The Philippine Times January 2016 edition

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symbolises, a well spring of hope. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Adolfo Yllana (inset) shares Christ’s example of compassion in his homily to the faithful.
PHOTOS AND STORY ON PAGE 19. Photos by George Gregorio.
Filos take centre stage
There’s no stopping ‘em in sports, showbiz and culinary arts
Janine Santos
The year 2015 has surely come
to a close, but not without a bang
from the best and the brightest
Filipino-Australians who have
made it to the headlines. They are
the many exceptional individuals
who served as our source of pride
as Filipinos.
We are all familiar with the roster of talents which have graced
our pages in the past few years:
Marlisa Punzalan, Anne Curtis,
Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Jason
Day and James Reid to name a
few. But this year, we welcome
2016 by highlighting some of the
people who made the previous
year just as memorable by making
their success as one of our own.
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February. Caoili, Manila-born
and one of Australia’s leading
chess players, met Aronian
in 2006. Aside from her upcoming wedding with the
Armenian player, she is also
completing her PhD in Germany on Russian-Armenian
relations. She has a jazz album
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Fiesta’s Laverton property remortgaged at $300k
The Philippine Fiesta of
Victoria’s (PFVI) Laverton
property was remortgaged
last year at $300,000 as per
mortgage document presented by the Concerned
Members of Philippine Fiesta
of Victoria Inc (CMPFVI) during the 9 December 2015
Supreme Court hearing. The
Judge did not include the
mortgage issue in the deliberation as it was a new
affidavit and not part of the
summons.
Gabriel Kuek of AccessLaw, the lawyer representing
the CMPFVI led by Maina
Walkley, emailed the lawyer
of Committee of Management (COM) of the PFVI
led by Ross Manuel on 19
November 2015 notifying
his clients that they have
contravened a 21 May 2014
undertaking.
The court undertaking provides “that until further order
of the trial of this proceeding
they would not take any steps
in the management of the Association without first notifying the plaintiff’s lawyers, via
email, of the steps they wish
to take at least 10 working
days prior to the taking of the
proposed steps.”
The undertaking does not
include the daily business
operation of the Fiesta such
as paying rates, taxes, bank
fees, utilities, insurance and
the like.
Walkley’s group believes
that the new loan seems to
be in breach of what was
agreed upon by the two parties. “It appears that your
clients have, in raising a loan
of $300,000 and securing the
borrowing with a mortgage
over the Laverton property,
contravened their undertaking of 21 May 2014,” writes
Kuek.
The mortgage document
was signed on 21 March 2015
by PFVI Chairperson Ross
Manuel and Mario Magbiray,
and Mark and Lorena Pernell
for MLP Corporation Pty Ltd.
(See mortgage document)
Manuel has yet to respond
why his Committee of Management (COM) secured the
loan. The biggest PFVI project so far is the building in
2017 of the Philippine Community Centre, a multi-purpose site for cultural, sports
and entertainment activities.
Reinstatement as Fiesta
members
Meanwhile, Kuek told The
Philippine Times that his
clients have already paid
around $3,000 membership fees for the banned
members. This is part of
the condition set by the
Supreme Court before they
will be reinstated as Fiesta
members. As of this writing,
the banned members have
not yet been reinstated. What if Manuel’s COM
will not reinstate Maina’s
group as members? Kuek
said this is not possible.
“Failure to reinstate the
plaintiffs as full members of
the PFVI might amount to
disobedience of the Court’s
Order. That might justify
a further application to the
Court for the defendants
to be dealt with for contempt
of Court,” he said.
The Supreme Court has
ordered Manuel’s management to “use their best endeavours and do all things
reasonably necessary to accept the Plaintiffs into ordinary membership of the First
Defendant (Fiesta) with the
Plaintiffs’ respective standings as ordinary members
undisturbed by the purported ban from membership
imposed upon the Plaintiffs
on 30 June 2013, upon payment by the Plaintiffs of the
prescribed membership fees
(including all past due as
ordinary members).” Read
related story here: http://
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The Philippine Times is open
to publishing Manuel’s statement.
Mortgage document presented during the 9 December Supreme Court hearing.
Old file photo of the Laverton property
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Filipinos to join Australia Day Parade 2016
The Filipino Community
Council of Victoria (FCCVI) led by its Chairperson
Perla Luetic will lead the
Filipino delegation at the
annual Australia Day Parade 2016 on 26 January
2016.
Luetic told The Philippine Times that since there
are several ethnic communities who will be joining this year’s parade, the
Filipino community is allocated only 40 slots to join
the parade.
Assembly time will be
at 10am at Burke Street,
Melbourne. The Parade will
start at 11am following the
Australia Day Official Flag
Raising Ceremony at the
Melbourne Town Hall.
Thousands of Australians and individuals wearing different costumes will
march down Swanston
Street. They represent
more than 100 community
and cultural groups. The
spectacular parade sees
people waving their flags
as they display their costumes, colours and movements.
Australia Day is celebrated every year in Melbourne
and Victoria with the Victorian Government bringing a
festive atmosphere of fun
activities and free events.
Those interested to join
the Filipino community
delegation will be accepted
on a first come, first served
basis due to limited slots.
Contact Mercy Protascio of
FCCVI on (03) 9687 9011.
To read more details, visit:
http://www.australiaday.vic.
gov.au/whats-on/australiaday-parade/
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editorial
Let’s choose our battles
We often hear the saying, “choose or pick
your battles”, especially in times of conflict
in personal, professional, community or international relationships. It futher goes, “you
don’t have to show up to every argument
you are invited to.” By actually choosing,
we learn to prioritise which issues really
bear weight for which we should fuzz or
make a stand.
So your partner not pressing the toothpaste tube from the base should not make
you lose sleep. There are far more relevant
things to discuss like sorting parental styles
and how to instill discipline and values
among children. On a professional level,
standing up against office bullying or discrimination holds greater significance than
updating office layout to make it look more
modern.
In our own community, we should go up in
arms for those eroding our community solidarity and confidence with hidden agenda
and gossip. All other things, like other organisations stealing our thunder or outdoing us
in a similar activity, shouldn’t bug us.
Should we speak up that China has built
structures around the disputed Spratly Islands fortifying its ownership or that it has
destroyed the coral reefs in the portion of the
Island we claim as ours? That our national
patrimony is being grossly snatched away
should send the red flag up and have us up
in arms. This is still more paramount than
criticising our Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach
for finding no fault in having American bases
on Philippine soil.
The goal of choosing our battles is to seek a
win-win situation and to foster a harmonious
and smooth relationship despite differences
of opinions. By making a stand on something
we feel strongly about, or picking our battles,
does not give us the license to be combative
and aggressive and to have a perspective of
winning over someone.
When we stand firm in taking the cudgels
for something of importance, this gives us
an opportunity to be the better person, by
listening, being open to dialogue and negotiation, and accepting that the other party is
of equal importance with values, viewpoints
and opinions which need to be respected,
even if far different from our own.
Life is not always about competition or
factions, or gaining an upper hand over the
other. If we look at life with this perspective, we lose the beauty of a healthy banter,
positive interaction, cooperation and shared
victories.
The term co-opetition is a business term
where business competitors or rivals compete and cooperate for mutual benefit, for
example, to expand the market. The same
principle can be applied to organisations
and countries in a bid to act in consideration
of long-term benefits and consequences. It
downplays the “I” syndrome in a selfless act
of improving oneself while at the same time
giving the good to the more.
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Felix Pintado
Happy New Year!
I am writing this on 30 December and I am reminded that it
was through the writings and
works of Dr. Jose Rizal that our
forefathers found the will to
move towards a united country,
free from abuse and inequality.
What is so inspiring is that Dr.
Rizal’s courage and intelligence,
his sense of duty, hunger for
knowledge, passion for reform
and undying love of country are
an invitation to all of us to be
the best that we can be in our
own way.
The beginning of another year
provides us with an opportunity
to review our lives, to look back
on how much we have achieved
and to plan ahead for our own
personal growth and professional development in the year
ahead. It is also a time to find
our bearings and renew our approach to life.
The idea is that, despite the
hardship and stress that can
sometimes come our way, we
can choose to overcome these
by meeting all challenges before
us with a positive attitude and
an unwavering hope that everything will turn out all right.
As we welcome the new year,
let us learn to foster these traits
to be the best that we can be in
ourselves and for our community. I wish you and your families
a happy start to 2016 with all the
joy of expectation that it brings.
Contact details of Filipino
community organisations
The Philippine Consulate in
Melbourne is currently updating
its directory of contact details
for all Filipino community organisations in Victoria. We are
seeking the assistance of these
organisations in providing the
following information for their
organisation via email to [email protected]:
• Contact Person(s)
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Every day, we are confronted with choices
that could change our own lives, our communities and our common world. We should
choose wisely, especially in the battle fields
that matter—the battle within us to live by
that which is good and enriches lives, makes
a difference and that which is outside, the
negative conditions which weaken our optimistic spirit to see hope amidst adversities.
At the start of the year 2016, let us pick
good vibes over negative emotions, build instead of burn bridges and make love not war.
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Email Address(es)
Mobile Mission 2016
– ePassports and Dual
Citizenship
A team from the Philippine
Embassy in Canberra will be in
Melbourne from 19th to 22nd
January 2016 to attend to the
biometrics capture of Philippine
ePassport applicants and to administer the oath of allegiance to
petitioners for dual citizenship.
Only pre-registered applicants
may attend and will have already
been given a particular time
by the Embassy to attend their
appointment at the MacKillop
Room at St. Francis Pastoral
Centre located at 326 Lonsdale
Street in Melbourne.
The Consulate office will remain open on Tuesday 19th and
Wednesday 20th January, while
the Mission is in operation.
Please be patient as the volunteer consular officers attend to
each of your requests in order.
Australia Day Public Holiday
Please note that the Philippine
Consulate office in Melbourne
will be closed on Tuesday 26
January 2016 for the Australia
Day Public Holiday. The office
will re-open on Wednesday 27
January.
End of gratis Passport
Extension facility
Please note that the gratis passport extension facility was only
available until the end of 2015.
This is in line with the normalisation of passport production.
This means that extension of
Philippine Passports gratis is no
longer available.
The Philippine Consulate in
Melbourne is now able to provide a Passport Extension at the
scheduled fee to an applicant
who (1) has already completed
the Passport Renewal process
(via the Embassy or the Sydney
Consulate General) and (2) has
an official receipt which will
need to be presented to the
Consulate in Melbourne when
applying for an extension.
