of election or campaign materials
and discussion of candidates’ platforms. Watch debates offered through
Filipino cable channels for better
appreciation of candidates’ vision and
capabilities. Through informal forums
and simple messages exchanged
through social networking sites, maybe
we can be critical and analytical of the
materials circulating, and consequently
formulate informed opinions about the
candidates. Together, we can raise our
level of political citizenship, and do
our bit in ensuring that the Philippines
will move forward.
Recently, Fitch Ratings gave the
Philippines investment grade status.
Simply put, it means that the Philippines has earned investors’ confidence
on the economy. Internationally, the
Philippines is gaining a reputation that
it is the next country to watch. We want
to sustain this momentum and see how
the economic numbers can actually
translate to gains for the poor, still the
majority in the society’s economic and
social strata.
Wisely, of course, is not a person as
the joke implies. It is the manner by
which decisions should be made for
the Philippines—voting and keeping
vigilance in the aftermath of the elections among them.
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The Consulate is happy to
report a successful Philippine
Embassy Mobile Mission last
8th and 9th March 2013. The mission was headed by Consul Nina
Cainglet who administered the
oath of allegiance to 137 Filipino
dual citizenship petitioners in
Melbourne. A total of 605 Epassport applications were also
processed over two days at the
Philippine Community House
at 93 Cowper St Footscray.
Amidst the high temperatures
on those two days, I and the rest
of the Consulate staff persevered
and worked side by side with
the Philippine Embassy team
which also included Consular
Officers Ronaldo Pilapil and
Joel Bulos.
Thank you all for your
continued understanding and
cooperation!
Overseas voting
The Philippine Embassy advises Filipino Overseas Voters to
be informed and to participate
in the electoral process.
Overseas voting in Australia
for the 13 May 2013 Philippine Senatorial and Party List
elections will be done through
postal voting.
COMELEC mailed directly to
registered voters no later than 13
March 2013 their packets which
will contain the following:
1.Official ballot,
2.Paper seals,
3.Official ballot envelope,
4.Certified list of candidates,
and
Consular
Bulletin
Gigi Kalong
Overseas voting
in Australia
5.Instructions to voters.
Overseas voters should
ensure that their sealed ballot
envelopes are received by the
Embassy personally or by mail
on or before 7 pm (Philippine
time) of 13 May 2013.
To prepare for the elections,
the Embassy advises registered
voters to:
1.C h e c k w h e t h e r t h e i r
names are included in the
COMELEC’s official list of
registered overseas voters
(Contact the Embassy Special Ballot Reception and
Custody Group (SBRCG)
at telephone number 02
6273 2535 or email cbrpe@
philembassy,org,au);
2.Personally accomplish their
ballots and carefully follow
the instructions to voters
so as not to invalidate their
vote;
3.Study the candidates and
their platforms;
4.Vote wisely; and
5.Return accomplished ballot
to the Embassy as soon as
possible.
Pu r s u a n t t o C O M E L E C
Resolution No. 9653 pro mulgated on 5 March 2013,
registered Filipino voters who
failed to vote in the 2007 and
2010 national elections can
participate in the upcoming
elections. Concerned voters
who want to vote are required
to present themselves at the
POST where they are registered to PERSONALLY cast
their votes.
Your consulate
The Office of the Philippine
Consulate is an Honorary
Consulate headed by our Consul
Virginia ‘Gigi’ Kalong, a.h.
recognised by the Australian
Government. The Consulate
provides consular services for
persons residing in Victoria. The
Consulate receives lodgements
of documents and requests for
consular, notary, and civil registry
services, as well as visa, and
fingerprinting for NBI Clearance
applications only during the cited
Office hours.
Melbourne Consulate operating
days/hours:
Mondays and Fridays
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
and Thursdays by appointment
Office:
Suite 1205
1 Queens Road,
Melbourne, VIC 3004
Tel: (613) 9863 7885
and (613) 9863 7872
Fax: (613) 9863 7884
Emails::
[email protected]
[email protected]
To download forms:
www.philconsulate.com.au/forms/
Your Consulate is manned by
volunteers who give their time
and valuable efforts to service
the needs of Filipino nationals
and Australians in Victoria,
it is therefore requested that
consideration and due respect
and understanding are accorded
to them so we can continue to
service the community smoothly.
Mabuhay!
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advertising feature
Saladmaster opens doors in Australia!
Saladmaster, the 65
year-old world cookware
champion has officially entered the Australian marketplace with the appointment
of a Regional Manager for
Australia and New Zealand.
The company has enjoyed
great success in the USA,
the Philippines, the UK and
more than 40 other countries.
In 2013, they are actively
recruiting consultants and
distributors across Australia indicating a strategy to
aggressively develop the
region.
Saladmaster cookware is
made in Wisconsin USA and
its corporate headquarters
are in Arlington, Texas. The
company began with a handcranked cutter called the
Saladmaster Machine back
in 1946 and the company,
keeping this original name
has grown to become the
market-leader in health
and nutritional cookware
products.
The Saladmaster range of
Titanium cookware is sold
exclusively through authorised dealers using in-home
presentations. Around the
world, thousands of Filipino
lives have been changed
both by using the products
and getting involved in the
business.
Saladmaster was launched
in the UK back in 2007 and
there are now close to 1000
consultants across the region and one-third of them
are of Filipino origin. There
are so many real success
stories, with former health
workers, factory workers and
people from all backgrounds
achieving their dreams of
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and four years ago he was a
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“When I heard that I could
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with no problem.”
“I was doing presentations
for about two months and
we had an upcoming visit
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in July. I had no spending
money to take with us but
suddenly, with what I was
doing with Saladmaster, I
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Now with the formal
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OPINION
Queer
Life
RYAN PERDIO
Quacks & pricks
Let’s admit it. Our public
medical system needs a
serious makeover. From the
horribly dated 80s inspired
décor of the waiting areas to
the germ-infested collection
of “No Idea” and “Who Cares”
magazines, and not to mention, the ear-splitting shrill
of the piped-in muzak that’s
enough to send one pounding their head onto the floral
wallpaper-covered walls, it’s
no wonder that genuinely
sick people are choosing not
to see the doctor at the cost
of their health.
But most of all, what I find
truly disheartening about
the whole experience of the
medical consult is the incredibly ghastly impersonal
approach that many of the
physicians nowadays seem
to have adopted.
While I appreciate that
doctors may be under the
pump, surely a bit of tender
love and care wouldn’t go
astray? Instead, what passes
for a check-up these days
would typically consist
of a gruff hello, a quick
glance over and then a script
prescribed even before the
patient has finished explaining their affliction. Wham,
bam, thank you Medicare!
Okay, so I’m being unfairly harsh and unduly
generalising, but you’ll have
to forgive me. I once saw a
doctor about a persistent
throat problem who ended
up writing painkiller prescriptions for a tonsillitis
problem that I supposedly
had. All the while he stayed
rooted to his chair, not sparing even the five seconds
that would have taken to
check my tonsils! I’m a
scarred and jaded health
care customer.
But a funny thing happened the last time I went to
see a new physician at the
clinic. My annual HIV blood
exam was due. Though I
have had the test done several times before, invariably
I still get nervous asking
for the procedure. Medical
disclosure is the final bastion of my homosexuality
that I need to conquer.
When asked the routine
question for my reason to
seek the blood work, I usually mumble some innocuous reply; precaution, for
peace of mind. Often, this is
enough to satisfy the general
practitioner. New Doctor,
however, had a gamut of
queries.
Have you had this test
done before?
Yes, every year.
Why do you have it annually?
I like to make sure I’m
safe.
Why is that important to
you?
It’s just is. I’m in what
you’d consider to be a highrisk category group.
And what group would
that be?
Well – the gay one.
So I come out to yet another physician, but this
time, instead of the usual
awkwardness that immediately follows, New Doctor
asked one final question
that completely caught me
off guard.
I’m sure you’ll be fine, but
just in case the test comes
back positive, what would
you like for me to do?
So begun a 30-minute
conversation about counselling, viral treatments,
preventative measures and
sexuality concerns. As it
turns out, New Doctor had
worked in an AIDS hospice
as part of his sabbatical –
and in the Philippines, no
less. Respect.
By the end of our enlightening consult, he had gotten
to know more about me than
any of my past five random
physicians put together.
You can head over to one
of the nurses now to get your
blood drawn. And don’t
worry; it will only be a small
prick... and I bet that’s the
only time you’re ever glad
to hear that!
Now, that’s what I call
bedside manner.
For comments or feedback, email
[email protected].
JUNE 2013
1st Cebuano Association of Australia Inc, 1st Anniversarry Dinner Dance. Contact: Alex Sy 0400705 117. VENUE TO BE ANNOUNCED.
8th Philippine AustralianFoundation, (FCCVI) Flipino Community
Council of Vic Inc. Independence Day Ball. Contact: Perla Luetic
[email protected].
9th Filipino Association of Victoria – Philippine Independence
Day Ball- Crown Palladium Ballroom. Contact: Mila Cathery
59777920, Lilly Menzies 0404657471, Ellen Fenton 98011318
or Rebecca Evendeen 0411846768.
12th Flag Raising at Federation Square in Melbourne by Philippine
Consul General.
15th Philippine Independence day. Contact: Filipino Australian
Friendship Association of Geelong Inc, FAFAG. Contact: Barry
Buckle 03 5257 1921
22nd KALIWAT BALL-ANON INC (KaBAI). Sacred Heart Parish Hall,
Oakley. Contact: Rowella Danggo, the Newly Elected KaBAI
Pres, on 0423941067.
29th Kapitbahayan Function (Permanent- last Saturday in June each
year). Contact: Leonard Rivera 0411692186.
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APRIL2013
7th Rotary Club of Brimbank Central Multicultural Festival. 10am-9pm. Errington Reserve, Main Road East, St. Albans. Free entry.
13th PEASER Anniversary Night Dinner Dance, Azzurra Club Keysborough. Contact: Pilipino Elderly Association of South East Region
c/o Fely Roxas 0413278869.
Arts and Music Dance Nite featuring Simplicity Band, Joey Sol
Santos, Dianne Montes, DJ Pros, and Art Show by Do Noble.
7pm-12mn. The Village Green Hotel (Function Room), Cnr
Springvale and Ferntree Gully Rd., Mulgrave. Tickets: $20. Contact: Angie 0423 391 584 or Donald 0422 427 250.
14th Vic Filoz Idol Auditions, Contact: BBFA( Bridge Builders For
Australia Inc.) Email [email protected] or phone Lyn Castillo
0414575349 or Elaine Valenzuela 0433 201 955.
20th SPAG OOPS NIGHT, Fundraising Dance. Morwell Club, 136 Helen
Street, Morwell. Contact: Melvin Diez 0412 020 834 or Ellaine
0458 464 640.
Emergency Relief Fund For Philippines Masquerade Ball 2013.
6.30pm-12.30am. La Mirage Reception (Oasis Ballroom), 210
Hume Hwy Somerton. Tickets: $65. Contact: Roy Carbungco on
0411145776, Elsa Reed on 0403 306 701.
Melbourne Nurses on Mission Gala for a Cause. 6pm. Rydges
Bell City Hotel, 215 Bell St, Preston. Tickets: $75. Contact: Dory
Aban 0425 818 913, Velma Lleva 0405 294 492.
26th Dinner dance fundraiser for the elderly. 7pm-12mn. Lakeside
Reception, 65 Melton Hwy, Taylor Lakes. Tickets: $55- Adult,
$45 – Under 14 years. Contact: Mary Rose 9311 7079.
27th Aiza Seguerra and Blakdyak. 7.30pm. Ukranian Hall, 3 Russell
St, Essendon. Tickets: Gold - $75; Silver - $65 for prepaid. Additional $10 at the door. Contact Liz Honey 0412 191 577.
Dance and style. 7-11pm. Notting Hill Youth Community Centre,
386 Fern Gully Road. Tickets: $20. BYO plate to share.
MAY 2013
4th-5th Filipino Festival Flores De Mayo. Contact: Ed Guevarra
0419209738, Roy Carbungco 0411145776, Remy Raquel
0404071116.
11th Ilonggo Association of Vic,. Mother’s Day Dinner Dance at Grand
Star Reception. Contact: Neds Sarcepuedes on 0409 430 040.
11th Zsa Zsa Padilla and Karylle. Contact: Liz Honey 0412 191 577
12th Flores De Mayo –PEASER. Contact: Filipino Elderly Assoc of
South East Region c/o Fely Roxas 0413278869.
18th AVAVI (Australian Visayan Association of Victoria Inc). Miss
Teens Cultural Event. Second Canvassing. St Bridgits Church
Hall, Oakleigh. Contact: Rosenni Vella 0410 302 305.
18th Phil-Aus ballroom Dance Club of Vic – “ Dance & Laugh “ Fundraiding Function. St Bernadettes Commmunity Hall & Function
Centre, Cooke Ave, North Sunshine( Mel Ref 26G5). Contact:
Remy Raquel 0404 071 116, Cris Centeno 0413 455 918, Fred
Osorio 0431535700.
25th SPAG & DS Productions “ search for Mature Models” 30+ ladies
all dress sizes, Springvale. Contact: Melvin Diez 0412020834 or
Ellaine on 0458 464 640.