Applicants in Victoria may
apply for an ePassport at any of
the following:
• the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) in Manila,
• the DFA’s regional offices
throughout the Philippines,
• the Philippine Embassy in
Canberra,
• the Philippine Consulate
General in Sydney
Mobile passport services
held in Melbourne.
While the application for a
Philippine ePassport is lodged
with the Embassy, the passport
is produced in Manila. It may
take an estimated 8-10 weeks for
the new passport to be released.
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Queer
Life
Keep
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Asther Bascuña-Creo
RYAN PERDIO
Magic and keeping
a sense of wonder
by my word, allowed me to
end 2015 on a positive note.
As I reflect on the coming
of another year yet again, I
welcomed the word ‘magic’
and loved it for the many
possibilities it seems to
refer to.
Magic, to me, means seeing the extraordinariness
amidst the ordinary, finding
delicious pleasures amidst
the everyday, and discovering big milestones in the
little moments - the smallness of life; the special
pockets amidst the routine,
everyday details.
Magic - and a sense of
wonder!
By the time this column
comes out and you get a
copy of this edition of The
Philippine Times, January
may soon be at a close and
all the excitement of the
new year may have already
gone. Yes, the arrival of
2016 is now ‘old news’ and
we may already be referring to “How fast time flies,
sooner or later it will be
Christmas yet again.”
But, let us not look way
too much in advance just
yet. We are still at the first
quarter of the year and
while new year’s resolutions may have already
been forgotten by some, I
can argue that we are still
on the “fresh start” mode.
And if you find that you
are not, and that you are
already tired, give yourself
the opportunity to start
again, reboot and begin
anew. Stop and catch yourself before you get into the
cycle of mindless running
around the hamster wheel.
A few years ago, I got into
the practice of beginning
the year by adopting a word
– inspired by Benedictine
monk Christine Valters
Paintner. The word should
‘come to me’ after a period
of reflection, and should
guide me throughout the
year. On my first year of
getting into this practice,
I let the word ‘slow’ guide
me as I try to consciously
adopt a less busier lifestyle.
The following year was a
time of ‘breakthrough’ that
took me to the opposite
direction and a more frenzied pace, prompting me
to change course mid-year
and adopt the word ‘happy.’
I was glad that this change
of mindset, guided along
And now, that the holidays
have come and gone,
and all the merry-making, now subdued. As
the last of the carols
fade away and wee
children tire of hastily
opened gifts.
As the gay wrappers, have
been torn and tossed,
and the last bottle of
wine consumed.
Now, we usher the time of
giving way, Now, we
welcome the period of
new beginnings.
Friends, The years of melancholy are past. The
time for the big magic
is here!
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Words and pictures
When I was a child, I would
lock myself in my room
for hours on end that mum
would eventually come
knocking at the door demanding I tell her what I was
doing. I never gave her the
same excuse I did later on
as a teenager when telling a
white lie was less sinful than
her finding out the truth.
No, when I was a child
I’d reply to her persistent
questions with one simple
answer: I’m drawing.
Around the age of eight, I
discovered that I could create
reality with my fingers and
eyes as instruments and a
piece of paper as my canvas. I
drew pictures and caricatures
of things that would pop in
my head, usually strongly
influenced by the wildly
nonsensical Japanese anime
characters of which I consumed with much gusto at
the time. Cartoons and comic
books were borne from my
overactive imagination and
I soon had piles of booklets
filled with black and white
sketching. To this day they
remain in my desk drawer
back at my childhood home,
collecting dust as well as
nostalgic significance.
Grade school introduced
me to the wonders of stringing words into sentences.
When my teacher praised
a short story I had written
about a turtle at a crossroads
and a pagan Sun God who
showed him the way, I realised that I was probably
doing something that I could
be quite good at. Years later, I
became a published freelance
writer.
Lately, I’ve begun revisiting my childhood love for
art. Moving on from the
monochromatic sketching
of graphic novels, I’ve discovered a new-found love
in something a little more
unconventional yet very colourful. I was gifted an adult
colouring book and a box
of brightly-tinted coloured
pencils – and whilst nothing
serious will come of it, what
it has provided is a muchneeded outlet.
You see, I’ve been too busy
– too frenzied – and therefore,
too uninspired. Commitment
and responsibility sap creativity as much as it does time.
You may or may not have
noticed, but last year, this
column was absent for many
months. 2015 ended up being
one hell of a teacher, and how
it kicked my sorry behind!
So, when it’s been utterly
frustrating to find both the
space and energy to write,
colouring has become a fantastic distraction. There’s
something about the freeflowing stream of consciousness transferred physically
onto a blank page without
much thought or deliberation
that I have found to be a great
form of meditation. It clears
the mind of things dark and
hazy and borne from this
is something colourful and
beautiful.
Equally, I’ve realised this
to be a fitting analogy for
life and the New Year. 2016
is a fresh page waiting to
be coloured in. Your pencils are your family, your
friends, your hobbies and
your interests. There is no
right or wrong hue and you
can colour within or outside
the lines. Whichever way
you wish to do it, it is a new
canvas that will inevitably
be completed. So complete
yours with freedom and
confidence, and may it prove
bright like a rainbow all the
year through.
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Colours
of Life
Dina Mananquil-Delfino
I bought a 1000 piece
puzzle of the map of Australia in September 2015. I
was hoping that my daughter would be inspired to
complete it just like the
previous two she did a few
years ago. When I look at
the massive puzzles she
created that now hung at
home, I am amazed by the
beauty of the scenes and
the dedicated patience that
went to finalising them.
But having done some
studies on dementia, I realised that for brain health,
I should be doing it myself.
So there I was, starting the
journey with trepidation.
Do I really have time for
this, I asked, worried about
my hectic schedule.
I convinced myself that
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Anxiety Bay is close to
the Great Australian
Bight, Indonesia is a
neighbour and that
the Indian Ocean, East
Timor Sea and Arafura Sea can engulf us.
But most of all, I
learned that life is
very much like a puzzle. We start with a
humble piece and we
start growing, as we
collect more and more
experiences. There are
the strong, vibrant colours that mirror our
joy and milestones;
the dark, sombre colours
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[email protected]
494 Morley Drive, Morley, WA 6062
Phone +61 8 9275 8514
Fax +61 8 9275 8514
Adult WS
Wed 7:30PM English
Thu 5:30AM Tagalog
Thu 7:30PM English
Sat 3:00PM at 7:30PM English
Children’s Worship Service
5:00PM English
KALGOORLIE Group
Worship Service
Brother Reynaldo De Guia, Jr.
+61 423 658 307
[email protected]
13-A Warman Way, Boulder, WA 6432
+61 8 9022 7268
Adult WS
Wed 7:30PM
Sunday 6:30PM
MILDURA Group
Worship Service
c/o Henry Degamo, Jr.
Mobile: 0403 462 096
[email protected]
Unit 1/7 Wittman Avenue Mildura, Australia
Worship Service Schedule: Thursday 8:00PM,
Sunday 5.00PM
Not random pieces
There were times I sat
for hours able to link only
a few pieces and frustration
set in. These are moments
in our life when we want
to force victory but the
Lord teaches us patience
instead.
There were instances
when I picked up pieces at
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Brother Rivie Lagasa, Sr.
Mobile: 0433 543 779
Keilor Down Community Hall
70 Taylors Road, Keilor Down, Vic.
Phone 8361-6398
Fax 03 9390 6846
ADULT WS: T uesday 8:00PM English
Wednesday 10.00AM English,
Saturday 5.00PM English
Every last Saturday of the Month 7.00PM F ilipino
CWS: Saturday 6.30PM English
SHEPPARTON EXTENSION
(Brimbank
Congregation)
Brother Robin Rupido
0487411960
478 Wilson road, Wyuna East, VIC 3620
Adult Worship Service: Wed 7:30PM
Contact Person: Pastor Ernie Cartas
Address of Church Service: 6 Helene Street,
Ardeer, Vic 3022
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Website: www.nlbf.net
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Brother Brian McMahon
Mobile: 0423 690 474; 0430 930 710
241-245 Civic Parade, Altona
Tel. No. 9398-2396 Fax No. 9398-1866
ADULT WS: Thursday 10:00AM and 8:00PM
English, Sunday 8.00AM and 10.30AM English
Every last Saturday of the Month 6.00PMFilipino
CWS: Sunday 8.00AM English
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Phone 03-9379 5448
Mobile: 61-418 233 475
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English Service 10:00am (Sundays);
Tagalog Service 8:30am (1st/3rd Sundays only)
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CONGREGATION
Brother Ronald Calencia
+61 424 554 821
[email protected]
Merrilands Community Centre
31-35 Sturdee St., Reservoir
ADULT WS: T hursday 8.00PM English
Saturday 9.30AM English
CWS: Saturday 11.00AM English
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random and they clicked
like magic as if a hand guided me. These are flashes
when divine guidance is
strongly manifested and
we receive supernatural
favour.
Once I was looking for
a missing piece and found
it stuck inside the fold
of a dinner chair. It reminded me of the times
Brother Al Ocon
Mobile: 0422 560 945
Tarneit Community Learning Centre
150 Sunset Views Blvd. corner Leakes Road, Tarneit
Fax03 9748 2971
ADULT WS: W
ednesday 5.45AMEnglish
Wednesday 8.00PM English
Saturday 7:30PM English
DANDENONG
CONGREGATION
Brother Enrico Velante
Mobile: 0433 601 004
Fleetwood Primary School Hall
101 Fleetwood Drive, Narre Warren, Vic.
Telefax 9799-6962
ADULT WS: W
ednesday 8.00PMEnglish, Saturday 6.00PM English
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that during adversity,
trials, tribulations, great
sorrow, addiction or sin,
we can forget the missing
piece. As we try logic,
science, knowledge and
the arts to resolve our
life’s conflicts, we painfully realise God is the
missing piece we have
been searching for.
When I clicked the
very last piece after three
months of intensive labour, on 8 December at
10.30am, I felt a tremendous sense of triumph.
But there was sadness as
well. It is very much like
finishing a good book. I was
grateful for the daily company and the healing, the
puzzle had become somehow a comforting friend.
This reminded me that
one day, the final piece
of my life would also be
sealed by the finality of
life, called death. As I look
at the completed puzzle, I
marvelled at the completeness of the panorama. My
grand-daughter Eva, aged
6 congratulated me: “Good
job, Grandma!” Would God
say the same of me?
This New Year 2016 can
be a wonderful opportunity
to build a work of art. Many
times everything looks like
random pieces thrown at
us, but if wisely placed
together, we can see we
are heading for a chance to
build a masterpiece.
Our life experiences are
not random pieces with
no sense. The adventure
becomes magical, if we
are able to catch the significance of every moment,
trusting that God often gives
us clues as we move on to
the next connection.