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JULY 2013
6th SPAG Xmas in July, Morwell Club, 135 Helen Street, Morwell.
Door ticket: Members $10, Non Member $12. Contact: Melvin Diez 0412020834 or Ellaine 0458 464 640.
13th Filoz Idol Presentation Concert. Contact BBFA (Bridge Builders
For Australasia Inc ) Email [email protected] or phone Lyn Castillo
0414575349 or Elaine Valenzuela 0433201955.
13th Philippine Fiesta Beauty Quest Talent Night, Brockwood Reception. Contact : PFVI-Philippine Fiesta of Vic Inc. Contact: Choy
Symes 0406933886
27th Concert Night presenting The Champ Back-to-Back with Angeline Quinto and Jovit Baldovino. Croatian Catholic Centre, Cnr.
Fitzgerald Rd and Whitesides Ave Ardeer Sunshine West. Contact Remy Raquel 0404 071 116.
(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 organizers to plan events
in advance, avoid event clashes and optimize 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 [email protected] or Gina
Tuazon [email protected]. The Philippine Times is a partner of ERFFP in updating and disseminating schedules of community
events. We update and publish a monthly calendar for reference of
our readers.
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Stirfrying!
ASTHER BASCUNA-CREO
Where am I at 39?
And so I am 39, and the
days and weeks and months
in this final year of my 30s
fly by so fast, middle age
has already come knocking
at my door.
I am a mother, a wife, a
worker, a homemaker. These
are the titles I bestow myself
today, and symbolise the
preoccupations that fill up
the hours in my day. After deciding to move
to another continent in
2004 with my family, I am
also now a Melburnian.
A Filipino-Melburnian, I
should say, as I have still
kept my Pinoyness intact,
still speak with a thick
accent, and still quintessentially Asian in all manner of
degustation—a meat-loving,
pork crackling, sweet tooth
Pinoy. And I have the blood
glucose levels to prove it.
The Melburnian side comes
out in the love for multicul-
turalism and the adventure
of discovering multiple
layers of identity in this
most liveable city. So that pretty much sums
up all of 39 years. That
doesn’t seem very exciting,
does it? There’s nothing in
there about a woman who
has contributed a medical breakthrough through
pioneering research, nor
someone who has produced
a great piece of work bestowed with a Miles Franklin. Let’s face it, at 39, I’m
pretty much very set in the
course of my life and those
stories will never be mine.
They are somebody else’s
stories, but they are not my
story.
My story is revealed when
you dissect the many titles
I have given myself. As a
mother and a wife, my story
is in the lullabies I sing to
my children, the meals I
prepare for my family, the
walks I do while pushing
a pram, the daily conversations with my family around
the dinner table. It is with
the little boy’s hand I hold
as we walk down the street;
and the many interesting
discussions, arguments,
loving and the combined
effort of building a family
with my husband. That is
part of my story, or rather
the bulk of my story.
There is also another title
I have always shied about
owning, and that is the title
of storyteller. It is an activity that is solely mine and
how I express my identity
and the many thoughts and
deliberations that go on in
my head every day. So, that’s me at 39. Boring? Too tame? Unexciting?
I received an email from a
friend I haven’t seen in two
years, and she summed up
in her email what has been
happening in her life. In 200
words she was able to fill me
in with how her life is going,
and I can basically sum it up
in three: work-home-garden.
And then she said: Believe
me it’s not boring and I am
enjoying my life.
Sometimes we don’t need
big words--nor grand titles-to sum up who we are. Our
life story is in the many
complicated and ordinarily
beautiful details that make
up our every day. For comments or feedback, email
[email protected].
Renewable energy water source
empower 4k Lubang familiesEngineer
Engineer Ryan Sims
A recent success story of
Rotary International Foundation - District 9800 is exemplified in the completed renewable energy-powered water
distribution systems in Pulili,
Lubang and Cabra Islands
Mindoro Occidental in the
Philippines. The completed
project executed by Sibol
sa Agham at Teknolohiya
(SIBAT) is a significant breakthrough in water distribution
systems as it provided the
community a sustainable
source of energy. More importantly, the participation
of the Lubang community in
project development is a form
of social organisation and
empowered the community to
own and sustain the system.
Sitios Pulili (Lubang), Buli
and Libis (Cabra Islands), as
with many other villages on
dry and arid Lubang Island,
suffer from water shortage and
supply problems throughout
the year. In summer, several water sources dry up and
make the already challenging
daily task of collecting water
more difficult. In fact, even
during the wet season, many
residents spend a significant
portion of their day collecting
water for drinking, cooking,
crop/livestock propagation,
and other domestic purposes.
With the initiation of the
Rotary Club of Melbourne,
RAWCS Chairperson for
Water Sanitation Ruth CarlosMartinez worked with SIBAT
renewable energy engineers
and Rotary Club of Lubang
on both Cabra Island and
Pulili Lubang Island’s rugged terrain. The aim is to
develop an RE (wind turbine
and solar) powered water
distribution system that will
provide level-2 water access
for 23 housing clusters on
both islands. Major project
activities included design
and installation of a solar/
turbine PV power source; the
development of a deep dug
well; and installation of a
complete water distribution
and storage system including
submersible pump, water
tower tanks, transmission
and distribution pipe lines,
robust tap stand collection
areas; and bio sand water
filtration system to ensure the
community of clean drinking
water.
Carlos-Martinez with RC
Lubang Island emphasised the
need for long term sustainability. A People’s Organisation
(PO) was formed by SIBAT
and trained the community
on operating/maintaining the
system, through to a disaster
and tsunami watch. The PO
receives remuneration from
a community fund generated
via minimal water tariff collection. The community fund
is also used for any future
maintenance, ensuring the
long-term sustainability of
the project.
Wi t h a t o t a l c o s t o f
US$57,000, the project was
completed in January 2013.
In a visit to Lubang Island by
the Rotary Club of Melbourne
and Ruth Carlos, the community expressed its overwhelming appreciation to RI
Foundation, Brighton Beach/
BrightonNorth, Lubang Island
and the local government, for
giving the community access
to clean water.
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Oplan Kapit-Bisig helps
devastated families
The Emergency Relief
Fund for the Philippines, in
cooperation with the Rotary
Club of San Juan West District
3800, conducted on 14 -15
February 2013 Oplan KapitBisig to assist devastated
communities in Compostella
Valley. The mission was held
at Barangay Sisimon in Laak,
but also benefited five other
barangays including Kiokmay,
Aguinaldo, Anitap, Candiis,
and Hinagtungan.
Oplan Kapit-Bisig provided
a comprehensive program
including a medical mission/free consultation and
distribution of birthing kits,
vitamins, and medicines, turn
over of water filter and aqua
tablets for drinking water,
and giving of school supplies,
eco bags, books, slippers,
clothing, and t-shirts. With
the Wheelchair Foundation
and the Rotary Club San Juan
West, wheelchairs were also
provided to children with
disability in Laak Central
School.
The project was made possible through the assistance
of partners from government and non-government
organisations, and private
companies. These include
Department of Social Welfare
Regions III and XI, Philippine
Army, Philippine Airforce,
Pampanga Coastal Emergency
Response Task Force (PCER
Task Force), local government
unit of Laak, Compostella Val-
ley, Rotary Clubs of Mabalacat
and Clarkfield, and Angeles
Pampanga, Zonta Club of
Pampanga and Environs,
among other groups.
Your dollar goes a long way
The tin donation cans which you normally see in Filipino shops and events
have generated $1,500. "This money
went to the victims of Typhoon Pablo
in Davao," according to Roy Carbungco,
President of the Emergency Relief Fund
for Philippines (ERFFP). Last February
2013, ERFFP was able to fund the medical mission and the relief operations in
the Philippines. All in all, the group
donated $4,000 to those affected by
calamities in the Philippines.
"We asked the Filipino shops and explained to them our aim and objectives.
We will continue to put cans not only in
shops but also in various functions and
ask our friends and relatives to help us,"
Carbungco told The Philippine Times.
To thank the Filipino shops, ERFFP has
been awarding Certificate of Appreciation to each stating the amount collected
from their store.
Carbungco is asking the Filipino community to continue to help in whatever
way they can as ERFFP is the central
body helping our kababayans in the
Philippines in time of calamities. "Those
coin donations will help our kababayans
in their recovery during and after the
effect of floods. We are now working to
provide our volunteer rescuers with life
boats and life vests to save lives during
floods in the coastal areas of Pampanga.
For the past three months, our volunteers
have been doing extensive training
conducted by the Philippine Army 18th
Special Forces and they are expected
to complete their training next month.
This is in cooperation with the Rotary
Club of San Juan West District 3800. We
cannot achieve these objectives without
funding," he said.
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All dolled up for Hollywood Night 2013
It was Sandok Production’s
second foray into organising
a community event. The
Hollywood Red Carpet Night,
held 16 March at the Millennium Reception Centre,
saw the ladies and gents all
glammed up in elegant gowns
and suits, some even looking
their Hollywood best. Zeny
Lapeña, dressed as Elizabeth
Taylor Queen of the Nile,
husband Bert Lapeña as Jake
Gyllenhaal Prince of Persia,
and Annie Estavilla-Maullin
as Joan Collins were named
Stars of the Night.
Sandok Production is composed of Susan Rodriguez,
Chito Javier, who both had
the dinner-dance as their
brainchild, Teresa Gregorio,
Emmy Du-lake, and George
Gregorio. It is a private nonprofit organisation which
aims to create and produce
events that promote Philippine tourism, heritage,
history, and culture. These
events are multicultural in
nature to harmonise sociocultural aspects of the Filipino-Australian culture into
the multicultural Australian
society. The group will also
be involved in organising
events for the Philippine
Independence celebration, in
cooperation with the Philippine Consulate.
Stars of the Night Annie Estavilla-Maullin as Joan
Collins, Bert Lapeña as the Prince of Persia, and Zeny
Lapeña as Queen of the Nile.
Photos by Nestor Ventura
and Joel Gregorio
Sandokers (from
left to right):
George Gregorio,
Tess Gregorio,
Emmie Du-lake, Susan
Rodriguez, and Chito Javier.
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Remittance made easy
Jopen Quintero
Sending money to the Philippines has been the biggest
income of our home country
and this is why OFWs are
called heroes of the Philippines. Sometimes, I think,
this is the reason why they do
not give enough emphasis on
Philippine tourism because
the Philippines is getting more
than enough foreign currency
reserve from OFWs and other
Filipinos who have already
migrated to other countries.
Remember when it used
to take a month to send
money to the Philippines
through banks? With all the
modernity of technology,
there are so many ways now
that you can send money to
the Philippines. Aside from
banks, you can send money
through all these different
non-bank institutions, agents
like Filipino grocery stores,
post offices, and internetbased companies. Whichever
you choose, your money is
received almost instantly to
one day only for pick up.
There are also many ways
now to receive money aside
from collecting from the
banks and even when you do
not have to have an account
with a bank. You can also
send your money for deposit
to any bank of your choice
or you can have it delivered
anywhere in the Philippines.
For many years now, Gcash, a
subsidiary of Globe Telecom,
has been transferring money
also internationally and locally in the Philippines. The
money being sent by customers are being credited into the
beneficiary’s mobile phone
and this cash load can be used
to purchase items, to pay for
utilities, or pay for dining bills
at certain restaurants. If you
feel generous, you can also
transfer money from phone to
phone to send to your family
in the province. Bill payments
are also quite popular by
which customers can pay bills
directly to Meralco, schools,
insurance, credit cards, real
estate, SSS, etc.
So many ways of sending
money to the Philippines
made it also much cheaper—
from as low as $5.00. This is
one of the things that technology brings to us – faster and
cheaper way of transferring
money. However, due to the
prolific growth of remittance
companies and since 9/11,
Austrac, an Australian regula-
tory body for all monies going
in and out of the country,
started monitoring remittance
companies and requirements
have to be met. For example,
new customers must register
first with the company they
are dealing with before they
can send their money and
strict photo identification
must be submitted. Customers can send as much as they
need to but all remittances
from $10,000.00 and above
has a different form again to
be filled out by the sender as
per Austrac’s requirement.
The Philippine equivalent
regulatory body is the Anti
Money Laundering Association or AMLA.
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(Editor’s note: Jopen Quintero has
been the Director of J & J Express
money remittance since 1990. The
company also has shipping cargoes
for balikbayan boxes and “order
regalo” program for Filipino-Australians
wanting to send gifts or food to their
loved ones back home. Visit J & J
Express website: www.jandjexpress.
com.au.)
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Filipino Festival...
show, activity games for the kids and raffle prizes
including bingo games. The Flores de Mayo will start
at 5pm, followed by a concert of April Boy Regino
and his son, John Christian Regino known as “Father
and Son Duo”. Sunday, he said, is the continuation
of other activities and variety shows.
Aside from April Boy Regino and son, John Christian, two stand-up comedians, Aj and Bombshell
from Clowns and Zirkoh comedy bars in Manila will
entertain the crowd.
Compared to other Flores De Mayo events held in
the past, this one is a big event in terms of budget.