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us
anew in Christ Jesus, so we
can do the good things He
planned for us long ago.”
(Ephesians 2:10)
Worship service – Sunday 10.00AM -12.00PM
St. Martin de Porres
Parish Laverton
NARRE WARREN
Extension
(Dandenong
Congregation)
Brother Dindo Cuevas
Mobile: 0402 537 522
12 Von Nida Drive, Cranbourne North
Telefax 03 9799 6962
ADULT WS: Wednesday 6.00AM E nglish
(Filipino - Every last Wednesday of the month)
KINGSTON CITY GROUP
WORSHIP SERVICE
Aries Marquina
Phone 0429 877 123
Moorabbin Primary School
Worthing, Moorabbin, Vic.
Telefax 03 9799 6962
ADULT WS:
Thursday 8.00PM;
Sunday 9.30AM English
Children Worship Service (CWS):
Sunday 11.00AM
GIPPSLAND GROUP
WORSHIP SERVICE
(an IAFB AUSTRALIA CHURCH )
Contact: Ptr Ben – 0412 335 077
Mobile: 0416 542 012
Ps. Ramon 0400 266 636
1 Malcolm Court, Narre Warren Vic. 3805
Email: [email protected]
Brother Richardson Suniga
Mobile: 0448 949 406
Traralgon Court House
161-166 Franklin Street, Traralgon, Vic. 3844
Telefax 03 9799 6962
ADULT WS: Thursday 7.00PM English
Sunday 10.00AM English
email [email protected])
Bellin St., Laverton
Filipino Mass, every first Saturday of the month,
6.00pm anticipated Mass
GOD WITH US
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES INC.
Contact: Pastor Roger Bucao/Pastor Nancy Bucao
55 James Street, Dandenong Vic.
Contacts:
Pastor Roger Bucao - 0434 330 447
Pastor Nancy Bucao – 0434 339 011
Services every Sunday from 10.00AM to 12.00PM
Everyone welcome.
Satellite Churches
GOD WITH US, CHELSEA
Chelsea Height Community Centre
Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights
Contact: Pastor Fred Fererro
Mobile: 0412 029 516
Sunday Services from 10.00AM - 12.00PM
AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST FELLOWSHIP
(GWU Cranbourne)
Cranbourne Public Hall
Cnr Clarendon & High Streets, Cranbourne, Vic
Contact: Pastor Dick Marcial
Mobile: 0430 006 095
Sunday Services from 10.00AM - 12.00NN
GOD WITH US, ROSEBUD
Rosebud Memorial Hall
Point Nepean Hwy., Rosebud
Sunday Services from 5.00PM - 7.00PM
(GWUICA is affiliated with the Australian Christian
Churches formerly known as AOG)
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The year that was in embracing the faith
A sw e e p o f f r e s h a i r
brushed through our faces,
whether you were in the
Philippines in January 2015
or somewhere in summery
Australia glued on your television beholding the arrival
of His Holiness Pope Francis on Philippine soil. The
Smiling Pope shared with
us his compassion, humility
genuine love for the Philippines and even his humour.
Pope Francis, or Lolo Kiko
as he wished to be called by
Filipinos, brought hope and
joy to the Catholic faithful
to Filipinos worldwide who
followed his five-day pastoral visit.
Just about a month after
this auspicious visit, good
news once more dawned on
Filipino Catholics in Australia when His Holiness appointed Archbishop Adolfo
Tito Yllana as Papal Nuncio,
the official diplomatic envoy
of the Holy See. Archbishop,
who hails from Naga City,
has held the same post in
Solomon Islands, Pakistan
and Congo.
The Filipino Chaplaincy
in Melbourne also led feast
day celebrations honouring
San Lorenzo Ruiz, Our Lady
of Peñafrancia, the Sto Niño
and the Black Nazarene.
Filos joined the novena, and
Mass celebrations in line
with feasts and held the traditional procession parading
the Saints around the block,
in some instance while praying the Rosary.
Other traditions observed
were the Flores de Mayo and
the staging of Panunuluyan,
a reprise of Joseph’s and
Mary’s search for an inn.
Christian denominations
in Melbourne also had major activities. Connect City
Church held its annual
women’s conference with
the theme “Called… For
Such a Time Like This”,
which honoured the strength
of women in times of trials
and tribulation, while the
Sydenham and Pakenham
Baptist Churches held a
Women’s Prayer Day. The
Ambassadors of Christ Fellowship celebrated its 7th anniversary with a fundraising
activity.
A family camp by St Albans Uniting Church brought
families together to focus on
each other instead of on their
gadgets. It was a day of team
games and family reflection.
In a testimony of faith, two
individuals declared their
life transformation through
Jesus and had a water baptism with members of the
Faith Community Christian
Church witnessing.
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Filos take centre stage
Continued from page 1
Showbiz shining stars
The Living Room would not
have been complete without
its guest Kate Ceberano.
Kate, who has appeared in
various films and television
shows, has been making
waves as far back as the '80s
as a soul and jazz singer in
Australia. Born to a FilipinoAmerican father and an Australian mother, she has made
her way up the ladder as a
back-up singer, eventually
winning Best Female Vocalist at the 1986 Countdown
Awards. Since then she has
been a staple voice in Australian mainstream and was
dubbed Queen of Moomba
in 2013. Aside from her brief
stint in The Living Room,
she also sang the Australian
anthem at the AFL Grand
Final last 3 October.
APO Hiking Society’s Jim
Paredes had his share of
screen time as well. Appearing on StarFlix’s mobile
series Must Date the Playboy under Star Cinema, he
starred alongside Xian Lim,
Kim Chiu and Jesse Mendiola. Playing Xian Lim’s father,
Paredes and the other cast
members serve as the romcom fix for the telenovela
cravings of the FilipinoAustralian community. A
full-length movie based on
the series was released on
23 October.
24 Oras’ Chika Minute
has welcomed a new host:
Sydney-raised Iya Villania.
Iya, born to both Filipino
parents but who grew up in
Australia, is the new face of
the news program’s showbiz
segment. She even went as
far as taking in the role of
Iyadora in her recaps of the
phenomenal AlDub Kalyeserye.
Ylona Garcia is surely
‘winging’ it on her new teleserye On the Wings of Love
(OTWOL), which started
airing last November. After
placing first runner-up in
Pinoy Big Brother (PBB):
737, she has been out and
about as Star Music’s newest
recording artist and #SpotifySpotlight 2016 representative. Born to medical practitioner parents, she started
singing as front act to touring
artists in Australia such as
Martin Nievera and Sarah
Geronimo. She has released
two songs on Spotify after
her PBB win, one of which
is her original composition
titled ‘Win the Fight’.
Of course, it has to be said
that OTWOL’s lead, James
Reid has become one of the
Philippines’ hottest stars,
with a regular TV show,
movies, recording deals,
concert and commercial endorsements tucked under his
belt. Like Ylona, James first
rose to fame after his PBB
Teen edition win in 2010.
Since then, there’s no stopping this Filipino-Australian
from dominating Philippine
showbiz and the hearts of
throngs of fans.
James Reid
Marlisa Punzalan
Iya Villania
Filipino versatility on the
world map
And who would forget the
Filipino chef who put our
dishes on the gastronomic
map? John Carasig not only
dreams of serving Filipino
traditional cuisine to the
global community but also
of marrying his dancer beau
Dave Evangelio. Making it
to Masterchef’s Top 12 has
brought Filipino dishes and
desserts such as adobo and
halo-halo to the Australian
audience and to the judges
who were all praises for
the food’s novelty. He has
started an online-based food
venture, Adobo Kitchen,
which recreates many Filipino favourites to be served
to Australians and hopefully
to a bigger and more global
community in the future.
And the biggest feat of all
for the year 2015 is Cyrus
Villanueva who brought
the house down with his
X Factor win. In a two-peat
win following last year’s
Marlisa Punzalan, the community has once again
proven the vocal prowess
Kate Ceberano
Cyrus Villanueva
Arianne Caoili
of the Filipinos. On the 24th
of November, all eyes were
glued to the TV as the 19year old from Wollonggong
broke down after being announced as the new X Factor
winner.
Being the humble Filipino
that he is, he thanked all his
supporters including his
mentor Chris Isaak. Nothing
shows best the Filipino’s
love for music than the
back-to-back win of the two
contestants. Cyrus’ selftitled album was released
on the 9th of December under
Sony Music Australia, and
we couldn’t wait for what
this year has in store.
There’s talk that these
Filipinos who bring us a
sense of pride are important
in keeping our Filipino iden-
tity. There’s no denying that
Pia Wurtzbach’s win in the
Miss Universe 2015 pageant
did unify us Filipinos, from
the parloristas back home to
the OFWs the world over—
all glued to the mishap that
happens to be her winning
announcement. And for the
hardworking Filipinos in
Australia, the Australians
with a Filipino heart, the
Ylona Garcia
disunited communities of
Filipinos, and the Filipinos
who are missing home, we
all know how these people
on our list gave us the much
needed push to keep us going through the year that
was. So by this year, we’re
keeping our fingers crossed
for a longer list and wishing
everyone a more unified
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Animated short film by FilipinoAustralian makes Oscars cut
Filipino -Australian
animation director and producer Robertino Zambrano’s
film Love in the Time of
March Madness has been
shortlisted in the short animation category for the 2016
Academy Awards. Robertino, who is based in Sydney,
is an animation director and
designer.
Narrated, co-produced
and co-directed by US College basketballer Melissa
Johnson, the nine-minute
animated short film is based
on Melissa’s own life story. A
lifetime in the making, Love
in the Time of March Madness was written by Melissa
and draws from her unique
and unusual life vantage
point as a tall woman on the
dating scene.
After hitting 6’4" in the 8th
grade and becoming a college basketball star, the film
follows her hilarious and
awkward misadventures in
romance as she dates shorter
men and gets cheered or
jeered wherever she goes.
It is one of ten short films
to be shortlisted for the Best
Animated Short Film Oscar.
Blazing with honesty and
dark humour, Love in the
Time of March Madness is a
‘tall short’ – a true story that
dips into Melissa’s thoughts
and memories and is all
about embracing difference.
Love in the Time of March Madness producers Mellissa Johnson and Robertino Zambrano
Melissa Johnson describes it best when she
says: “After all, we don’t see
other people the way that
they are, we see them the
way that we are.”
Powerful storytelling and
narration is brought to life
by Australian animators
KAPWA Studioworks. With
Aussie director and animator Zambrano at the helm,
KAPWA used a combination
of traditional 2D animation
techniques, hand-generated
textures and digital 2D and
3D animation techniques.