“We are offering a lot of entertainment and activities
for the people to enjoy,” Guevarra notes. “We are
inviting everyone especially business people or
companies to sponsor this event. We do have dry
stalls for those companies who want to promote
their businesses or sell their merchandise, and food
stalls for those with special delicacies to cater for the
people who are missing or interested in trying the
Filipino delicacies,” he added. Volunteers are also
needed to help prepare and assist the group on the
day of the event.
Guevarra is working with Roy Carbungco, Pat
de Luna, Josie Sotelo, Remy Raquel, Fred Osorio
and their partners. This is the group’s first Fiesta
initiative.
The entrance fee for the Festival is $8, with free
parking. For tickets and enquiries, please contact Ed
on 0419 209 738, Remy 0404 071 116, Roy 0411 145
776, Fred 0431 535 700 Josie 0430 387 989, and Pat
0433 556 954.
Filos represented in
Liberal Party gathering
A Filipino Delegation represented the community
in a gathering initiated by
the Liberal Party of Victoria
Communities Engagement
Committee on 19 March at
the Parliament House. The
Delegation was composed
of Liza di Blasio and George
Munro, Liz and Mike Honey,
Mila and Peter Cichello, Albert Sy, Alex Sy, Carmelita
Haag, Susanna Norris, Cora
Box, Carol Dapra, and Neil
Grimes.
There were several multicultural groups present during the night. They were
given a private tour of the
Parliament House and were
shown in the Legislative
Council and Legislative
Assembly Chambers. The
groups were also greeted
by various Ministers and
Members of Parliament as
they shown around, and
were officially welcomed
by the Minister for Mental
Health, Women's Affairs and
Community Services Mary
Woolbridge.
It was exciting for the
Filipino Delegation as most
of the members haven't been
to the Victorian Parliament
before. It was such a great
experience. It was also a great
opportunity for the Delegation to see the grandeur, decor and how the Parliament
system works.
The activity was part of
"Communities Engagement
Committee" Multi-Cultural
Diversity Week.
The groups, later, went to
main office at 104 Exhibition Street, where they
were served food from the
different parts of the world.
The Filipino Delegation's
contribution was the famous
Mr George Munro with Mr Tony Snell,
State President of the Liberal Party of
Victoria.
Filipino delicacy, the Chicken
Adobo which was prepared
by Cora Box.
The Chairman of the
Liberal Party of Victoria,
Communities Engagement
Committee Mr Frank Greenstein thanked the Filipino
Delegation for coming in
great numbers. It had the
largest representation of all
the multi-cultural groups.
Ms Cora Box with Mr Nick Kotsiras,
Minister for Multi-Cultural Affairs &
Citizenship, outside Parliament.
The Filipino Delegation with Frank Greenstein, Chairperson of the Liberal Party of Victoria Communities Engagement
Committee.
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SPIRITUAL GROUND
Colours
of Life
Dina Mananquil-Delfino
Working in the
vineyard
For us who journey with
the Lord, we experience
great joy, intangible rewards,
spiritual delights, heavenly
consolations,charisms, visions, healing miracles, freedom to serve and wisdom to
avoid sin. There is of course
the other side of the coin- we
encounter trials, tribulations,
persecutions, dark nights of
the soul, spiritual dryness,
confrontation to our faith,
testing, and pruning. As
workers in the vineyard of
the Lord, we are called to
bear fruit. It is a humbling
privilege and a responsibility.
Often in our evangelisation ministry, we can limit
bearing fruit only to mean
bringing people to Jesus. We
take pride when our atheist
friend finally surrenders
his life and starts believing;
when the family member we
have been praying for many
years is now on his knees
acknowledging the majesty
of God; when we lay hand on
the stranger who experiences
mystical healing; or when
our prophecy takes hold of
someone. We rejoice and
rightly so!
But there is a bearing of
fruit that we often avoid as it
is quite painful- when we are
pruned by the Lord, forced
to look deeper into our life
and acknowledge the need
to change. It is an “ouch”
when the Lord disciplines us
and asks us to let go of those
self-serving ways, the negative behaviour patterns that
corrupt us and hurt people
around. It is a challenge to
accept that despite our hard
work serving the Lord, we are
also being called to work hard
in becoming a new creation.
For the past few years, the
Lord has been stretching my
definition of bearing fruit. In
the past, I was excited with
bearing fruit by the number
of people I bring to Him.
Lately, I am asked not so
much to focus on others, but
on myself- I need to mature
in the fruit that St Paul talks
about in Galatians. When
Father Mike Barry, a healing
priest from USA visited our
parish lately, his prophecies
and gift of knowledge were
spot on. He was an epitome
of the fruit of patience as
he prayed for every single
person who attended. For
me, he picked on how I was
feeling – counting the cost
of serving. I did not like that
sentiment and through Father
Barry, the Lord gave me the
grace to overcome and started
to serve with joy again.
A writer compared people
to different fruits- we are not
all apples, pears, oranges,
bananas, pineapples, strawberries, melons, etc. But if
we put all these together, they
can become a wholesome
fruit salad, nourishing the
body. I strongly desire for
some family members and
friends to experience the
Lord as I encounter Him but
that is not to be. I can only
continue to pray, respect their
uniqueness and trust that the
Lord is looking after them in
His own special way. For my
part, I must continue to abide
in Christ and yield to divine
cleansing. “He prunes the
branches that do bear fruit
so they will produce even
more.” John 15:2.
(For comments or feedback, email
[email protected]).
Holy Week in Melbourne
Darwin Manubag
We call it Kwaresma or
Lent. It is the season when
Filipinos remember the
Passion of Christ (from his
suffering to resurrection).
It commences with Ash
Wednesday, 40 days before
Easter Sunday. The Holy
Week or Semana Santa is
remembered from Palm Sunday to Black Saturday. The
Palm Sunday in Melbourne
is similar to what we have
in the Philippines. The difference is the material used
as palaspas (palm fronds
which are artistically made
into a crucifix). Because of
the unavailability of coconut
trees here in Melbourne,
other local leaves are used
to serve as palaspas. Palm
Sunday commemorates the
entry of Jesus Christ into
Jerusalem. Filipino Catholics
bring palaspas to church to
be blessed by the priests. We also had the Visita Iglesia in Melbourne. We were
able to visit seven churches
using public transport. We
went to Saint Mary Star of the
Sea Church, Saint Patrick’s
Cathedral, Saint Brigid’s
Church, Our Lady of Help
Church, All Saints Catholic
Church, Saint Agustine’s
Church, and Saint Francis.
What was surprising was that
two of the seven churches
were closed and we were
not allowed to come inside.
We had our prayers outside
the church which was very
unusual for us.
What we have observed
is that the Holy Week in
Melbourne is also a shopping
week they call the Easter Sale.
While the whole holy week
in the Philippines is a weeklong holiday, there are still
classes here in Melbourne.
Government offices, schools
and most major establishments such as shopping
malls are closed on Good
Friday in the Philippines
while you cannot expect
that to happen in Melbourne
because of its multi-cultural
character.
We had an opportunity
Photos by gGoryoPictures.com and Nina Araneta-Alana
to join the Siete Palabras
organised by the Philippine
Consulate and the Filipino
Pastoral Council headed by
Father Loi Viovicente at Saint
Brigid’s Church. It was very
meaningful to students because Father Loi assigned us
the third word of Jesus which
is “Jesus said to his mother:
‘Woman, this is your son’.
Then he said to the disciple:
“This is your Mother.” We
equate the passage to mean
our mothers who are left in
the Philippines, our new
mothers here in Melbourne
and our mother country - the
Philippines. Father Loi said
that it was heartwarming to
listen to the reflections of the
seven readers. It was also his
time to listen and do some
reflections.
What is memorable for the
students was the opportunity
to join the annual Filipino
Station of the Cross at Bacchus Marsh. The Station of
the Cross depicts the last
hours of the Passion of Jesus,
and the Filipinos use these
stations to meditate on Jesus’
sufferings. The life-sized statues of the 14 stations and the
small chapels of the different
cultural groups in Melbourne
became an instant attraction.
This pilgrimage has been
running for a couple of years
and every year, the number of
attendees is growing.
Easter Sunday is a festivity of the resurrection of
Christ. In the Philippines
at four o’clock in the morning, Filipinos do a salubong
ceremony commemorating
how the Virgin Mary met
her son Jesus who has come
back to life. Melbourne’s sa-
lubong is not as grand as the
salubong in the Philippines.
What is being highlighted in
Melbourne is Easter Sunday.
This day is a festive day
particularly for the children
as they do the traditional
Easter egg hunting.
What is similar in contemporary times between
Melbourne and Philippines
is that the traditions of the
Holy Week celebration are
slowly disappearing. Young
people now use the Holy
Week to take a vacation in
tourist places or do some rest
and recreation.
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Dear Fr. Loi,
I’m very confused about
my stand on some issues.
I’m a Catholic, and proud
to be one. In as much as I
want to take the same stand
as the Church on many
issues, I can’t help it that
some of my personal beliefs
run counter to the Church’s.
For example, the Church is
not in favour of same sex
marriage, contraception, or
women serving as priests.
I am sympathetic to the
“causes” supported by gay
couples and women, mainly
because I know of many gay
people and women who are
upright, responsible, and
good people. My opinions
are not consistent with what
is espoused by the Church.
Does that make me a bad
Catholic? How can I uphold
my own free will and still
abide by the Church?
Ms Dilemma
Hello Ms Dilemma,
I thank you for expressing honestly and openly
your confusions on some
issues on which the Catholic
Church continuously stands
firm. Reading your letter
carefully, your concern is
more on your personal beliefs that run counter to the
Catholic Church teachings.
The Teachings and Traditions of the Catholic Church
are not done overnight but
rather thought carefully,
prayerfully through the
guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, the Magisterium
will not release a particular
teaching without a thorough
reflection and reference to
the Scripture, Traditions and
History of Human Salvation
Dear
Fr. Loi
Fr. Loi Viovicente
A believer in doubt
through the salvific action of
Jesus Christ as an expression
and manifestation of God’s
infinite mercy and love for
humanity.
On some issues that you
mentioned as examples, the
Church cannot contradict
what God has instituted
from the beginning, that,
marriage is between a man
and a woman, and the
Church has no power at
all to change what God
has instituted. Therefore
same sex marriage is out
of question in the Catholic
Church. The Church does
San Pedro Calungsod feast to be celebrated
not condemn homosexuals
or gays because they too
are dignified human beings
created in the image of God.
However, there are issues
that need to be sorted out
and cleared.
Same thing can be said in
the issue of women ordination. We all have shared the
common priesthood that we
received in our baptismal
consecration. However, the
Sacrament of Holy Orders is
a way of life that conforms
to the complete imitation
of Christ, that is, the high
priest and celibate. Our God
became flesh and had chosen a particular place, time,
and gender. These are given
facts that the Church has no
power to change at all.
Lastly, it is always good
to question one’s faith and
beliefs in search for answers
and ultimately the truth.
Your dilemma doesn’t make
you a bad Catholic, in fact,
it is an opportunity or a
beginning of a faith-seekingunderstanding journey (Theology) towards purification
of faith and belief. This can
be done by taking some
basic/introduction courses
on the teachings of the
Catholic Church. Upholding
your free will, with basic
knowledge on the Catholic
Teachings, will certainly
help you reconcile with
some complicated issues in
our society in conformity
with the Magisterium of the
Church.
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 [email protected].
CELEBRATING 22 YEARS
The Filipino Catholic
Chaplaincy Archdiocese
of Melbourne will commemorate the feast day of
San Pedro Calungsod on
28 April starting at 2pm
at St. Brigid’s Church, 378
Nicholson St, North Fitzroy. A special invitation is
extended to young people
to join in the praise and
worship, the Holy Eucharistic celebration, and the
fellowship/agape.
San Pedro Calungsod is
the second Filipino saint to
be canonised, official rites
of which was held on 21
October 2012 at St. Peter’s
Basilica. He was a young
Roman Catholic Filipino
sacristan and missionary
catechist, who along with
Spanish Jesuit missionary
Blessed Diego Luis de San
Vitores, suffered religious
persecution and martyrdom
in Guam for their missionary work in 1672. For enquiries, contact Fr.
Loi Viovicente on 045 0699
363 or Tita Ness on 040
4240 954.
Longest-serving
Filipino
newspaper
in Australia
Announcement
The Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Inc advised concerned parties that the AGM originally
set on 31 March 2013 has been moved to 28 April 2013.
Schedule is as follows:
1-2pmFellowship and Registration
2-3:30pm
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Vice Ganda is Unkabogable in Melbourne
Chloe Bantang
MORE than a thousand
Filipinos flocked to Dallas
Brooks Centre last 16 March
to watch Oyster Productions’
biggest show by Manila’s
most talented comedian,
Vice Ganda. Despite the
unsavoury weather, Vice
Ganda’s massive following
packed the venue with a
few coming all the way
from Darwin, Brisbane, and
Sydney.
Charlene Sotelo opened
the show with her powerful rendition of “Listen”.
A couple of songs later,
she paved the way for two
of Laffline Comedy Bar’s
best— Lassy and MC. The
usual bickering and throwing of punch lines warmed
the audience up to what will
be the start of a night full of
laughter.