The result is a stunning
frame-by-frame oil paintlike technique giving the
short film an amazing handmade look and feel.
The film was selected
from 60 other entries that
had qualified in this Academy Awards category, with
five nominees ultimately
being selected from this
shortlist in January 2016.
This is the latest in a
long list of awards and accolades for the short film.
These include: Tribeca Film
Festival (Best Online Short
Film), Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Winner, Best Short
Documentary), Sydney Underground Film Festival
(Winner, Audience Choice
Award), Flickerfest (Honourable Mention), 4th Annual AACTA Awards (Nominee, Best Animated Short
Film), Annecy International
Animation Festival (Best
Animated Documentary),
Official Competition Selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival,
and Animatou International
Animation Festival (Best
Animated Documentary)
and selection for the 17th
Animation Show of Shows.
Videos on elder
abuse out
The Ethnic Communities
Council of Victoria (ECCV)
recently released four videos dubbed in the Filipino
language about elder abuse.
Titled “Within My Walls”,
these videos are educational
resources and features stories
of elders in different ethnic
communities.
The videos are available at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/
playlist?list=PLU5cCQyz_
d 8 a v Fa b N F n q 8 O E F U t 5vazoVD. Other resources
are also available at the
ECCV website http://eccv.
org.au/community/news/
elder-abuse-awareness-resources-in-tagalog/
Fiona York, Senior Project
Officer of ECCV, encourages
those who are interested in
the advocacy to share the
links in their own websites.
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The Philippine Times yearender: A toast to the best among us
Reby Gaw
Atty Aida Garcia (left) was awarded Citizen of the Year
The year 2015 has seen
several powerful and compelling stories about our
lives here in Australia. As we
in The Philippine Times celebrated our 25th anniversary
on the year that just passed,
we recall the important milestones and issues. This is
our tribute to the Filipinos
who achieved great heights
and did us proud and our
chronicle of community undertaking worth our careful
attention.
Achievers in our midst
Cyrus Villanueva capped the
year of victories when he
clinched the title X Factor
Australia 2015, following
Marlisa Punzalan’s win in
2014. Cyrus was a star-inthe-making with singles
outranking Adele and Justin
Bieber even before he was
declared the winner.
Filipino Australians also
figured in the area of civic
service when they garnered
awards from the Govern-
Filipino-Australian Adam de Leon (left) as young Simba in
The Lion King.
ment. Filipino Community
Council of Australia National President Atty. Aida
Garcia was named National
Australia Day Council Citizen of the Year; Walter Villagonzalo, founder of the Migrant Hub, Wyndham City’s
Citizen of the Year 2015 and
Community Engagement
Award; Ben Hur Winter,
Governor’s Multicultural
Award for Arts and Culture,
and Manny Asuncion, writer
and founder of Dulaang Bay-
an Melbourne Inc, Victoria
Multicultural Commission
Community Award.
Shining in the arts
Filipinos have always been
known to excel in singing, dancing and acting.
Demi Sorono, finalist of So
You Think You Can Dance
Season 1, shared her story
through hip hop, theatre
and song in a show called
“A Touch of Grace: Shadow
Warrior”.
This act was likewise featured in the Fringe Festival,
for which she shared stellar
billing with fellow Filipino
Australians Emily Stelky and
Dianne Miranda, director
and choreographer, respectively of the one-woman play
“Afterglow”.
Meanwhile, Adam de
Leon was cast as the young
Simba in the Melbourne season of The Lion King.
Larger than life
What better way to depict
life than through art. Some
of our Filipino-Australian
artists celebrated their life
journeys through the canvass. Ben Alvarado, who
celebrated his 25th year in
Melbourne, exhibited art
pieces inspired from his
sojourn through life.
Joel Magpayo, renowned
artist and resident editorial
Artist Caesar Sario
cartoonist of The Philippine
Times, held an exhibit of
his work called “50 Hues of
Gold” as an anniversary gift
for his wife with whom he
shared 50 years of marital
bliss. The gesture is a sweet
dedication of love, much
like the serenade of a young
suitor.
Other artists who had
their exhibits in 2015 were
Turs Simsuangco and Caesar
Sario.
Entertainment 2.0
A song can trigger a lot of
memories—happy, sad and
nostalgic. This is amped
even more with songs of
yesteryears, perhaps of our
childhood or young adulthood. So when Filipino talents come over, we are eager
to sing and jam with them,
if only to bring back what’s
hidden in our hearts.
Asia’s Queen of Song
Pilita Corrales entertained
us with song and humour.
A timeless entertainer,
Pilita sang and swayed
with her audience and even
accommodated selfies with
fans. Disney ’s princess
sweetheart Lea Salonga,
world class entertainer and
our pride also graced the
Melbourne stage.
Others who have come to
give us a grand time include
The Voice Kids alumni Lyca
and Darren Espanto, Concert King Martin Nievera,
Eraserheads former lead
vocal Ely Buendia, comedy
actors Melai and Atak and
a slew of comedy bar stalwarts, soul singer Jaya and
Kapamilya performers led by
Aiza Seguerra, Eric Santos
and Angeline Quinto.
While there are Filipino
films available every now
and then, we were in for a
treat with movie screenings
of Filipino blockbuster films,
way better than catching
them on DVD. A Love Affair, Etiquette for Mistresses
and A Second Chance were
shown in local cinemas.
Hurrah for sports
Aside from entertainment,
sports is among activities
that bring Filipinos together.
Boxing fans were not to be
Lea Salonga sang a duet with a member of the production crew
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Nanay Nora Lopez turned 86.
disappointed with title defense victories by WBA Light
Flyweight World Champion Randy Petalcorin and
PABA Super Light Weight
title holder Augusto Caesar
Amonsot.
Basketball is another sport
which makes us all gung-ho!
Last year was a landmark as
we now have our own league,
the Melbourne Filipino Basketball League established by
the Filipino United Basketball Association. So important was this milestone that
the finals game became the
curtain raiser to the opening
game of the National Basketball League.
On a more local scale, the
South Eastern Australian Pilipino Basketball League had
its 9th season with 16 teams
participating. Whether large
or small scale tournaments,
nothing makes our heart
thump faster and bring Filos
together than basketball.
Guess that’s a three-pointer
right there!
Thoughtful caring
of the elderly
We are a culture which cares
for parents deeply. We should
be thankful for programs for
elderly both the Australian
government and FilipinoAustralian organisations provide inclusive of the welfare
of the elderly, especially the
migrant elderly.
Rod Lalunio takes charge
of Art Exhibit during the
two-day Philippine Fiesta
in November 2015
The Australian Filipino
Community Service (AFCS)
was in the forefront in initiating elderly care projects,
which culminated with the
holding of a forum on “Ageing
in a Foreign Land”. The forum
focused on age care services
available to families as well
as strategies for planning.
Other programs spearheaded by AFCS included
setting the Amigos para
Siempre, a volunteer program calling on help for the
needy especially the aged;
organising Memory Lane in
cooperation with elderly organisations of other cultures
for a monthly exchange of
culture through food and
entertainment, and hosting a
demonstration for preparing
finger food and pureed meals
and drinks for people with
Alzheimer’s.
The demo was conducted
by executive chef Peter Morgan-Jones, who specialises in
this type of meal preparation.
Socials were also held
such as the Christmas in July
program of Damayan of the
Filipino Community Council
of Victoria and Health and
Diversity by the Philippine
Cultural Society for Family
and Friends.
Aging gracefully
We have a few members of
our community who proved
that age is just a number. We
Filipinos posed after making their oath of allegiance after reacquiring Filipino citizenship.
call them with endearing
terms like Mama, Tatang,
Tita, but not the sometimes
dreaded Lolo or Lola.
Here are a few of our celebrants in 2015 who reached
major birth milestones: Fe
Gilles, 70th; Teodora Mustapha, 75th; Jesus Pamintuan,
80th; Nora Lopez, 86th, and
Veronica Bautista, 93rd.
Culturally diverse
Our cultural imprint is very
evident in this multicultural society. Steeped in
religiosity, we honour our
saints in fiestas and church
celebrations. We also show
the diverse Filipino culture
by participating in Cultural
Diversity festivals or holding
our own festivities.
The last installment of the
Philippine Fiesta and Trade
Expo featured Filipino entertainment, food and products
in various stalls. Held in the
heart of the CBD, the Fiesta
took a major step by holding
an expo to encourage trade
among Filipino entrepreneurs and those of other
nationalities. It was an ideal
meeting of business mindedindividuals.
The Philippine Festival
of Music, Arts, and Culture,
on the other hand, featured
cultural parades, a santacruzan, food, games and
entertainment, typical of
what we expect in a fiesta.
The program highlight was
the peeling of drums with
the ati-atihan performance.
We also joined other festivals, namely the Mosaic
Festival, Fringe Festival, and
festivals in Gippsland, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Community issues
and concerns
The Philippine Consulate
intensified its campaign for
acquiring dual citizenship.
The Mobile Mission generated
more than a thousand partici-
pants to procure a Philippine
passport and to reacquire
Philippine citizenship. The
move was also timely as the
Philippine Government also
amped up its drive to register
overseas Filipino voters in
time for the national elections
in May 2016.
Last year, the Philippine
community was rocked by a
controversy in the Filipino
Community Council of Victoria Inc when a breakaway
group led by Jing Sosa challenged the leadership of Perla
Luetic and called on the 32
financial members and Committee of Management for
adjournment of the Annual
General Meeting and election
of officers. Without heeding
this memo of Sosa, the AGM
and election proceeded as
planned.
Ms Luetic was re-elected
as Chairperson, while Marisa
Vedar was elected Executive
Director of the Philippine
Australia Foundation Inc.
Meanwhile, the Supreme
Court (SC) of Victoria has ordered to reinstate Maina Walkley and company as ordinary
members of the Philippine
Fiesta of Victoria Inc (PFVI) in
a decision handed down at the
close of the year. Ms Walkley
and plaintiffs earlier filed a
case against the Management
Committee of PFVI for oppressive conduct, member issues
and defamation. The SC also
asked the Management Committee to refrain from drawing
funds from the organisation
for its defense in the said legal
proceeding.
Issues concerning the Philippine community would
have constant debates and
responses. Some sides remain
unheard and some questions
remain unanswered until the
end of 2015, but not without
our persistent trying.
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Outgoing Australian Ambassador
honoured by Philippine government
M a n il a — P r e sid e n t
Benigno S. Aquino III has
conferred the Order of
Sikatuna with the rank
of Datu Katangiang Ginto
(Grand Cross, Gold Distinction) on outgoing Australian Ambassador Bill
Tweddell.
The Secretary of Foreign
Affairs Albert del Rosario
presented the award to
Ambassador Tweddell on
5 January 2016 as a tribute
to Australia’s long legacy of
cooperation and friendship
with the Philippines. The
Philippines and Australia
are marking 70 years of
bilateral relations in 2016.
The award was also in
recognition of four years
of dedicated service to developing the bilateral relationship, and contributing
to the overall development
of the Philippines. Ambassador Tweddell
led the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan
where Australia contrib-
uted a total of $100 million
in aid and defence assets. Ambassador Tweddell has
also promoted the peace
process, stronger defence
relationships capped by
the signing of the Status of
Visiting Forces Agreement,
supported trade expansion and liberalisation,
cooperation in law enforcement, border protection
and counter-terrorism, and
maintenance of a close,
balanced and responsive
development partnership.
In the sidelines of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic
Leaders’ Meeting, President
Aquino and Australian
Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull signed a Joint
Declaration on PhilippinesAustralia Comprehensive
Partnership.
“I am very honoured to
receive this award from
the Philippine Government
and most grateful to His
Excellency, the President.
Four productive years as
ambassador to the Philippines, during which our bilateral ties and cooperation
on regional issues has gone
from strength to strength,
has been an excellent final
chapter of a 40-year career
in Australia’s diplomatic
service,” said Ambassador
Tweddell.
Ambassador Tweddell is
a senior career officer with
the Australian Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Ambassador Tweddell has
served as Australian Ambassador to Vietnam; ConsulGeneral, Hong Kong; High
Commissioner, Sri Lanka;
Deputy High Commissioner
to the United Kingdom, and
Deputy High Commissioner
to India; with earlier postings to Greece and Bangladesh. He was also Chief of
Staff to the former Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. He will be
retiring from public service
in February after 40 years of
distinguished service. Ambassador Tweddell
has been elected as Chancellor of his alma mater,
James Cook University,
and will take up the post
in March.
The Ambassador was accompanied to the ceremony
by his wife, Chris Tweddell, and by senior Australian Embassy officials.
The Order of Sikatuna
was established in 1953
and is conferred by the
President of the Philippines to give recognition
to individuals who have
rendered exceptional and
meritorious service to the
Philippines, and to diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who
have rendered outstanding
service in fostering, developing, and strengthening
relations between their
country and the Philippines.
(Source: Australian Embassy, Manila)
Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario
(left) confers the Order of Sikatuna on Australian
Ambassador Bill Twedell.
may be collected from the
Embassy either personally or
through an authorised representative. The updated list
is on the Embassy website
– www.philembassy.org.au
in the Philippines may be deposited to the bank account
of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
(DSWD) with the following
details:
0055-81
Swift Code:
TLBPPHMMXXX
Bank Address: LBP-Batasan
Branch Constitution Hills,
Quezon City
Bank account details of
DSWD
Dollar Savings Account for
Foreign Donation:
Account Name: DSWD
FOREIGN DONATION
Account Number: 3124-
Peso Current Account for
Local Donation:
Account Name: DSWD
DONATION FUND
Account Number: 3122-
Consular Bulletin
Continued from page 4
The Philippine Embassy advises all Philippine passport
holders:
• whose passports are
expiring within the
next six months, to
renew their passports
if they intend to travel
within the aforementioned period.
•
to secure their new
passports prior to
booking their flights.
Updated list of available
Voter IDs
The Philippine Embassy in
Canberra has updated its list
of available voter IDs for registered voters who filed their
applications for registration
from 2009 to 2012. These IDs
The Embassy has advised
that cash donations for the
victims of various disasters
1011-84
Bank Address: LBP-Batasan
Branch Constitution Hills,
Quezon City
Your kind assistance and
cooperation to support our
kababayans who have been
affected by these disasters
are much appreciated.
Thank you.
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whose marriage has not been
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can apply for a De Facto Partner Visa, if they have been in
a relationship for one year.
Migration law provides
equal recognition to spouse
relationships and to de facto
partner relationships. De facto
partner applies equally to
opposite and the same sex
couples. It requires mutual
commitment to the exclusion
of all others as in spousal relationship. De facto partners are
considered to be members of a
person’s family and relatives.
It also allows a legallymarried person but permanently living apart from the
estranged partner to be considered in a de facto relationship with another for as long
as it can be shown that the
previous relationship has
ended.
It is also necessary that 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.
Among other considerations,
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. The length of
time the partners have lived
together is also an important
consideration. However, living together does not necessarily require cohabitation,
which means residing together under the same roof.
There are instances where,
although the parties are not
residing in the same address,
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It is accepted that partners
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Unfair dismissal claim, what is it?
sonable; and
(c) the dismissal was not
consistent with the
Small Business Fair
Dismissal Code; and
(d) the dismissal was not a
case of genuine redundancy.”
Charlie Bulos,
Solicitor in Victoria
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Unfair dismissal claim
This complaint is most likely
resorted if the workers felt
that the dismissal is unfair,
harsh, unjust and unreasonable in the circumstances. It
is for this reason that I feel
obliged to deal on this issue
time and again for the sake
of everyone who is at the
lower and upper end of the
scale or position. This means
that unfair dismissal claim is
qualified and not everyone
has entitlement.
This is described under
section 394 of the Fair Work
Act 2009 (‘the Act’).
FAIR WORK ACT 2009 SECT 385
This particular complaint is
experienced and continued
to be experienced by many
whilst being employed. It is
not simple, but rather very
complicated more particularly when the employers,
although small businesses
are covered or defined as
associated entity within the
meaning of Section 50 AAAA
of the Corporation Act 2001
(Cth) (“the Corporation Act”).
Facts
Maria was employed by
Finke Enterprises Pty Ltd
ATF M7L Carlson Family
Trust t/a Fused Café Pender
Place for about 7.5 months as
Barista. For some reason or
the other, she was dismissed
without notice. This is being
said to be a small business
employer. Due to what Maria
thought to be unfair, harsh
and unreasonable she went
to the FWC to complain her
unfair dismissal and sought
appropriate relief under sec-
What is an unfair
dismissal?
“A person has been unfairly
dismissed if the Fair Work
Commission (FWC) is satisfied that:
(a) the person has been
dismissed; and
(b) the dismissal was
harsh, unjust or unrea-
tion 394 of the Fair Work Act
(2009) (Cth) (‘the Act’).
At the time of her dismissal the employer has 12
employees 7 of which were
casual employees who are
employed on regular and
systematic basis.
The employer objected to
the complaint and sought
its dismissal claiming that
as employer and small busi-
ness it is protected unfair
dismissal claim. So, in
short this is jurisdictional
issue that the FWC has to
deal prior to formal hearing
to determine the merit of
the case.
Maria claims that Carlson Group Australia Pty
Ltd. (Carlson Group) is an
associated entity of Finke
Enterprises and operates
the Fused Café where
Maria was working. It
was not in dispute that
Mr & Mrs Carlson both
have effective control of
the Finke Enterprises and
Carlson Group.
Further to this, Maria added that Carlson Group has
another six employees apart
from 12 employees earlier
mentioned to make up a
total of 21 employees.
Issue: The question
now is whether or
not the employer (Finke
Enterprises) is an entity of
Carlson Group and whether
or not entity includes a natural person defined under
section 64A of the Corporation Act and part of course
of the issues if jurisdictional
issue is resolved positively
is whether the dismissal is
unfair under section 394 of
the Act?
Conclusion
The FWC in this instance
supports Maria. It is satisfied that both enterprises
(Carlson Group and Finke
Enterprise) are associated
entities within the meaning of section 50AAA of
the Corporation Act with
the combined number of
employees of more than
15 which is the threshold
number for small business.
This means that the employer is no longer small
business within the protective mantle of unfair
dismissal claims.
Therefore, the jurisdictional complaint of the
employer is dismissed and
the case continues to be
heard to deal a significant
issue whether or not the
applicant or Maria’s dismissal was unfair, unjust
and unreasonable under
section 394 of the FW Act
(2009) (see Janine Budden
v Finke Enterprises Pty Ltd
ATF M & L Carlson Family
Trust t/a Fused Café Pender Place (U2015/13072)
New Castle, 16 December
2015)
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Filos in Melbourne
to mark Sinulog 2016
Filipino-Australians will celebrate
the Sto Niño Festival in different parts
of Australia.
The Australian Visayan Association
of Victoria, Inc. is inviting the Filipino
community to attend the Sinulog 2016
(Sto Niño Festival) on 17 January 2016.
A concelebrated Mass will start at 1pm
at St Andrews Parish, Springs Rd Clayton South to be officiated by Msgr Joselito ‘Litoy’ Asis, Fr Rowan Luza and Fr
Rene Gumalag. Food and entertainment
will follow at the nearby Namatjira Park. Another Mass to celebrate the Sto Niño
Festival will be held on 24 January 2016
at St Peter the Apostle Parish Church,
Guinane Avenue in Hoppers Crossing.
Procession will start at 11.30am then a
Mass at 12noon. For more information,
contact Fred Lucena on 042 152372,
Nonoy Golaw on 0409 143671 or Art
Cortez on 0430716928.
On 31 January, another thanksgiving
Mass of the Holy Infant and Pilgrimage
to Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held at
9.30am at Our Lady of Mercy Church in
Girrawheen. For enquiries, contact Dante
Maribbay on 0404 038 483.
The Filipino Community of Sale and
Districts will also also hold a Feast of Sto
Niño on 31 January at St Mary's Cathedral
in Sale.
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Calendar of Events
17 January
Party. Dance ‘N Style 10th Anniversary.
12.30-4pm. St. Leonard’s Community
Centre, 349 Springvale Road, Glen Waverly.
Contact Eleanor 0409 252 544 or email
[email protected].
Feast. Fiesta Sinulog 2016, 26th Anniversary
Celebration. 2.30-7pm. Good Shepherd
Catholic Church, 130 Hyatt Road, Plumpton,
NSW. Organised by Cofradia del Señor Santo
Niño of Sydney Inc. Contact Mila Alfurque
0478 707 516, Max Lopez 0421 636 188 or
Ely Bragat 0410 566 197.
19 January
Mobile mission. ePassport Biometrics. 8am5pm. Mackillop Room, St Francis Pastoral
Centre, 326 Lonsdale Street. Organised by
the Philippine Consulate of Victoria. Contact
Consulate Office (03) 9869 7182, Consul
0409 164 784, or email info@philconsulate.
com.au. Until 22 January.
Mobile mission. Oath-taking for Dual
Citizenship. 3pm. . Mackillop Room, St
Francis Pastoral Centre, 326 Lonsdale Street.