At exactly half past eight,
Vice Ganda came out of the
backstage wearing a striking
red ensemble paired with
black dress with a very high
slit reminiscent of Anne
Curtis’ controversial outfit
and later on invited his two
friends MC and Lassy to
join him. Vice Ganda was
simply unstoppable. On a
few occasions it wasn’t just
the audience who were left
laughing so hard from his
hilarious and rated PG jokes,
but also MC and Lassy who
leather leggings. He completed his look with a pair
of stylish heels. Although
he has been to Melbourne 15
years ago, Vice Ganda said
that he wanted to make the
concert very special for the
Filipinos in Australia. Vice
Ganda officially opened his
show with a rendition of
Rihanna’s “Where Have You
Been” with an equally energetic choreography. After a
couple of songs, he greeted
and welcomed Melbourne’s
Madlang People. It was very
easy to tell that he was well
received by the audience
as the people just couldn’t
stop yelling, “I love you
Vice!” which would irk him
especially if it came from
females. This is of course
part of his persona, which
he celebrated openly and
proudly.
Vice Ganda threw punch
lines and tickled the funny
bones of the Filos effort-
lessly. He succeeded in connecting with both the young
ones and young-at-hearts by
asking them for their favourite songs and singing them.
Although he complained
the tunes were a bit high for
his vocal range, he gave his
best shot in singing Whitney
Houston’s “All at Once”. As
if it wasn’t enough to win the
hearts of the audience, he
also performed a romantic
version of the Youtube hit
“Pusong Bato” and even gave
a crack at a popular Filipino
Kundiman, “Dahil Sa’yo.”
After performing a few more
songs, he welcomed Paulo
Avelino, another Kapamilya
star who made waves in his
character as Nathan in the
teleserye “Walang Hanggan”. Two ladies from the
audience were lucky enough
to be serenaded and kissed
by the handsome actor.
Shortly after, Vice Ganda
came back onstage wearing a
perfectly complemented the
versatile comedian’s antics.
The concert highlighted
how talented and witty Vice
Ganda is, the exact same reasons why other comedians
lag far behind him. He is
one of the best comedians in
his time, if not the best. Vice
Ganda’s talents, wit, and not
to mention, long legs truly
make him unkabogable.
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Glit and
GlAM
Rose Roa Kanen, centre,
with loving husband
Bill Kanen and daughter
Vanessa.
With sisters Reggie
and Ruth.
Photos by Rolly Ferrer
Lovelines
Birthday
bliss.
Rolly Ferrer
celebrated
his birthday
with friends
and family
members at
Chef Lagenda.
A birthday cake
was later shared
at home. Rolly
is joined by
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Glit
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GlAM
Graceful at 80. Ludy Dellamas, Hiyas Dance Troupe Directress/
Choreographer for several years now recently celebrated her 80th
birthday at St Jude’s Parish Community Centre in Scoresby.
Josie (second from
left) with her son
Jason and sisters
who came from
the US and the
Philippines.
Birthday
reunion.
With her relatives.
Josie Pink
celebrated
a significant
milestone in
her life on 23
March 2013
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composed of friends
and officemates.
Photos by Edel Juatan
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Glit and GlAM
Little angel. Angelica Maddela
celebrated her 4th birthday party
on 23 March 2013 at Buzy Kids
Mill Park. She’s with her parents
Eugene and Leila Maddela, and
siblings Nathan, David, Samuel,
and Anastasia. She’s also with her
grandparents: Cornelio and Helen
Maddela, and Bert Lapeña and Zen
Lapeña (not in photo), Uncles Carlos
Maddela and Tyrone Barabona, and
Aunt Laura Barabona.
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migration
MIGRATION BOOK LAUNCHED
Proceeds of sale to
help calamity victims
Ricky Sawi, author of a
newly released book Living
the Immigrant Dream, is
helping the Filipino Migrant
Catholic Chaplaincy by
donating 50 percent of the
book sales to its Emergency
Fund. According to Fr. Loi
Viovicente, Chaplain of Melbourne Filipino Migrants,
the funds will be used to
help calamity victims in the
Philippines.
Ricky, through the invitation of Fr. Loi, attends Masses held around Melbourne
to talk about his book. Book
sales and signing follow
after each Mass.
Ricky wrote Living the Immigrant Dream to empower
all immigrants that they too
may pursue, live, and share
their dreams. The book is a
guide for improving one’s
life and achieving financial
prosperity.
Bret Thomson, best-selling
author of Client Rush says,
“Living the Immigrant Dream is a
valuable, hands
on guide for immigrants wishing to achieve
financial success
in the western
culture. Ricky has
addressed the
many objections
and hurdles that
most immigrants
face on a daily
basis and masterfully provided
an all-in-one tool
kit within these
pages.”
Living the Immigrant Dream is
now available
in bookstores
nationwide or at
www.LivingTheImmigrantDream.com.
Ricky is an author, chemical engineer, analytical
scientist, investor, entrepre-
Immigration concerns on Philippine qualifications
neur and prosperity coach.
Contact Ricky Sawi on
+61449131545 or at ricky@
LivingTheImmigrantDream.
com.
Atty. Imelda Argel delivers a talk at the Global Legal Assistance and Advocacy
Workshop of the 2nd Global Summit of Filipinos in the Diaspora held on 26 February
2013 at Dusit Thani Hotel Manila. Other speakers include Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis
(US), Atty. Rodel Rodis (US) and Atty. Ted Laguatan (US). Atty. Argel is recipient of
the 2012 Presidential Banaag Award for advancing the cause of overseas Filipino
communities or sectors. She writes a column under Filipino Migrants Forum for The
Philippine Times.
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Filipino
Migrants
Forum
Atty. Imelda Argel
Qualification issues
In 2006, I advocated the
recognition of the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) examinations
as a benchmark for recognition of Philippine academic
qualifications, in relation to
equivalence to an Australian Bachelors degree. My
submission to the Australian Parliamentary Committee on Skills Recognitions
in this regard was approved
and is reflected in the 2007
edition of The Philippine
Country Educational Profile
(CEP). For this, I was given
recognition by President
Benigno Aquino III, (being
the only recipient of the
2012 Presidential Award
from Australia), at Malacañang Palace on 5 December
2012.
However, there are issues
that need urgent assistance
from the Philippine Government so that more Filipinos
Migration
Mentor
FELIX CARAO
Same-sex partner
sponsorship
Migration law provides
equal recognition to spouse
relationships and to de
facto partner relationships.
A de facto relationship
requires mutual commitment to the exclusions of
all others as in spousal
relationship.
Are you aware that same
sex relationship can apply for de facto Partner
Visa? The Migration Act,
specifically the Reform
Act, provided a definition of de facto partner
that applies equally to
opposite and the same sex
de facto couples. This act
also ensures that de facto
partners are considered to
be members of a person’s
family and relatives.
This is possible for as
riculum for the following
occupations.
4.Recognition of TESDA,
Meralco Foundation, Don
Bosco College by Trades
Recognition Australia
(TRA) as education providers or as providers of
recognised apprenticeships so that completion of their courses or
apprenticeships would
meet the required level,
relevance and standard
of an Australian qualification for the relevant
occupation. This could
save for the Filipino applicant about A$300 to
A$4000.00 in skills assessment fees which are
required for their visa
application.
B.Recommended Action by
the Philippine Government to Facilitate Positive Skills Assessment of
Filipinos to work, live or
study in Australia
1.English review and IELTS
practice tests as part of
the course curriculum
and/or subsidised IELTS
review classes after
graduation
2.Revision of course content or inclusion of missing course contents for
health related courses, to
meet the standard of the
Australian curriculum.
Philippine Ambassador
Belen Anota has advised
that the comparison
between the Australian
and Philippine nursing
course content was made
by Monash University. It
has now identified subjects that are required to
supplement the current
Philippine curriculum
to meet the Australian
standard. Introducing
a year 11 or year 12 in
the Philippines will not
address this issue.
3.Ensure that the course
content or field of specialisation of certain
course are comparable
to the Australian cur-
the same roof. There are
instances where, although
they are not residing at the
same address, are considered living together and are
having an ongoing de facto
relationship. It is accepted
that partners maybe living together, even though
living separately (but not
apart on a permanent
basis) for valid reasons
that do not challenge the
completeness and purity
of the relationship.
Partners to an ongoing
de facto relationship may
be temporarily separated
for a number of reasons.
Acceptable reasons are
frequent travel for business
purposes or an unexpected
family emergency.
Example of this is where
one partner is in Singapore
and is gainfully employed
but the Australian partner
is unable to find a job in
Singapore, for one reason
or another. They are living
separately and apart on
a temporary basis while
waiting for the application
for de facto partner visa to
be approved. In this case,
a higher level of proof of
the existence of a de facto
relationship is required.
On top of these, the Migration Regulations provide
these four factors to assess
whether or not a couple is
in a de facto relationship:
• financial aspects of the
relationship – the couple
takes steps to tie their financial future together.
• the nature of the household- they share responsibilities together within
the household.
• s o c i a l a s p e c t s o f t h e
relationship- they declare their relationship
to government bodies,
commercial and public
institutions, and introduce themselves as a
couple.
• the nature of the mutual
and exclusive commitment – they show proof
of love and commitment
to each other to the exclusion of others.
The Migration Act
provides several factors
to distinguish de facto
relationship from a carer
relationship. Dependency
is not relevant in considering a de facto relationship,
which is the case with that
of a carer relationship.
There are certain relatives
who are within an acceptable degree of kinship for
carer purposes but are
not within an acceptable
degree of kinship for the de
facto relationship. Couples
in a de facto relationship,
like in a spousal relationship, are partners and
are regarded by others
as such. Furthermore, de
facto relationship requires
mutual commitment to the
exclusion of others unlike
carer relationship.
outside Australia can work,
live or study in Australia.
I will share with you
the major points of my
presentation as resource
speaker at the 2nd Global
Summit of Filipinos in the
Diaspora held on 26 Feb
2013 at Dusit Thani Hotel
Manila, with the view to
obtaining your support to
move them forward. It mirrors the recommendations
I had submitted to CHED
Chair Patricia Licuanan two
years ago.
If my recommendations
are acted upon by the Philippine government, then it
would indeed be an excellent outcome of the Second
Global Summit for Filipinos
in the Diaspora, to benefit
Filipinos worldwide.
2.Field of specialisation The recognition of Philippine academic qualification under the Philippine
Country Education Profiles (CEP) is generally
only to the level of an
Australian Bachelors degree. To obtain a suitable
skills assessment for the
purpose of permanent
residence, most skills
assessing authorities will
further require:
a.Major studies in a relevant field of specialisation; and/or
b.Relevant experience in
the field of specialisation
3.Non-recognition of Philippine trade skills by the
skills assessing authority
A.Current issues on skills
recognition of Filipinos
in Australia
1.English skills - a major
stumbling block in obtaining a visa to work, live
or study in Australia
long as the partners are not
related by blood or even
by adoption. Even their
children are given the same
recognition, benefits, and
obligations with that of opposite sex relationships.
A mong ot he r c onsid erations, both partners
must be adults, at least 18
years old at the time the
visa application is made.
The couple must have a
mutually exclusive relationship which is genuine
and continuing.
Legally married person
but permanently living
apart from the estranged
partner can be considered
to be in a de facto relationship with another for as
long as it can be shown that
the previous relationship
has ended.
The important thing to
consider is living together.
The length of time the partners have lived together is
only one regulation. Living
together does not necessarily require cohabitation or
residing together under
Do you want to work, study or live Australia?
Are you in a partner (de facto, married or same sex)
relationship?
Immigration articles at www.iargel.com.au
Templates for Migration Agents at
www.migratonprecedents.com.au
B.A.(Hons.), L.L.B. (U.P.), L.L.M. (Syd.)
Solicitor in New South Wales and the High Court of Australia
Attorney at law in New York, USA and the Philippines
Registered Migration Agent No. 9682957
Felix Carao is a Registered Migration
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Migrante helps
Meloto in social
embattled Filo employee entrepreneurship forum
Migrante Melbourne is
assisting Antonio Chavez,
a Filipino who was hired
by Eddy Batur Industrial
Painting under visa 457 and
claimed mistreatment from
his employer. According
to Chavez, his employer
would always shout at
him and treat him “like
an animal.” Moreover, he
claimed that he was made
to clean the toilet and the
container van, even when
he was hired as a painter.
He was also made to clean
and paint the cow enclosure
and structural beams. When
he squealed, the company
deported Chavez back to the
Philippines after only eight
months of employment.
Chavez took action
against the company with
the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights
Commission. With this,
Migrante is helping him
with his claims for just
compensations.
Migrante also assisted
Chavez with his cause all
the way to the level of the
Department of Immigration
and Citizenship until he
went back to the Philippines.
In related news, Migrante
Australia has commenced
a nationwide campaign
for justice for disadvantaged s457 visa workers.
A dialogue is being sought
with Hon. Min Brendan
O’Connor to address the
issue.
Migrante has documented cases of s457 workers
that were found to have
been burdened by high
Visa Application Charges
of $8,500 and $4,250 for
primary and secondary
applicants respectively.
Research by Migrante on
the English language exemption points show that
the skilled workers from
the Philippines are being
discriminated because their
“high school education
system which is currently
based on four-year, fulltime study is deemed to
be not comparable to a
five-year, full-time study
of secondary schooling in
Australia and this process
is building social unrest,
said Carmelita Baltazar,
spokesperson for Migrante
Australia.