Organised by the Philippine Consulate of
Victoria. Contact Consulate Office (03) 9869
7182, Consul 0409 164 784, or email info@
philconsulate.com.au. Until 20 January.
24 January
Feast. Feast of Sto Niño (Sinulog). St. Peter
the Apostle Parish Church, Guinane Avenue,
Hoppers Crossing. 11.30am. Contact Nonoy
Golaw 0409 136 671 or Art Cortez 0430
716 928.
30 January
Pageant. Miss Gay and Miss Transexual
Australia 2016. 6pm. The Substation, 1
Market Street, Newport.
13 February
Dinner dance. Valentine’s Dinner Dance.
6.30pm-12.30am. Brookwood Receptions,
10-12 Lawson Cres., Thomastown.
Organised by Soriano-Orodio Foundation
Inc. Contact Nelda Orodio-Estores 0406
088 793, Melson Jay Rivera 0401 128 965, or
Rachelle Anne Williams 0437 034 898.
Festival. Sandown Greyhound Lunar Festival
2016. 10am-12mn. Sandown Greyhound
Racing Club, Sandown Racecourse,
Springvale. Organised by Sandown
Greyhound Racing Club, Greyhounds
Entertainment and Liz Honey Entertainment
and Production. Contact Liz on 0412 191
577.
20 February
Concert. Pinoyboy Mikey Bustos Palengke
Concert World Tour. 7pm. The Village
Green Hotel, Corner of Springvale and
Ferntree Gully Roads, Mulgrave. Organised
by Airborne Travel and Tours and Manila
Transport Pty Ltd. Contact Gina Bonilla
Tolentino 0452 590 596.
13 March
Picnic Day. Picnic Day at Rizal Park,
Campbelltown-Rosemeadow, NSW. 10am.
Organised by Philippine Australian Friendship
Association.
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Papal Nuncio stresses compassion in homily
Papal Nuncio Archbishop
Adolfo Yllana emphasised
Christ’s compassion for humanity with his birth as a human being and his death on
the cross in his homily on the
occasion of the Traslacion of
the Black Nazarene on 8 January 2016. The Mass was held
7pm at the St Mary Star of the
Sea Holy Family Shrine.
In his first Mass to the
Filipino community in Melbourne, the Papal Nuncio
shared that it was through
Jesus that God’s love spread
for all humanity, that hope
and promise of eternal life
and salvation from all sufferings was attained. “We
have once been condemned
to a fate of eternal death
and suffering because of our
sins and disobedience, but
the Lord who loves us all,
wanted another fate for us,”
the Filipino Archbishop said
in his homily.
Another message conveyed
by the Papal Nuncio dwelt on
humility. He drew from the
day’s reading God’s proclamation of Jesus as the saviour of the world during His
baptism. When He healed
the sick, like the leper in the
Gospel who suffered physical pain and stigma from
society, asked the leper not
to declare Jesus as his healer.
Jesus did His work “for their
sake entirely, and not for His
own glory”.
At the end of the homily,
Archbishop Yllana extended
an invitation to the faithful
to renew one’s commitment
to the Lord and strengthen
one’s faith in Him. In so doing, he says in conclusion,
“We may always bring glory
to Him and also that we may
remain always in His grace
and love, that we will never
be separated again from His
love.”
In honour of the Black
Nazarene, a Novena and
procession were also held
as per tradition on the same
day. Between 5 and 7 January,
Triduum Masses were also
celebrated.
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LUCY’S FILIPINO
AND ASIAN
GROCERIES
Contact: LUCY OR JOHN
BALIKBAYAN
ACCOMMODATION
Contact: J-Mark Rodriguez
Address: GMA-Kamuning
corner Edsa, Quezon
City
Phone (03) 8383 7832
Mobile 0413 577 786
0412 201 784
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
FOR RENT: 3-bedroom loft type
(sleeps 6 max) /short - long stay/
fully furnished/free use of amenities/
Own access to MRT station/MRT ride
to nearby major malls. $50 per night.
Check in Time: 2:00PM / Check out
Time: 12 NN.
Accountants,
Auditors & Tax
Agents
LUXCEL BLINDS
MY JOB IS YOUR
ACCOUNTS
Contact: Gemma Lim Cruz
BBus, IPA, NTAA, TAX
and ASIC agent
P.O. BOX 392, Werribee Vic
3030
Phone (03) 9748 2740
Fax (03) 9748 9193
Mobile 0433 854 650
E: gemma@myjobisyouraccounts.
com.au
Accounting /taxation/ bookkeeping /
leasing /Business ASIC Compliance/
superannuation/general insurance/
business valuation/workcover
Auto Mechanical
Repairs
Binghay & Co P/L
Contact: Purita Binghay
11 Dandenong Road East,
Frankston, VIC 3199
Phone (03) 9770 0066
Fax (03) 9770 0466 Spot On Tyres
JY Accounting
Services
Contact: Josie Young
191 South Gippsland
Highway, Cranbourne
VIC 3977
15 Clover Close, Berwick,
VIC 3806
Other Branches: Berwick,
Melton and Trafalgar
Mobile
0435 353 061
Personal (Rental/CGT) & Business Tax
(GST/ABN).
and Auto
Contact: Efren Callos
10 Berkshire Road,
Sunshine, Vic 3020
Phone (03) 9311 4838
Mobile 0422 830 992
New and Used Tyres, Repairs and
Services.
Factory and Showroom
13 Waigani Avenue
Deer Park, VIC 3023
Phone (03) 8390 1121 Kayumanggi
Fax
(03) 8390 1158 Entertainment
Web: www.luxcel.com.au
All types of blinds/Roller and Plantation
Binds Security Doors/Free Measure
and Quotes
Café Shop /
Groceries /TakeAway & Catering
TALYER
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE CENTRE
Contact: ERY
Unit 8 / 61 Wattle Road,
Maidstone Vic (NEAR
HIGHPOINT SHOPPING
CENTRE)
CONTACT: ALEXANDER
OR JOCELYN
168 CHURCHILL AVENUE,
BRAYBROOK VIC 3019
Phone
Mobile
03 9759 5075
0412 329 378
Email: michael_venezuela@yahoo.
com.au
Registered Tax Agent. Qualified Accountant – CPA Australia
Phone 1800 522 0000
Sea freight / Air Freight / Money Remittance Services.
Driving Schools
RED Driving Academy
Contact: Rachael
Email: reddrivingacademy@gmail. com
Female Instructor
Auto / Manual
WESTERN SUBURBS
packages available
L&J Mobile Disco
DJ Joe specialises in commercial RnB,
Old school hip-hop, House, Top chart
hits, and Retro.
Cars - New and Used
Ground Level, Southbank
Riverside 3006, Level
2, 710 Collins Street,
Docklands 3008
JEREMIAH NICOLAS
Sales Executive
0431 116 627
[email protected]
Level 27, 101 Collins Street 3000
Level 40, 140 William Street 3000
Contact: Frankie Pastrana, Jr.
335 WIRRAWAY ROAD,
ESSENDON FIELDS
VIC 3041
SPECIALISES IN NEW AND USED
CARS. FINANCE AVAILABLE.
Mobile
For specialty Filipino bakery products:
Pan de sal/pan de coco/ensaymada/
hopia/ monay and lots more.
Advertise in
this section
(03) 9369 4324
0433 655 193
CompTIA A+Certified Professional
IT Technician, Microsoft Cer tified
System Engineer. Computer expert for
all your computer problems. Services:
Virus/Spyware Removal, Hardware
Upragrades, Data Recovery-Internet
Security, Build Computer According
to your Specification, All you computer
needs.
Dance Instructors/
Choreographers
OPEN 7 DAYS. CLOSED ON ALL
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
TRADING HOURS:
MON TO FRI: 10:30 AM TO 6 PM
SAT: 10AM TO 6 PM
SUN: 11 AM TO 5 PM
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Phone (03) 9762 2123
(03) 8774 0043
Mobile 0413 844 146
Large range of Filipino - Asian goods
and seafoods. Door-to-door Cargo and
Money Remittance. Prepaid Phonecards. Under new management.
Sales Executive
0431 116 627
[email protected]
ISLA BANGUS AND
TILAPIA
Contact: Annalee Level 27, 101 Collins Street 3000 MELIAN’S SARISARI STORE
Mob : 0400 508 320
FILIPINO
Level 40,INDAY
140 William
Street 3000Contact: EMY TOLENTINO
Email: anne30_ twins@
ASIAN STORE
SHOP 16, Stables Shopping
yahoo.com.au
Ground Level,
Southbank
Riverside 3006
Centre, 314-360 Childs
Contact:
Stella Plotek
Selling fresh frozen milkfish and tilapia. Road, Mill Park, VIC 3082
Milkfish $7 per kilo Tilapia $6 per kilo. Shop 121, Footscray
Phone (03) 9404 5584
Market, Hopkins Street
Mobile 0424 963 870
Footscray, VIC
Grocery Stores
Phone (03) 9689 0188
The BIGGEST Filipino Discount Store
in the Western Suburbs since 1977.
R.M.M. DRIVING
SCHOOL
Electrical
Contractors
Contact: MELVIN / LALAINE
Phone
Mobile
(03) 9799 7386
0455 277 793
0458 464 640
Social ballroom dance instructor /
choreographer / disc jockey
Filipino-Asian products – dry and frozen / take-away food / prepaid phone
cards/ DOOR-TO-DOOR BOXES AND
MONEY REMITTANCE
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
CHELZEL’S
FILIPINO VARIETY
STORE
De
ntal Care
W
.D
.C
.
440 Sydney Road,
Brunswick Vic 3056
SELLING FILIPINO AND ASIAN
PRODUCTS
Balikbayan Boxes. Air/sea cargo and
money remittance.
Filipino bread and pastries.
FREE PARKING IN FRONT AND AT
THE BACK.
UNIVERSAL POWER
SERVICES PTY. LTD.
R.E.C. 19845
Western Dental
Care Pty. Ltd.
Contact: Dr. Nenita
Evangelista-Lalin
204-206 Station Road Deer
Park, VIC 3023
Phone (03) 9311 5901
Mobile 0414 344 969
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
Entertainment
Services
Phone (03) 9361 2166
(03) 9363 7772
Fax
(03) 9363 7872
Mobile 0403 717 820 Liz Honey
If you need fillings, tooth extractions,
dentures, teeth cleaning, teeth whitening.
Door-to-Door Sea
&/or Air Freight
Services
DAUSAN
INTERNATIONAL
Phone : (03) 97997624
Dausan
(03) 97042876
International
Mob : 0490 065 745
Freight
Contact : John / Ramon
CHEMIXTRY MOBILE Forwarder
Door to Door to Phils. Air & Sea
Promotions &
Entertainment
Contact: Liz or Mike
16 Marriot Road, Keilor
Downs, Vic 3038
Ph/Fax (03) 9367 7438
Mobile 0412 191 577
Web: http://www.lizhoney.com
Liz Honey Promotions & Entertainment
– giving opportunities to young people.
Submit an article
Email [email protected]
KABSAT VARIETY
STORE
Contact: Josie Sotelo
Phone: (03) 9381 0433 Shop 3, 167/179 Shaws
Contact: Frank and Chris
1 Elva Court, Braybrook
VIC 3012
Dentists
n
Contact: Gerardo Visperas
masarap bakery
and asian
grocery
MDIEZ SOUND N
MOTION
2007
G’S IT COMPUTER
REPAIRS
Air/sea cargo/ Prepaid phonecards/
Filipino movies for hire.
Gov’t Accredited Cert. III & IV
Computer Services
Bakeries
Dandenong
Hub, Shop 15b,
15-23 Langhorne Street
Dandenong Vic 3175
Magnolia Ice Cream Outlet/Door to
door money transfer
Level 2, 710 Collins Street, Docklands 3008
Contact: Rowen Maranan
P.O. Box 1055, Preston, VIC
3072
ESSENDON HONDA
Contact: Terry or Boy
12 / 159 Boronia Rd
Ph/Fax (03) 9796 4289 Shop
Boronia, VIC 3155
Mobile 0432 415 478 Dandenong Branch:
JEREMIAH NICOLAS
PH:
(03) 9312 6192 Contact: DeejayJoe Vibal
MOB:
0432 673 323 Mobile 0431 819 312
WE CATER AND SELL HOME-MADE
DELICACIES AND CUISINE.
Trading hours: Weekdays – 8am to 7 pm
Weekends – 9am to 5pm
Suits to Fit
Fresh/Frozen Fish
Mobile 0433 722 323
Ltd
Highly qualified mechanics with over
20 years of experience.All minor and
major car service.Batteries, tyres, car
parts and accessories.
Phone (03) 9311 1096
Phone 0414 528 983
Contact: Michael
Venezuela CPA
PO Box 2949, Rowvillle,
VIC 3178
Party DJ for all your occasions; birthdays, engagement, weddings, special
events and corporate functions.
We cater to any music styles you may
need with our quality sound and
lighting and we will make your event a
huge success.
Wester
Email: service@talyerauto.
com
Website: www.talyerauto.
com
Contact: Julie or Vince
178 Churchill Avenue,
Braybrook, VIC 3019
MLV ACCOUNTING
0431489198
97992327
Unit 4, 51-53 Westwood
Drive, Ravenhall
Vic 3023
56 Spring Square, Hallam
Vic 3803
Phone (03) 9449 5779 Contact: CRISTINE OR
Mobile 0414 959 224
LORETTA
Ph/Fax (03) 9789 9119
Mobile 0438 789 911
E-mail: [email protected]
Public Accountant and Registered Tax
Agent. Individual, Business & Investment Tax Returns, BAS. We come to
you for your convenience.
Mobile Phone Pty
Contact: Manuel Mabag,
fipa, M.Comm
14 Bendemere Rise,
Langwarrin, VIC 3910
DJ Pogz (Gary Cajili) and
DJ Awie (Aldwin Cajili)
Contact: Gary Cajili
PUSONG PINOY
CAFÉ AND
GROCERIES
Ph: (03) 9318 1687 Mobile 0422 536 007
Mabag
Accounting
and Taxation
Services
LBC HARI NG
PADALA
Contact: Jenny or Doreen
Masagana
Filipino Asian
Groceries
Road
Werribee, VIC 3030
Melly’s Asian
Groceries
Contact: Melly
Shop 43, Hampton Park
Shopping Square,
Somerville Road,
Hampton Park, VIC 3976
Phone (03) 9974 2795 Ph/Fax (03) 9799 2565
Mobile 0430 387 989 Money Remittance, Sea cargo SerEmail: [email protected]
Filipino/Asian Products/Whitening
products (glutathione)
Foodwarmers/Gel, Balikbayan Boxes/
Money Remittance
Phonecards/Proper ty agent (Phil)/
European cookware/Health-Beauty
Products
MANILA IN
FOOTSCRAY
Contact: Vivian
Shop 14, 119 Hopkins St,
Footscray, VIC 3011
(Leeds St entrance)
vices, Filipino Movies VHS/VCD Hire,
VCD Karaoke Hire/Sales, Phonecards.
RIA FILIPINO
GROCERIES
Contact: RIA AND JUN
Lories Milk Bar
Shop 6 , Victoria Square
and Philippines
Elaine Street, St. Albans
Grocery.
VIC 3021
Phone
(03)
9689
7237
Cafe. Local shop.
Ph/Fax (03) 9367 2557
Fax
(03) 9689 3800 Ria Convenience
0431 087 528
Mobile 0423 224 224 Jun 0433 800 454
store.
Contact: Lorie dela Rama
Leggatt
Shop 1/130 Eglinton st.
Moonee Ponds vic 3039.
Welars Express Money Remittance /
Door-to-door Cargo / Prepaid Phonecards / DVD Movies for sale.
Phone: (03) 9370 5702
Mobile: 0458 779 300
We also have sea cargo, catering, take
away food.
Open 7 days a week. Closed on all
public holidays.
Trading hours:
Mon to Fri: 8:00am till 7:00 pm
Sat. Sun: 8:00 am till 6:00 pm
Post an event.
Visit
www.philtimes.
com.au
Trading Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Monday to Sunday
SERVICES: Selling Asian and Filipino
products, phone cards, Door to door
cargo and money remittance, beauty
products, DVD Filipino movies and
music. Quality service with a smile.
SARI-SARI ASIAN
ManileÑa Filipino GROCERIES
26A WEBB ST. Asian Grocery
NARRE WARREN VIC 3805
Contact: Shirley Rivera
391 Chandler Road,
Keysborough, Vic 3173
Phone (03) 9798 5389
Mobile 0419 674 339
Phone (03) 9796 0880
FILIPINO - ASIAN GROCERIES
INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER
BALIKBAYAN BOXES
BUSINESS HOURS
MON-SAT 10:00AM – 6:30PM
SUNDAY 10:00AM – 6:00PM
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CLASSIFIEDS
Money Remittance
&/or Freight
Services
FIVE STAR
HAPPY HUT PTY LTD EXPRESS
Contact: Ligaya Binuya –
0405 101 320
Amador Binuya –
0433 917 511
Phone (03) 8390 4212
85 – 87 Oakwood Road,
Albanvale, VIC 3021
(near Brimbank Central Shopping Centre)
Fish & Chips, take-away food, Filipino
and Asian Grocery, Phone recharge,
phonecards.
Contact: WARREN / AIDA
/ EDDIE
Ph: (03) 9543 5507
Mob: 0400 331 152 /
0413 462 389
Email: fivestarexpress@optusnet.
com.au
Web: www.5starexpress.wix.com/
montage
Visit us on facebook.
“YOU ARE SAFE WITH US. YOUR BOX
IS PICKED UP AND DELIVERED BY
THE SAME COMPANY.”
Unit 4, 51-53 Westwood
Drive, Ravenhall,
VIC 3023
MOBILE: 0402 775 939
EMAIL: [email protected],
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
SERVICES: Haircut (Men & Women),
full colouring, foil and highlights, perm
(short and spiral), hair bonding, hair
ups and wash and blow wave, make
up (formal and bridal), and hair treatment massage.
Immigration
Philippine Gov’t
Offices
PHILIPPINE
Consulate (NSW)
Hon. Anne Jalando-on
Louis
Level 1, Philippine Center,
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney, NSW 2001
Phone (02) 9262 7377
Fax
(02) 9262 7355
Mobile 0415 426 400
Email: contact@philippineconsulate.
com.au
Web: www.philippineconsulate.com.au
r. John Rivas
M
Philippine Consulate
General 22 Mirrakma
Crescent
Lyons, NT 0810
P.O. Box 42457 NT 0811
Phone: (08) 8927 3926
Mobile: 0417 081 546
Philippine
consulate (QLD)
Ph: (03) 8398 0812
Fax: (03) 8398 0899
Website: www.seekmigration.com.au
Get the right advice. Your success is
our success.
PLEASE CONTACT US NOW!!
Lechon
AMALIA’S LECHON
CEBU P/L
SPECIALISING IN FILIPINO
AUTHENTIC SPIT ROAST PIG
Contact: Alex and Amie
Factory 35, 12-20 James
Court, Tottenham, VIC
3012 (Mel Ref. 41A4)
Mr. Alan Grummitt
126 Wickham St, Fortitude
Valley, QLD 4006
Phone (07) 3252 8215
Fax
(07) 3252 8240
PHILIPPINE
CONSULATE (SA)
Mr. Mark McBriarty
Philippine Honorary
Consulate General
Level 1/204 Portrush Road
Trinity Gardens, South
Australia 5068
Tel. No. 0434 911 202
Fax No. (618) 8431-4174
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 am
- 3:00 pm (By Appointment )
Phone (03) 9314 0858
Mobile 0434 143 129 Philippine
0401 209 540 Consulate (Tas.)
The Original and the One and only
LECHON CEBU in MELBOURNE
Proven Delicious….Once tasted,
always wanted!
Ito lang ang tunay na malasa at totoong
LECHON CEBU….PIT SENYOR!
Lots for Sale
Beach
Subdivision Lots
For Sale
400 and 700 sqm at $100/
per sqm
Adjacent to www.
zambawood.com
Brgy. La Paz, San Narciso,
Zambales
Contact: Jerry Fernandez
Mobile: +639163162521
PhilIPPINE Dept.
of tourism
27-33 Wentworth
Avenue, Sydney, NSW
2000
Mr Paul J. Green, Honorary
Consul General
GPO Box 1231 M, Hobart,
TAS 7000
PHILIPPINE TRADE
AND INVESTMENT
CENTER
27 Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney, NSW 2001
Printers &
Graphic Designers
FILCOM
PUBLISHING P/L
Contact: George
Mobile 0411 566 885
Website: ggoryopictures.com
Specialising in digital photography,
design of business forms, logos,
booklets, souvenir programmes,
magazines, flyers, etc.
Radio Stations
3zzz 92.3 fm
Melbourne, VIC
Contact: Chito Javier
Contact: DANIEL CHOO
206 Church Street
Richmond Vic 3121
Mobile:
0412 109 969
Web: www.aupg.com.au
One stop shop catered good for busy
investors.