“ E v e n Au s t r a l i a n a c credited universities such
as the University of the
Philippines and De la Salle
University accept a fouryear, full-time high school
diploma as entry requirement to their universities.
Australian Immigration
should review this process
to win the confidence of the
Filipino-Australian people,”
she added.
Ms Baltazar looks forward
to Min O’Connor’s sense
of “fair go” for overseas
workers who appear to be
extracted of high fees by
agencies in the Philippines
and the Australian Immigration.
Reyvi Mariñas, Chairperson of Migrante Melbourne
and Deputy Secretary General of Migrante Australia,
have confirmed similar
issues being raised by the
s457 workers in Victoria
and looks forward to a dialogue with Min O’Connor.
Gawad Kalinga Australia (GKA)
will feature GK Chairman Tony
Meloto in a social entrepreneurship forum on 24 May 2013,
5.30-8.30pm at Harold White
Theatre, Faculty of Architecture,
University of Melbourne, 757
Swanston cnr Grattan St. French
volunteer Fabian Courteille is also
a special guest.
Registration is free.
GK Productivity seeks to develop innovative social enterprises
that will harness the resources
available in GK communities
as well as the vast global GK
network. Mainly driven by GKonomics, the productivity program
aims to make the Philippines a
producer of world-class products
and services without leaving the
poor behind.
For enquiries, contact Marisa
Vedar at [email protected].
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Get a partner, put
on those dancing
shoes, and conquer
the dance floor.
Dance and Style will
hold a Dance Night
on 27 April, 7-11pm
at Notting Hill Youth
Community Centre,
386 Ferntree Gully
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Working with deaf children in Cebu
Mila Cichello
When my husband Peter Cichello was first approached in 1990 by an
unknown Italian priest,
Father Savino for support
in setting up a Deaf School
in Cebu, Peter and I were
sceptical. He said deaf kids
there could not attend the
local primary schools because they could not hear
in class, communicate with
other people and their families simply could not look
after them. We said that we
are a young family juggling
two jobs, my university
studies and very young
children; worried about
the house mortgage, a rust
bucket of a car; and trying
to renovate our dilapidated
house. Surely, there were
others who could help him.
Father Savino did not ask
for money, he simply asked
if we believed in the dream.
He then laid the foundation
for a school in Cebu while
we asked Filipino organisations in Melbourne to support this dream, but all the
groups offered fundraising
dinner dance, no ongoing
commitment.
In 1993, the Mission Deaf
School was built but the
local teachers were struggling without specialist
training. That year Peter
had just left his stable job
to strike out on his own
audiology practice, I was
heavily pregnant with our
third child, still madly
renovating the old housebut God must have tapped
us on the shoulder because
it felt right for Peter to go
away and train the teachers. There were varied
reactions from friends and
strangers: many advised
us to just send money and
that’s more than enough;
some said the timing was
bad when we should be
concentrating on starting
Peter’s business; a few
asked me how I could allow
Peter go on his own, where
women would tempt him?
But we heeded the call
for help, and it was the
beginning of a wonderful relationship with the
School and families with
deaf children on an island
neither of us had visited
before.
And so it was Peter’s involvement that led to years
of phone calls between
Father Savino, the Little
Sisters for the Deaf, the
School community and
our own family. There were
donated equipment from
various sources, donations
of old hearing aids from an
Australian Commonwealth
department, gifts of expensive batteries from other
professionals, audiologist
friends who volunteered
their time to work in the
School, building links with
ENT specialists from Manila, meetings at Philippine
General Hospital and yearly
visits to the School. Funny,
no one at the School ever
talked about money, but we
found that people stepped
up and always gave generously of their personal time,
skills, knowledge – the very
essence of bayanihan at
work.
The School continues to
grow, credit to the nuns,
priests, benefactors and
volunteers. They now have
100 pupils of different
ages and abilities enrolled.
In February 2013, Peter
spent a week working at
the School with another
Au s t r a l i a n Au d i o l o g i s t
Peter Harrison, who runs
his own practice in Brighton, Melbourne. They tell
me that highlight of this
trip was when a 16-year
old high school graduate
from the School visited
the teachers to proudly
tell them them he got
into a university. The
younger pupils looked
at him in awe- they
too, would have the
opportunity to get an
education, thanks to
the School. Indeed,
God works in mysterious and wonderful
ways.
Kapit-bahayan coop receives State award
The NSW Federation of
Community Housing Associations Inc during its 20th
anniversary conference in
the Menzies Hotel Sydney on
11 and 12 March 2013 highly
commended Kapit-bahayan
Co-operative Ltd (KCL) with
the Excellence in Housing for
Building Communities and
Tenant Engagement award.
The award cited KCL for
its continuing outstanding
performance in the provision of housing and many
achievements in the areas
of community development
and community participation.
About 500 delegates coming from some 100 member
housing associations, companies and agencies with
interests in the housing and
accommodation industry:
housing providers, housingrelated services, government
agencies and commercial
companies throughout NSW
attended the conference.
The community housing
sector includes housing associations, churches, Aboriginal housing, co-operative
housing, local government
providers and supported
accommodations. Except
for coop housing which is
generally voluntarily managed by tenants, all the other
social housing providers are
managed by paid professional housing managers and
housing workers.
Only KCL was nominated
for an award among the 45
housing coops affiliated with
Common Equity NSW. There
were about 48 nominations
submitted by 19 organisations for the eight awards
of excellence categories. It
was like a David vs Goliath
contest but again KCL proved
itself as the top housing coop
and at par with the best
social housing providers.
Kapit-bahayan had been consistently winning industry
awards that are performancebased since shortly after it
received its first housing
allocations in 1997 with
about 10 state level housing
sectoral awards.
KCL is one of the flagships
of the newly formed but now
obviously dominant state
peak Alliance of Philippine
Community Organisations
Inc. (APCO) where Dr Cen
Amores is the founding
President, while KCL found-
ing President Ruben Amores
and Sedwick Housing Coop
Dr Jimmy Lopez are advisers.
APCO is currently led by
Visayan-Australian Jhun
Salazar as president.
KCL is the winner of the
inaugural Global Bayaning
Pilipino Award for Australia
by ABS-CBN and Ateneo
University-based UGAT
Foundation in 2012.
Conference delegates Delia and Joe Caballero (founding
member and maintenance manager, respectively), Ruben
Amores and Cen Amores, (founding president and
membership development chair, respectively) proudly
display the NSW Award of Excellence they received on
behalf of Kapit-bahayan Co-operative Ltd during the
NSW Federation of Community Housing Associations
20th Anniversary Conference at Menzies Hotel Sydney.
KCL tenant-members after one of their bi-monthly general meeting.
56 years of
blood donation
Les Rawlinson (centre) was featured in The Sunday
Mail for being in a group of elite donors who have
given blood at least 300 times to the Australian Red
Cross.
Les, 77, has been donating blood for 56 years now
and, to date, has donated 520 times. Les lived in
Melbourne for so many years and is now based in
the Gold Coast.
“I’d like to make it to 600 donations. I’ve been lucky.
I’ve had very good health all my life which is the
reason I’ve been able to donate for so many years,”
he was quoted telling The Sunday Mail.
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property
Risk or opportunity
Following the current
events of the financial turmoil
in Greece and Cyprus defaulting many times and the
revised World Bank’s financial salvage plans prompted
me to revisit an article titled
How this Bear Market Could
Last Another 18 Years by Kris
Sayce.
I find that it is not surprising what the average Aussie
battler has to contend with in
order to provide for retirement
as we are told daily that the
Government cannot afford to
pay a pension to the growing
mass of retirees over the next
20-30 years. That is the reason
why then Treasurer Peter
Costello from the Howard
Government established the
“Future Fund” to be able to
pay for the retiring public
servants as the Government
would not have money in the
superannuation funds to pay
them out.
Let us for one minute look
back a few years and see what
has happened in the Stock
Markets around the world
and what did they have in
common? This affected the
Australian Stock Markets
and I want to start with an
inconvenient truth:
“The Australian Stock
Markets are now affected
more than ever not just on
the performance of Wall
Street, the Australian internal
performance and economic
outlooks, but on the economic
performance of every other
country in the world.”
In fact: Last year the
ASX/200 finished down 14%,
it ended 2.6% down in 2010
and the last five years have
seen the index post -26%
returns whilst over the last
seven years returns have been
close to zero.
Look at the chart and see
how property and stock markets have performed in the
past 12 years. It means that
if you invested in stocks
– which you most likely
did through your retirement
fund – you’re effectively
sitting back where you were
in April 2005.
What I am sharing with you
are the simple facts as to why I
consider our future retirement
and choice of investment
with the least risk and why
we consider property as the
best investment medium of
choice. I believe we all need
to take comfort and consider
an investment that offers us
continued capital growth;
the least economic risks and
most of all leave us in control
of our own financial matters;
and yes property investment
offers just that.
We do not have to be worried that any day soon we
shall receive a letter or a knock
on the door on a “Margin
Call” to top up our equity in
our share investment or the
whole portfolio will be sold
up within 48 hours notice.
We will never get a margin
call on our mortgage which
will be over a long term of 25
to 30 years with a structured
repayment plan within our
Carlo Ruscitti
affordability range.
Yes, we can take control of
our investment future with
a long term investment plan
where we can also use our Industry Superannuation Funds
to also set your retirement
goals for your investments and
your future financial security
by establishing a Self Managed Superannuation Fund
(SMSF) to purchase property
without affecting your current
lifestyle.
The decisions you make to-
day are very important, as they
will determine your lifestyle
and your children’s livelihood
in the future. If you wish to
enjoy a lifestyle in retirement
that you have enjoyed during
your working years you need
to act “now” because in 1986
the Bob Hawke Government
legislated that any Australian
person 30 years of age at that
time would not be eligible for
a pension in their retirement.
Will you be financially independent in your retirement?
I have another question for
you, will your standard of
living go up or down in the
next 20 years?
In truth, I can only rely on
my forty years experience in
the industry and can only
propose what I have done
and that is make most of my
investment in property as
at the very least it will keep
up with the cost of inflation
and as the rentals increase
the value of your asset will
also increase accordingly. I
have not known of any long
term investor to lose money
in property.
The most important thing
to impress upon you today
is that you “have” a choice.
You don’t have to allow what
has happened to millions of
Greeks, Irish, Americans,
Brits, Portuguese, Italians
and Spanish and now Cyprus
happen to you. As I strongly
believe property investment
is safe and secure in Australia
for the long-term foreseeable
future.
Maybe it’s time to take another look at your financial
plan. Consider this a wake-up
call.
Should you have any question, on
property investment or property options,
call 0409 952 994 or email albert@
mbic.com.au.
Sales Specialists
At MBIC we possess extensive property investment
knowledge and experience. MBIC promotes a range of
property investment projects: off-the-plan, refurbished
properties and newly built properties such as:
 Residential – apartments, units, townhouses and house
& land packages
 Property Management – Residential & Commercial
 Liaise with Solicitor/Conveyancer/Accountant
• Recommend Financial Institution, if required
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• Long Term Business Relationship with You
For more information regarding this opportunity Contact
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Property Investment
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0409 952 994
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Three Central defines luxury
Megaworld’s most luxurious property
in Makati CBD to rise in 2015
The emergence of other
central business districts in
Metro Manila has challenged
Makati’s reputation as the
country’s finance and luxury
hub. Megaworld’s most upscale development in the
Makati CBD, Three Central,
will make critics think again
before turning their backs on
this pioneering city.
Three Central will let unit
owners rediscover the roots
of Makati, experience what
true luxury living actually
means.
“With Three Central, we
are giving meaning to the
word ‘luxury.’ From its location to five-star amenities
and features, this Megaworld
property is the TRUE luxury
in Makati, “ says Maria Victoria Acosta, Megaworld
International First Vice
President.
True luxury of prime
location
Located along Valero
Street in the financial side
of Salcedo Village, Three
Central offers an advantageous proximity to the busy
thoroughfares of Ayala and
Gil Puyat avenues. It has
immediate access to the
headquarters of some of the
country's top corporations
and multinational companies, allowing residents to
be right at the heart of the
corporate action.
Even more so, major
medical institutions like
the Makati Medical Center,
prominent post-graduate
schools like the Ateneo Pro-
fessional Schools, and major
government offices such as
the Department of Trade and
Industry, are only a hop and
a skip away.
"Three Central stands in
a real prime location. When
residents go down, they get to
see and feel the metropolitan
lifestyle of Makati because
our property is right at the
heart of Salcedo Village, not
in the suburbs of Makati,"
explains Acosta.
True luxury of lifestyle
convenience
A life of leisure isn't far
behind. Aside from the usual
retail shops and restaurants
that surround the area, Three
Central, by itself, will be
home to the first and only
upscale two-storey mall in
Salcedo Village. Its retail
cluster will house some of
the world's renowned brands
as well as top food outlets
and restaurants.
"We are offering more
than just a luxurious place
to live in. We will address
the lifestyle needs of our
sophisticated residents. This
is what luxury of lifestyle
convenience is all about,"
Acosta adds.
Three Central is a
51-storey building
boasting of a sleek,
modern design—an
urban framework reminiscent of the worldfamous International
Finance Centre (IFC)
Tower of Hong Kong.
It opens to a grand,
spacious lobby with
high ceilings and sophisticated furnishings, more than
what routinary luxury can
provide.
Three Central’s elegant
units—available in executive studio, one-bedroom
and two-bedroom prime
cuts—have balconies where
residents can enjoy down
time alone or with the family
after a long day.
True luxury of top-notch
amenities
The building's seventh
floor will house the property's five-star amenities
that include a swimming
pool complex, landscaped
meditation gardens, reflexology path and spa. It will
also feature one-of-its-kind
facilities like the podium
mall and the culinary station
for the exclusive use of its
privileged residents.
At the roof deck, residents
will get to enjoy the breathtaking cityscape of Makati
and nearby cities at the lanai
and al fresco seating areas.
This hot property will also
have function rooms and
a business centre for the
residents' indoor requirements.
For more inquiries on Three Central, call:
Jofel Peralta - Sales Director - 0423434617
Edwin Peralta - Satellite Office - 0434299113
Josie Sotello - Kabsat Variety Store - 0430387989
Myrna Ysais.- Sampaguita Sari Sari Store - 0421111774
Edna Parolma - Marketing Manager - 0404277380
Ed Guevarra - EMG Enterprise - 0419209738
John Alayon. - Marketing Manager - 0405332140
John Aldwin Rodriguez - Community Alliance Real Estate - 0405101434
Rommel Almadin - Marketing Associate - 0421334482
Facade
kitchen
Model unit
Model unit living room
Culinary station
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Jamieson Valley Retreat
A river runs through it
If you want to take a break
from the hustle and bustle
of city life, Jamieson Valley
Retreat is the perfect answer
to clear your mind of your demanding work and daily life
chores. The 25-acre property
boasts of a magnificent high
country mountain, kilometres
of beautiful nature walks, and
a breathtaking garden where
some 150-year old oak trees
quietly sit. But what makes
one’s trip to Jamieson Valley
memorable is a dip in the
magnificent river in which
visitors can head out for a
beautiful afternoon of paddling the picturesque stretch
of the river or just sit for hours
relishing the beauty of its
clean spring water.
“When we were considering buying the property, my
husband was immediately
attracted to the river,” recalls
Filipina owner Angie Leong.
Freddie’s love for photography paved way for the couple
to discover the property. “In
2005, an Australian couple
asked Freddie to print photos
of Jamieson. Instantly, we
fell in love with the place.
Then the couple mentioned
that it was for sale. After long
negotiations and our desire
for a quiet life, we decided to
buy it,” she adds.
The panoramic stretch of
the valley and mountains
can be viewed from all the
four cottages. If one prefers
an active or more relaxed
holiday, there are plenty to
do and see around Jamieson
Valley. The place abounds
with unique activities for
young and old alike such as
fishing/yabbying, swimming,
bushwalking, bird watching, landscape photography,
tennis, picnic/BBQ, lawn
sports (football, frisbee or
cricket), reading, meditating,
sunbathing or stargazing at
night. The town has a number
of near-by attractions—snow
sports at Mt. Buller, water
sports at Lake Eildon, and
fishing at Howqua, Jamieson
and Goulburn Rivers.
No matter what activity one
chooses, the highlights of the
visit to Jamieson Valley are the
scenery and the shallow river
in the same property. From the
beauty of the mountain, to the
splendour of the garden, and
the sparkling spring water
from the river, there is no end
to the breathtaking vista of the
place. The place is ideal for
couples, families, and small
groups wishing for a quick
visit or long stay. It also has
an Oaktree Gallery which can
accommodate 40 people for
functions.
Either face the challenge of
bushwalking, play in the river,
simply read a nice book or run
around the wide expanse
of smooth and green turf,
dotted here and there with
century-old trees, there is so
much to do in such a relaxed
atmosphere. Once inside the
beautiful cottages, families
and friends can cook, eat,
and sit around telling stories
or playing cards. However
one enjoys it, the experience
of visiting the magnificent
Jamieson Valley is surely an
unforgettable experience. As
one guest said, “Jamieson Valley Retreat is a magic haven
filled with peace and beauty.”
MY BAHAY NOW
OWN YOUR BRAND NEW HOME WITHOUT A BANK LOAN
MINIMUM DEPOSIT
PROPERTY FINANCED DIRECTLY TO YOU
BUILD YOUR HOUSE WITHIN YOUR AFFORDABILITY
STOP WASTING MONEY ON RENT
My Bahay Now Pty Ltd
Jeffrey Magnaye
P: 03 8358 4518
M: 0410 621 924
E: [email protected]
SIGE ENQUIRE NA KUNG PAPAANO
Level 1 Suite 3, 1/10 Castro Way, Derrimut, Vic 3030
One will definitely leave this
paradise with good memories
and truly an amazing experience.
For bookings, contact Jamieson Valley Retreat’s proprietors, Freddie and Angie
Leong. Call (03) 5777 0510 or
email: info@jamiesonretreat.
com. Address is at 36 Jamieson Valley Lane, Jamieson
VIC 3723. Visit the website for
details: http://www.jamiesonretreat.com/
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and Network Security Contact: Cecilia Pham
215-217 Sydney Road,
Coburg Vic 3058
Services: Hair Colouring,Styling,
Straightening, Perming, Re-bonding,
Make-up, Manicure-pedicure.
“APPOINTMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL”
P.O. Box 2083 Greenvale,
Vic 3059
MANILA HAIR BY
BUENA
Web: www.linucomsolutions.net
Services: Network security, firewall,
installation, configuration, System
administration, intranet design, web
hosting, email services, Linux installation, etc.
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.
Jun Zara, Senior
Mobile 0402 775 939 Contact:
Linux Engineer
Phone (03) 522 99 727
Services: Haircuts,Foils, Re-bonding,
Perm , Hair SPA/Treatments, Colouring, Styling, Hair Extensions, Waxing.
Open Monday - Saturday
Phone (03) 9333 6165
Mobile 0415 861 105
Dentists
Mobile
MOONLIGHT
DRIVING SCHOOL
Accredited Driver Trainer
No. 021
Contact: Leo or Lolit
Western Dental
Care Pty. Ltd.
Post an event.
204-206 Station Road Deer
Park VIC 3023
Visit
Phone (03) 9361 2166
(03) 9363 7772
Fax
(03) 9363 7872
Mobile 0403 717 820
Over 22 years experience as a driving
instructor.
Keys2drive accredited driving instructor (log to keys2drive.com.au for a
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AMELIA’s Variety
Store & Asian
Grocery
Contact: Amelia
9/161-163 Railway Avenue,
Laverton VIC 3028
Phone (03) 9386 2948
Mobile 0425 808 108
Large range of Filipino - Asian goods
and seafoods. Door-to-door Cargo and
Money Remittance. Prepaid Phonecards. Under new management.
FILOZZIES GROCER
Contact: Mabelle
Shop 8, 323 Main Road
East, St. Albans
Phone (03) 9369 2393
VIC 3021 (behind
Safeway)
Fax
(03) 9369 2393
Electrical &
Telecommunication
Angel sa Quiapo
Contact: Chona
48 Wilson Road, Melton
South Vic 3338
Web: www.angelquiapo.com.au
Asian Filipino Grocery/Money Remittance/Phonecards/TFC subscription/
Balikbayan Boxes/Tagalog DVDs/
Frozen-Dry Goods.
MARCIAL
ELECTRICAL &
ASIAN-OZ
TELECOMMUNICAT- GROCERIES
ION PTY LTD
Contact: Jovita Stevens
Contact: Dori
2/12 Linley Street,
Dandenong Vic 3175
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air cargo, money remittance (higher
rates), video rental (Tagalog movies)
Melly’s Asian
Market, Hopkins Street
Footscray Vic
The BIGGEST Filipino Discount Store
in the Western Suburbs since 1977.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
35 Michel Street,
Shepparton Vic 3630
Contact: Liz or Mike
16 Marriot Road, Keilor
Downs Vic 3038
Fashion for Women
Phone (03) 9381 0433
Mobile 0433 666 306
QUIAPO AUSTRALASIA
PTY LTD
168 Churchill Avenue,
Braybrook Vic 3019
Contact: Lita / Bong
Contact: Mrs. Carrie Casimiro
Shop 16, Railway Crescent,
Broadmeadows Vic 3047
com
Filipino/Asian Products/Whitening
products (glutathione)
Foodwarmers/Gel, Balikbayan Boxes/
Money Remittance
Phonecards/Proper ty agent (Phil)/
European cookware/Health-Beauty
Products
Wholesaler / Retailer / Importer of
Philippine Food Products / Money
Remittance / Door-to-Door Cargo
/ Selling Orocon plastic containers
/ Others
Money Remittance, Sea cargo services,
Filipino movies VHS/VCD Hire, Phonecards, Variety of Phil-Asian goods.
Leny’s Grocery
BROADMEADOWS
PHIL-ASIAN
GROCERY
CRAIGIEBURN
ASIAN GROCERY
Contact: Grace or Anne
Shop 6, Craigieburn Plaza,
Craigieburn Road,
Craigieburn VIC 3064
Ph/Fax (03) 9367 7438
Mobile 0412 191 577 Phone (03) 8339 7439
Web: http://www.lizhoney.com
Liz Honey Promotions & Entertainment –
giving opportunities to young people.
440 Sydney Road
Brunswick Vic 3056
Shop 3, 167/179 Shaws
Road
Werribee Vic 3030
Door-to-door Money Remittance – Sea
Cargo / Phone Cards / Cosmetics /
Aloe Vera Products
Phone (03) 9309 3277
Mobile 0403 212 970
Liz Honey
Promotions &
Entertainment
NIPAHUT CORNER
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Selling Filipino and Asian Products.
Door to Door Cargo and Money Remittance. FREE PARKING AT BACK
Phone (03) 5831 6586 KABSAT VARIETY
(03) 5831 6586 STORE
0430 006 095 Fax
Mobile 0439 632 949 Contact: Josie Sotelo
Entertainment
Services
es, Filipino Movies VHS/VCD Hire, VCD
Karaoke Hire/Sales, Phonecards.
Phone (03) 9689 0188 Contact: JEN OR RAHUL
Mobile
All types of electrical/domestic works.
Aircondition & Digital TV Antennas
Installation.
Shopping Square,
Somerville Road,
Hampton Park VIC 3976
INDAY F I L I P INO Ph/Fax (03) 9799 2565
ASIAN STORE
Money Remittance, Sea cargo Servic-
Phone (03) 9746 9193 Contact: Stella Plotek
Mobile 0449 781 139 Shop 121, Footscray
Open 7 days / wide variety of Fil-Asian
products / cheaper prices / quality
service / check us on Facebook
CRAIGIEBURN ASIAN GROCERY
BABE FASHION
Phone (03) 9974 2795 Phone (03) 9311 0992
Mobile 0430 387 989 Fax
(03) 9311 4876
Email: kabsatvarietystore@gmail.
Contact: Leny Laysa
Shop 15 B, 15-23
Langhorne Street,
Dandenong Vic 3175
Mobile
0414 623 465
Specialising in large range of Asian/
Filipino groceries. Door-to-door Cargo.
Open: Monday to Saturday.
MANILA IN
FOOTSCRAY
Contact: Vivian
Shop 14, 119 Hopkins St,
Footscray VIC 3011
(Leeds St entrance)
Kids Entertainment
KAROLINA’S KIDS
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
AMALIA’S LECHON
CEBU P/L
SPECIALISING IN FILIPINO
AUTHENTIC SPIT ROAST PIG
Contact: Aex and Amie
Phone (03) 9689 7237 Factory 35, 12-20 James
Court, Tottenham, VIC
Contact: Fay Matheson
Fax
(03) 9689 3800
3012 (Mel Ref. 41A4)
410 Centre Road, Bentleigh
Mobile 0423 224 224 Phone (03) 9314 0858
Vic 3204
Welars Express Money Remittance /
Phone (03) 9557 0733 GRAECION FILIPINO Door-to-door Cargo / Prepaid Phone- Mobile 0434 143 129
AND ASIAN
0401 209 540
cards / DVD Movies for sale.
Mobile 0413 449 058
0411 498 709 (Bentleigh)
Ph/ Fax (03) 9305 4896
Leo 0401 739 802
Lolit 0433 573 849
Contact: Dr. Nenita
Evangelista-Lalin
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
Balikbayan boxes and Padala Regalo.
Linucom
Solutions
Phone (03)9547 3239 Australia
Contact: BUENA
45 A Yarra Street
Geelong Vic 3220
Electrical
Contractor
Contact: Grace
229 Melville Rd, Brunswick
West VIC 3055
Phone (03) 9762 2123
Mobile 0413 844 146
Mobile 0434 980 586 Phone (03) 9356
Groceries
4522
Contact: Melly
Door-to-door Sea Cargo and Money
Phone (03) 9311 5901 Remittance /Phone Cards / Video Hire/ AH (03) 9367 7818 Shop 43, Hampton Park
Mobile 0414 344 969 Clothes & Bags
Filipino delicacies, door-to-door sea/
Phone
Mobile
Phone (03) 8743 3694
Mobile 0448 227 534
FILIMEX ASIAN
STORE AND CAFE
Phone (03) 9449 5779
Mobile 0414 959 224
Contact: Frank and Chris
Contact: MELVIN / LALAINE
Contact: Jennifer
Marriot Waters Shopping
Centre 945 Thompsons
Road, Lyndhurst Vic
Contact: Terry or Boy
Shop 12 / 159 Boronia Rd
Boronia Vic 3155
Contact: Rowen Maranan
P.O. Box 1055, Preston VIC
3072
R.E.C. 19845
MDIEZ SOUND N
MOTION
TABLEA CAFÉ AND
CATERING SERVICE
Masagana
Filipino Asian
Groceries
Grocery Stores
Gov’t Accredited Cert. III & IV
UNIVERSAL POWER
SERVICES
Café Shop
Phone (03) 9585 7002 G’S IT COMPUTER
Mobile 0407 958 442 REPAIRS
Special pandesal, ensaymada, Spanish
bread-ube, etc./special longganisa
- tocino/Filipino culinary dishes - catering/Asian groceries/delivery
Contact: Vasile
R.M.M. DRIVING
SCHOOL
Phone (03) 8390 1121
Fax
(03) 8390 1158
Contact: Vinia or Baby
178 Churchill Avenue,
Braybrook VIC 3019
Contact: Stephen
HAIR AND MAKE-UP
471 Princes Highway, Narre ARTIST
Warren Vic 3805
Reg. No. B1802613K
Phone (03) 9704 7661 Contact: Lito
Fax
(03) 9796 6711 Shop 59 Springvale Central
Email: stephen@bestaccountants.
268-274 Springvale
com.au
Website: www.bestaccountants.
Rd.,Springvale VIC 3171
com.au
ALL ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION
SERVICES
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday appointments: 9 a.m.
to 1 pm
Factory and Showroom
masarap bakery
and asian
grocery
Phone (03) 9311 1096
DJs &/or Dance
Instructor/
Choreographer
SPECIALISING IN WOMEN’S CLOTHING
The Philippine
Times
Celebrating
22 years
Preferred
partner of
advertisers
GROCERIES
Contact: Cion or Graeme
56 Spring Square, Hallam
Vic 3803
ManileÑa Filipino
Asian Grocery
Magnolia Ice Cream Outlet/Door to
door money transfer
Air/sea cargo/ Prepaid phonecards/
Filipino movies for hire.
Phone (03) 9798 5389
Mobile 0419 674 339
Contact: Shirley Rivera
Ph/Fax (03) 9796 4289
Mobile 0416 140 705 391 Chandler Road,
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
Keysborough Vic 3173
Door-to-door cargo/money remittance/
phonecards/bags/shoes/clothes/wide
range of Asian products.
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Locksmiths
BRIMBANK
COMMUNITY
MARKET
LOCKSMITHS AND
SECURITY DOORS
614 Ballarat Road,Ardeer
VIC 3022
Contact Tom or Gil
Mobile
0413 481 442
0433 758 000
All Locks Opened / Installed / Repaired
/ Rekey & Master Key System / Supply
& Installed of Security Doors
CLASSIFIEDS
Money Remittance
&/or Freight
Services
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Contact: Susan Rodriguez
Australia-wide
HOPE OF LIFE
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Photographers,
Printers &
Graphic Designers
Contact: Ptr Rick Raimundo
Sun. 10:00am - 8 Watt St.
(Corner Watt & Corio
Streets), Sunshine VIC
Sun. 4:00pm - 49 Valepark
Cres, Cranbourne VIC
FILCOM
PUBLISHING P/L
Contact: George
Phone 1300 365 503 Mobile 0411 566 885
Phone (03) 9449 1926
(03) 9689 2855 Email: [email protected]
Website: ggoryopictures.com
Web: www.allsafeXP.com.au
Mobile 0414 916 817
Dausan
International
Freight
Forwarder
Contact: John or Imelda/
Ramon
28 Narellan Drive, Hampton
Park VIC 3976
Phone (03) 9799 7624
Ph/Fax (03) 9799 4245
Mobile 0404 097 624
Door-to-door Sea Cargo and Money
Remittance Services.
LBC Money
remittance
Unit 4, 51-53 Westwood
Drive, Ravenhall
Vic 3023
Hotline 1800 522 0000
Phone (03) 8348 5766
Mobile 0414 748 427
Web: www.lbcexpress.com
Philippine Gov’t
Offices
PHILIPPINE
EMBASSY
H.E. Belen Anota,
Ambassador
P.O. Box 3297, Manuka
Canberra ACT 2603
Specialising in digital photography,
design of business forms, logos,
booklets, souvenir programmes,
magazines, flyers, etc.
Web: www.hopeoflife.org.au
Worship Celebration - Youth Group Prayer Fellowship - Home Groups. You
are welcome!
IMIGENCE STUDIO
jESUS THE
REDEEMER
Mobile 0401 396 189 CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Web: www.imigence.com
Contact: Mark Sombillo
Photos for events, fashion and corporate use. Fun and good times
guaranteed.
Radio Stations
3zzz 92.3 fm
Melbourne VIC
Contact: Chito Javier
Phone (03) 9415 1923
(03) 9415 1926
PHILIPPINE
Consulate (NSW)
Level 1, Philippine Center,
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney NSW 2001
CHRIST CENTERED TEACHING
Sunday Services:10:30 am-12:30 pm
Bible Studies: Tues. + Thurs.
Restaurants,
Take-away Shops
and Grocery Stores
Wednesdays 3.00 PM to 4.00PM,
Fridays 7.00 AM to 8.00 AM, Sundays
11.00 PM to 12.00 Midnight
CPCA radio
program
Melbourne, 3SER 97.7 FM
Geelong radio
94.7fm - filipino
program
ALING NENE’S
KAKANIN AND
TAKE-AWAY SHOP
Geelong, Victoria
Contact: Nap
Phone (03) 5221 7144 12A Railway Crescent,
Broadmeadows Vic
3047
RADYO KABAYAN
Philippine
consulate (VIC)
Ms Virginia Kalong
Suite 1205, St Kilda
Towers, 1 Queens Road,
Melbourne VIC
Wednesdays 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Contact: Maria Selga,
Trading Hours: Wednesday to Thursday: 9 am to 9 pm, Friday to Saturday:
9 am to 7 pm
House
WOWFM - Sydney
Contact: Claire or Mary
Shop 5/550 Mahoneys Rd,
Campbellfield VIC 3061
Tuesdays 7:00 to 9:00pm
Web: www.wr.com.au/bjs/wow.htm
Philippine
consulate (QLD)
Mr. Alan Grummitt
126 Wickham St, Fortitude
Valley QLD 4006
Real Estate
Services offered: take-away Filipino
cuisine, Filipino groceries, money
remittance, door-to-door boxes,
calling cards.
RAY WHITE
REAL ESTATE –
HAMPTON PARK
KABAYAN FILIPINO
RESTAURANT AND
Hampton Park Vic 3976
ASIAN GROCERY
Phone (03) 9702 7222 Contact: Jocelyn / Ding
Mobile 0412 335 077 Shop 21-23/100 Furlong
Fax
(03) 9702 7337
Road, Cairnlea Shopping
Web: raywhitehamptonpark.com
Centre, Cairnlea Vic 3023
Mr Paul J. Green, Honorary
Consul General
GPO Box 1231 M, Hobart
TAS 7000
(an IAFB AUSTRALIA
CHURCH )
Contact: Ptr Ben – Catering/Take away food/Door-to-door
Cargo & Money Remittance/Phone
Cards Available.
27-33 Wentworth
Avenue, Sydney NSW
2000
Worship service – Sunday 10:00 am
-12:00 noon
GOD WITH US
INTERNATIONAL
Phone (02) 9283 0711 CHRISTIAN
Fax (02) 9283 0755 ASSEMBLIES INC.
Web: www.tourism.gov.ph
PHILIPPINE TRADE
AND INVESTMENT
CENTER
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone (02) 9283 7300
Fax (02) 9283 8011
Contact: Pastor Roger
Bucao/Pastor Nancy
Bucao
Seaford Community Centre,
Station Street, Seaford
VIC (Mel Ref. 427, C2)
Phone (03) 5995 7380
Mobile 0433 265 487
Services every Sunday from 10:00 am
to 12:00 noon. Everyone Welcome.
0401 027 683 Contact: Orly Vargas
Specialising in Filipino Dishes – puto,
dinuguan, lumpia, turon, palabok,
kare-kare at iba pa.
Schools - Language
&/or Special Courses
PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGE
INSTITUTE
1/28 Pickett Street
Footscray VIC 3011
GPO Box 2745, Brisbane
QLD 4001
Phone (07) 3808 7804
Filipino
Community
council of
Victoria inc.
(fccvi)
Contact: Jing Sosa
93 Cowper Street,
Footscray, VIC 3011
SHARE-ME-A DREAM
BISAYAN
COMMUNITY CLUB
OF VICTORIA INC.
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
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.
Ph (6:00pm)
Travel Agents &/or
(03) 9687 9626 Phone (03) 9687 9011
Travel Tours
Mobile 0413 383 648 Fax (03) 9687 9120
Website:
fccvi.org.au
0466 422 047
A philippine
Filipino & Visayan Languages Afford- “As the umbrella body, we look after
able fees. SUNDAY CLASSES.
PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGE
SCHOOL OF
VICTORIA, INC.
Contact: Perla Luetic
C/- 42 Eleanor Street,
Footscray VIC 3011
the welfare of the Fil-Aussie communities in Victoria.”
ILOCANO FILIPINO
AUSTRALIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
VICTORIA INC.
Contact: Elsa Reed or
Malou Collie
tours
Contact: Aleli, Jennifer,
Chris, Ester, Grace,
Geraldine, or Vencie
225 Melville Rd, Brunswick
West VIC 3055
Phone (03) 9384 1844
Mobile 0411 711 639
Website: www.discountflights.com.au
25 years servicing the Philippine community. Laging handang maglingkod
sa lahat ng inyong pangangailangan!
Maaasahan at mapagkakatiwalaan
kahit kailan!
Ph/Fax (03) 9317 9156 12 Jamison Street,
Laverton Vic 3028
Mobile 0413 623 991
Phone
Web: www.philippinelanguage.webs. Elsa
(03) 9336 1008 Deer Park travel
com
Malou 0430 941 491 Contact: Mina Precilla
VCE Provider, Filipino LOTE, Units
Mobile 0403 306 701 15/44 Eucalyptus Drive
1, 2, 3 & 4
ASSOCIATION
OF FILIPINOS &
AUSTRALIANS IN
GIPPSLAND
Contact: Jerry or Dolor
1 Ash Court, Traralgon Vic
3844
Phone
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.
AUSTRALIAN
VICTORIA INC
13 Schuler Court, Narre
Warren VIC 3805
Contact: Dr. Edgar Lagrito,
President
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”.
Ilonggo
Association of
Victoria, Inc.
Contact: Neds Sarcepuedes
– President
C/- 5 Chedgey Drive, St
Albans Vic 3021
Ph AH (03) 9364 0435
Mobile 0409 430 040
Our next project is to build a multipurpose hall in Bacolod through
Gawad Kalinga.
KALIWAT
BOL-ANON SA
AUSTRALIA INC.
(KABAI)
Contact: Rowella Dango –
President
Laura Abejaron –
Secretary
Chona Lim - PRO
Phone
9559 3674
Phone (03) 9796 3872 Rowella
Everyone is welcome to join our Laura
9798 0730
organization.
Lim
0431 379 743
CIRCULO
CAPIZENO OF
MELBOURNE
Mobile 0413 844 146
We raise funds to support our projects
in Capiz.
FILIPINO
AUSTRALIAN
FRIENDSHIP
ASSOCIATION
OF GEELONG
INCORPORATED
0412 335 077
Mobile 0416 542 012
Lynette 0448 005 373
Phone (03) 6230 4000 1 Malcolm Court, Narre
Fax (03) 6231 1986
Warren Vic 3805
Phil Dept of
tourism
FILIPIno
community
coordinating
council of qld
Maidstone 3012
Mobile 0415 661 665
“TRAVEL EXPERT”
PARTHENON
TRAVEL
Contact: Cherywin Neilson
201 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Phone (03) 9639 1177
(9 Lines)
Fax (03) 9639 0106
Mobile 0430 956 306
Web: www.parthenontravel.com.au
“The answer to all your travel
needs.”
Worldwide Travel Specialist
ICCA Accredited Cruise Consultant
WESTERN TRAVEL
Deer Park
License 32932
Contact: Josie, Rita, John,
Carmi
Shop 2A, 100 Furlong Rd
Cairnlea Town Centre
Cairnlea Vic 3023
Phone 03 9363 0288
Fax
03 9363 0488
Web: www.westerntravel.com.au
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Contact - Reg 0425 790 550
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Mike-Your Mobile
Tax Agent
MLV Accounting
Contact: Michael
Venezuela CPA
PO Box 2949, Rowvillle
Victoria 3178
Phone 03 9759 5075
Mobile 0412 329 378
Registered tax agent.
Qualified Accountant – CPA Australia
UP Diliman – BS Business Administration
& Accountancy
All accounting and taxation services.
WE COME TO YOU. By appointment
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Services Pty Ltd ABN 49 100 180 747
Chartered Accountant Registered Tax Agent
Tax returns, Tax planning, management consulting, audit
and assurance, and related business needs. Your partner in
Wealth Creation and Asset Protection.
For personal and complete business services, please contact:
Loreto Resubal - 0425 751 281
Email: [email protected] Website: www.jrj.com.au
Supporting your local Rotary Community and Sports Clubs.
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION SERVICES
PampangueÑo
Club of
Melbourne
Victoria
Phone (03) 8390 1346 Contact: Terry Apines
(03) 8358 5600
18 Claude Avenue,
Contact: Roy Carbungco,
Mobile 0425 842 883
Hampton Park Vic 3976
Religious
Organisations
Phone (07) 3252 8215 FIRST BORN
Fax
(07) 3252 8240 GOSPEL CHURCH
Philippine
Consulate (Tas.)
Mobile
Phone (03) 9359 0802 VISAYAN
Mobile 0409 092 556 ASSOCIATION OF
Phone (03) 9863 7885 Contact: Ben Respicio
Fax (03) 9863 7884 15Enterprise Avenue
Web: www.philconsulate.com.au
Mondays and Fridays. 10:00am
to 4:00pm. Thursdays by appointment only.
Contact: Narcisa Mcleavy
Shop 251, Footscray
Market Vic 3011
Ph/Fax (03) 9309 1052 Jerry (03) 5134 1446
Dolor (03) 5174 8508
Mobile 0451 971 961 Email: [email protected]
Melbourne, 855 Khz AM
program convenor
Phone (02) 9262 7377
Fax
(02) 9262 7355 Phone 0408 766 890
Mobile 0415 426 400 Fax (03) 9663 2874 Claire’s Food
Email: contact@philippineconsulate.
com.au
Web: www.philippineconsulate.com.au
LUTONG PINOY
Social Organisations
Mondays 11.00 AM to 12.00PM
Phone (02) 6273 2535 Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Fax (02) 6273 3984 Contact: Aspie Burns
PO Box 1043 Werribee VIC
3030
5/44-48 Lock Avenue
Werribee VIC 3030
Contact:
BJ Galutera 0400 821 187
Raul Lacerna 0400 932 446
Edwin Mallari (03) 9748 3674
LASANG PINOY
THE FILIPINO
CUISINE
Contact: JOSEPHINE or
RAUL
Shop 12, Elaine Street
Victoria Square, St.
Albans Vic 3021
Contact: Barry Buckle,
President
D.W. Hope Centre, The
Boulevard, Norlane
VIC 3214
Phone (03) 5257 1921
“We welcome everyone to join our
organisation.”
Phone (03) 9364 1174 filipino
Mobile 0439 303 754 australian
0488 198 900 foundation of
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
qld
Contact: Mauro Somodio
PO Box 2424, Chirmside
QLD 4032
Phone (07) 3216 9808
Advertise in this section (03) 9369 4324
President
11 Hunter Ave,
RoxburghPark VIC 3064
Phone (03) 9305 1426
Fax (03) 9305 1425
Mobile 0411 145 776
The club holds its annual event every
Melbourne Cup Day eve.
ALUMINIUM WINDOWS & DOORS
Philippine Fiesta
of Victoria Inc.
Contact: Ross Manuel,
Chairman
PO Box 533 Laverton 3028
Mobile
0433 404 987
Web: www.philfiesta.com
Philippine Fiesta holds yearly event in
November. “Makipag-akbayan po tayo
para sa kaunlaran.”
Advertise
in this
section
(03) 9369 4324
Celebrating 22 years.
Preferred partner of advertisers
PT 04/10
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CLASSIFIEDS
ARCHITECTS
DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE
DRIVING SCHOOL
Eastern Melbourne
Driving School
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Contact: Ben Bolano
Mobile: 0408 543 554
Phone: (03) 9795 1834
JAG Driving School
BRAYBROOK
AUTO WRECKERS
“Wrecking Most Makes and Models….
Also Import Most Japanese Parts”
131 CRANWELL STREET, BRAYBROOK VIC 3019
PHONE: (03) 9312 2222
FAX: (03) 9310 1900
CESAR -0433 647 728
JAIME - 0431 643 624
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK / FREE DELIVERY
"Your journey to safe
driving begins with us."
GROCERY STORES
BAKERIES
Also sells frozen
products, fresh fruits
and vegetables
PAPA BEAR BAKEHOUSE
(FILIPINO BAKERY)
Contact: Joe
Misolas
Mobile: 0409-590-850
FILIPINO BREAD, CAKES AND PASTRIES
11 MARKET PLACE, BRAYBROOK VIC 3019
(NEAR CORNER OF DUKE STREET AND BALLARAT ROAD)
PHONE: (03) 9311 2909 MOBILE: 0421 820 800
EMAIL: [email protected].
PT 11/10
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
COMPUTER REPAIRS
No Direct Competition
Easy to Manage, low Rent, easy Parking,
excellent Customer Base – SE Suburbs
GROCERIES
The
Philippine
15 A / 22 MCKIMMIES ROAD,
LALOR VIC 3075
Times
OPEN 4 ½ DAYS A WEEK:
(TUESDAY TO SATURDAY-HALF DAY)
CONTACT: BE NGUYEN - 0432 497 600
TINH HO - 0402 991 719
Celebrating
22 years.
CONDO FOR RENT
(PHILIPPINES)
Preferred
partner
of
1 bedroom
Fully furnished
1 week stay.
Shop3/323 Main Road East St
Albans Vic 3021(behind Safeway)
0419 360 904 / 9369 4324
FRESH SEAFOOD DAILY
Wack-wack area, Greenhills,
Mandaluyong, in front
of Wack-wack Golf Club.
Please contact
Jopen Quintero,
mobile 0407 666 688.
“We are the very first Korean hair salon
in the western suburbs.”
CLASSIC ENTERPRISES
LALOR PLAZA SEAFOOD
SHOPPING CENTRE
$1,000 per month or
$50.00 per day minimum
open 9:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M (Mon-Sat)
TEL.: 9310 9246
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KEY RINGS• WINES•LABELS•OTHERS•
RUBBER STAMPS•BUSINESS CARDS•LETTERHEADS•
RECEIPTS•FLYERS•GENERAL PRINTING
Asian/Filipino Groceries – For Sale
BUSINESS FOR SALE
“hair bene”
-cut,color,straightening perm,
make-up-
PRINTING / PROMOTIONAL
PRODUCTS
Fantastic Business
Opportunity
Call Now: 0400 705 117
Price neg: “walk-in, walk-out”
Shop 10
Lalor Plaza Shopping Centre
22 McKimmies Rd, Lalor 3075
Contact:
Roy & Imee Pabustan
Phone/Fax: (03) 9464 7474
Mobile: 0402 011 402
KOREAN HAIR SALON
PRINTING/PROMOTIONS
BUSINESS FOR SALE
10 minutes to SM Mega Mall
Mandaluyong
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advertisers
MIGRATION SERVICES
HOUSE & LOT
FOR SALE
(PHILIPPINES)
3 BRs, 2 toilets,
fully furnished,
25mins. away to
SM Fairview,
flood-free area,
PhP 2.9mil cash/
negotiable
contact:
Jose/Susie
mobile: 0410 999
574 / 0404 336 900
PERSONAL NOTICES
Mr habib
international
spiritual healer
and clairvoyant
with 37 years of experience and a
gift inherited through family with
reputation of helping people all over
the world.
I strongly believe that I can solve your
problems in the quickest way.
Are you suffering from evil influences,
blockages, unknown diseases or
unhappy situations that you cannot
get out of it? If so, then, don't hesitate
to contact Mr Habib who can solve
all your problems especially sexual
problems within 7 nights. Relationship,
bad luck, business matters, black
magic, exams, court cases, unhappy
marriage, or relationship, and many
more.
100% guaranteed service. Work by
correspondence also available.
Call now on 0413 796 391
or 0470 641 395.
Warm hearted, friendly,
sincere 39 year old female
seeks gentleman, 40s to
50s, for friendship and
possible relationship.
Call or Text L on
0423 092 304.
Celebrating 22 years.
Preferred partner
of advertisers
30
ACME’s business
networking held
Part 2
Simple steps
to better sales
Aaron Mashano, CEO
of Leaders of Tomorrow
and President of African
Professionals of Australia
(APA) - VIC, was the guest
speaker during Australian
Council of Multicultural
Ben Noynay
In the last issue, we talked
about effective ways to
increase sales. In this issue, we are going to talk
about setting realistic sales
goals.
Oh that wonderful feeling when we close the sale.
There’s nothing like it. It
fills us with a sense of accomplishment and achievement which motivates us to
sell even more.
If you’ve ever been in a
situation where you have
been given unobtainable
goals by a supervisor or
sales manager, then you
know there is nothing worse
than being unable to reach
your goals and make your
quota. The results are the
same whether you work for
someone else or you work
for yourself. You’re left with
a feeling of despair that
leads to lack of morale and
even lower sales figures
across the board.
FACT: Unrealistic goals
lead to less sales and lower
revenue.
It’s important to keep
in mind that when you’re
setting your sales goals for
the year that you don’t set
your expectations too high.
While you want to achieve
maximum results, being
realistic is the key to your
overall success.
You want to put in place
a plan that will allow you to
reach your projected goals
at a steady pace without
putting unnecessary strain
on yourself and your sales
team. This is important
simply because success is a
great motivator. If you start
out with small, obtainable
goals you will find that you
and your team will be more
motivated to reach higher.
On the other hand if you set
unrealistic or unattainable
goals, you and your team
will be less motivated and
become reluctant to move
forward.
Here is a simple but
SMART formula for setting realistic and attainable
sales goals and it stands
for:
•Specific: setting goals
that are well-defined
and focused
•Measurable: the criteria
needed for measuring
progress
•Attainable: importance
of setting realistic
goals
•Realistic: the importance of choosing goals
that matter
•Timely: giving your
goals a target end date
This simple sales yet
catchy acronym has been
Leaders of Tomorrow is
an international educational organisation which
aims to empower one million individuals to become
a leader of tomorrow in
their chosen field.
around for many years and
has helped many companies and business owners
come up with effective
sales plans that are realistic
enough to be achieved in a
timely manner.
It’s important to be specific when it comes to what
you want to accomplish.
When it comes to setting
realistic goals the key to
making it work, is taking
your time on each step and
being completely realistic.
Don’t forget to include a
solid plan for putting them
into action and for measuring them to see if they are
being reached.
In the next issue, we
will be talking about how
to relax your customer and
close the sale.
Ben Noynay is a business coach and
trainer who helps small business
owners and entrepreneurs succeed.
If you need more information
how Ben can help you and your
business, visit his website at www.
rightcoachingsystems.com and book
for a free initial consultation.
Classifieds
REAL ESTATE
...continued from page 29
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Page after Page
Entrepreneurs' (ACME)
Business and Entrepreneurs' Networking event.
The event was held last
21 March 2013 at Dahon
Tea Lounge in South Melbourne.
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TRUCK AND TRAILER
22 years.
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Preferred
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bodies and trailer.
Bins available different sizes
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DJE Group
Suiting applicants up for a job
Landing a job that you want
requires investment on yourself, which can sometimes
include education, further
specialised training, grooming, and networking. You need
all or a combination of these to
be the best possible candidate
for a job. In reality, job search
requires an investment of
money, time, and self.
This is where the DJE
Group can be of help. It is
an agency which helps job
seekers or those who want
to change careers scout for
a suitable pre-employment
training to make them more
“sellable” to employers. DJE
has tied up with government
accredited training companies
for training of full-time, parttime, or contractual staff for
call centres, age care, child
care, counseling, as well as for
warehouse, administration,
and office jobs.
“My customers are from
a diverse background,” says
Dario Samuel, ManagerDirector of DJE Group. His
biggest hurdle as of now is
getting clients for training, but
the optimistic Dario regards
this as part and parcel of
running a business. “This is a
very competitive business. If
you have the drive to succeed,
I highly recommend you to
take the opportunity to step
out of the circle and give it
your best.”
The other side of DJE’s
operations is renting out of
training venues. The venues for hire are available
in the Dandenong address,
where training rooms and
board rooms are for hire
for those who might need a
cozy comfortable setting to
conduct training activities,
meetings, and presentations.
Each venue is equipped with
airconditioning, comfortable
seating arrangements, white
boards, and internet access.
Other facilities available are
facsimile and photocopying
machines, data projector and
screen, TV/DVD/Video facilities, and flipcharts
The training venue can
accommodate up to 18 participants, and may be hired
for short or long term. On the
other hand, the board room
is ideal for a variety of uses
from private office and client
meetings to business seminars, conferences, product
launches, and even media
conferences. Just arrange
with the friendly staff your
requirements to make for the
most professional setting.
DJE Group’s fulfillment is
in the success of its clients.
“We have modern facility with
great trainers on hand for your
future goals. It gives me great
satisfaction to see all clients
prosper and reach their goals
in training and employment,”
shares Dario. In this kind of
enterprise, he believes that
clients need to be treated with
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