Apartments / Townhouses / House
& Land /
Property Subdivision / Design &
Construction
Mr. Felix Pintado
Level 5, Suite 11a, 11
Queens Road,
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
(entrance is via Queens
Lane)
Phone (03) 9869 7182
Email address: info@philconsulate.
com.au
Web: www.philippineconsulate.
com.au
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To Dine In / Hold Function: Booking is Essential
For our Catering Services please call Jocelyn
We Cater for all Occasions
KABAYAN FILIPINO
RESTAURANT AND
ASIAN GROCERY
Cairnlea Town Centre, Shop 21-23
100 Furlong Rd, Cairnlea Vic 3023
Restaurant: (03) 8390 1346
Groceries: (03) 8358 5600
CPCA radio
program
Melbourne, 3SER 97.7 FM
0411 145 776
0418 543 737 BOL-ANON SA
Shop 5/49 Synnot Street
Werribee Vic 3030
Ph: (03) 9371 7140
Contact: Jocelyn / Ding
Shop 21-23/100 Furlong
Road, Cairnlea Shopping
Centre, Cairnlea, Vic 3023
Shop 5/49 Synnot Street,
Werribee, VIC 3030
Catering/Take-away food/Door-to-door
Cargo & Money Remittance/Phone
Cards Available.
LUTONG PINOY
Email: admin@mymatesrealestate.
com.au
Web: www.mymatesrealestate.
com.au
“NEEDING TO SELL OR RENT YOUR
PROPERTY? MABABA NA COMMISSION AT MAHUSAY NA SERVICE.”
Profine Building
Contact: Narcisa Mcleavy
Shop 251, Footscray
Market, Vic 3011
Geelong, VIC
Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Contact: Aspie Burns
Phone (03) 5221 7144
RADYO KABAYAN
Melbourne, 855 Khz AM
Wednesdays 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Contact: Maria Selga,
Program Convenor
Phone 0408 766 890
Fax (03) 9663 2874
Tuesdays 7:00 to 9:00pm
Web: www.wr.com.au/bjs/wow.htm
Real Estate
Schools - Language
&/or Special Courses
PHILIPPINE
LANGUAGE
Mobile: 0423 372 238
INSTITUTE
Services: Knock down re-build, dual
occupancy, slopping blocks
Renting? Why pay off someone else’s
mortgage, purchase a property from
us and pay off your own home.
Don’t have enough for a deposit?
Ask us how you can join our savings
plan club to get you into your new
home faster.
Rowella
9559 3674
Laura 9798 0730
Lim
0431 379 743
“We welcome everyone to join our
group especially those of Boholano
descent.
Restaurants,
Take-away Shops
and Grocery Stores
Contact: Claire or Mary
Shop 5/550 Mahoneys Rd,
Campbellfield, VIC 3061
Contact: Mauro Somodio
PO Box 2424, Chirmside,
QLD 4032
President - 0411 145 776
Sonia Santos, Treasurer
Phone (07) 3216 9808 - 0421 303 264
Contact: Orly Vargas
Ph (6:00pm)
(03) 9687 9626 GPO Box 2745, Brisbane,
QLD 4001
Mobile 0413 383 648
0466 422 047 Phone (07) 3808 7804
11 Hunter Ave,
RoxburghPark,VIC 3064
helloworld
Keilor- ONE STOP
TRAVEL SHOP
Keilor Shopping Centre
Shop 56, 80 Taylors
Road Keilor Downs,
VIC 3038
Contact: Theresa (Tek)
Macawili
T:
(03) 9310 8855
Mob 0488 313 288
Phone (03) 9305 1426 F:(03) 9310 8866
Fax (03) 9305 1425 E: theresa.keilor@
helloworld.com.au
Mobile 0411 145 776
Website: helloworld.
com.au
The club holds its annual event every
Melbourne Cup Day eve.
Filipino & Visayan Languages, Affordable fees. SUNDAY CLASSES.
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Eleanor
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Footscray,
Victoria
3011
C/O
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Victoria
3011
C/O
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Victoria
3011
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42Eleanor
Eleanor
St.
Footscray,
Victoria
3011
Phone/Fax:(03)
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Mobile:
0413623991
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0413623991
Phone/Fax:(03)
93179156
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0413623991
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0413623991
Email:
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Anniversary
Celebration
Web: www.philippinelanguage.
webs.com
VCE Provider, Filipino LOTE, Units
1, 2, 3, and 4
Website: fccvi.org.au
“As the umbrella body, we look after
the welfare of the Fil-Aussie communities in Victoria.”
Contact: TERRY KANE
(President) or LINA
CUBELO (Vice President)
Terry 0409 675 246
Lina
0475 810 074
Club annual project “Operation Smile”
Responding to the growing needs of
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Operation in
Southern Philippines.
Trade Services –
House
Maintenance
HANDY EDI
OF FILIPINOS &
AUSTRALIANS IN
GIPPSLAND
Contact: EDISON LINTAG
8 Catherine Place
Pakenham, VIC
Ilocano Filipino
Australian
Phone Association of
Victoria Inc.
Lillian Oliver Gorordo,
Can take jobs on your renovation
needs – tiling, painting, installation of
vanities, decking, flooring
Mobile
0438 362 275
A philippine tours
Contact: Aleli, Jennifer,
Chris, Ester, Grace, or
Geraldine
225 Melville Rd, Brunswick
West, VIC 3055
Ilonggo
Phone (03) 8358 4834
Association of
Mobile 0413 844 146
Mobile
Victoria Inc.
We
raise
funds
to
support
our
projects
Jun
0474 997 512
Contact: Melvin Espiga –
Cora 0433-801-532 in Capiz.
President
READ THE LATEST FILO NEWS
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Travel Agents &/or
Travel Tours
Norma San Diego-Santos
CIRCULO
CAPIZENO OF
MELBOURNE
Contact: Terry Apines
18 Claude Avenue,
Hampton Park, VIC 3976
WESTERN TRAVEL
Deer Park
License 32932
Contact/s: Josie, Rita,
John, Carmi, Jane, or
Maree Joyce
Shop 2A, 100 Furlong Rd
Cairnlea Town Centre
Cairnlea, VIC 3023
Phone 03 9363 0288
Fax
03 9363 0488
Web: www.westerntravel.com.au
Mobile 0415 835 863
Contact: Jerry or Lydia
86 Vary Street, Morwell,
VIC 3840
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.
JASMINE’S CAFÉ
AND RESTAURANT
Email/website: www.gotravelclub.
com.au
Professional and efficient facilitator in
the travel and tour industry offering
corporate and leisure travel services
“We welcome everyone to join our
organisation.”
1995
Phone (03) 9359 0802 ESTABLISHED
Secretary 0406 607 848 12 Jamison St.
Mobile 0409 092 556 Jerry 0427 819 161 Laverton Vic 3028
Contact: Marilou Collie
Services offered: take-away Filipino
Lydia
0424 361 948
cuisine, Filipino groceries, money
Founding Director
remittance, door-to-door boxes, The Association continues to grow Mobile
0430 941 491
calling cards.
Contact person: Lovernie
Unit 27, No. 11 Bryants
Road, Dandenong VIC
3175
Phone (03) 5257 1921
Social Organisations
“TANGKILIKIN
ANG
ASSOCIATION
ATING
SARILING WIKA”
Claire’s Food
House
GO TRAVEL
Phone 03 8788 5152
Mobile 0488 222 244
President
D.W. Hope Centre, The
Boulevard, Norlane,
VIC 3214
FILIPIno
community
coordinating
council of qld
1/28 Pickett Street
Footscray VIC 3011
Phone (03) 8372 5722
Mobile 0415 461 665
Phone
Filipino
E s t.
1995
Community
council of
PHILIPPINE
PHILIPPINE LANGUAGEVictoria inc.
LANGUAGE
OF SCHOOL
VICTORIA(fccvi)
REMAX PROPERTY SCHOOL
OF VICTORIA, INC.
Contact: Perla Luetic
SPECIALISTS
Contact: PERLA LUETIC
Contact: Cora
Shop 2 / 85 Mt. Derrimut
Road, Deer Park Vic
Atlas Property
Investment
Services (APIS)
Contact:
Rowella Dango – President
Laura Abejaron – Secretary
Chona Lim - PRO
PampangueÑo
Club of
Mobile 0401 027 683 filipino australian
Melbourne
Specialising in Filipino Dishes – puto,
dinuguan, lumpia, turon, palabok, foundation of
Victoria
kare-kare at iba pa.
qld
Contact: Roy Carbungco,
3803
Contact: Bernadette Espina
Mondays 11.00 AM to 12.00PM
Geelong radio
94.7fm - filipino
program
“Travel expert”
93 Cowper Street,
Phone (03) 9415 1923 Contact: Ben Respicio
42 Eleanor Street
Footscray, VIC 3011
YEARS
Director/CEA REIV
Footscray
Vic
3011
(03) 9415 1926
Mobile 0412 335 077 Phone: (03) 9317 9156 Phone (03) 9687 9011
Wednesdays 3:00 PM to 4:00PM,
Mobile: 0413 623 991 Fax (03) 9687 9120
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AUSTRALIA INC.
(KABAI)
Roy Carbungco, President
Calendar of Events and Disaster
Preparedness
Annual Fundraising Event, Month
of April
C/- 10 Clues Crt., Sunshine
West, Vic 3020
M
KALIWAT
Emergency
Relief Fund for
Philippines
Michael Wright, Secretary,
M
Contact: PARK
Mina Precilla
DEER
TRAVEL
15/44
Eucalyptus
Drive,
Maidstone
85 – 87
Oakwood
Road,
Albanvale
VIC3632
3021
03 9317
T: +61
NEAR BRIMBANK
CENTRAL SHOPPING
CENTRE
Mobile 0425 842 883 Contact: Barry Buckle,
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Phone (03) 8390 1346 FRIENDSHIP
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(03) 9731 7140 GEELONG INC.
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Philippine
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Our next project is to build a multipurpose hall in Bacolod through
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Phone (02) 9283 7300 Group
Fax (02) 9283 8011 3 Dallas Court, Hallam
Phone (03)8361 8606
Mobile 0416 027 922
Filipino Restaurant and Asian Groceries
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EMBASSY
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Ambassador
P.O. Box 3297, Manuka
Canberra, ACT 2603
TAKE-AWAY AND DINE IN. WE
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Office 2, Level 1
No. 6 Neville Avenue,
Laverton Vic 3028
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Mr Gerald Donnelly
Philippine Consulate
General Unit 2/116 Mounts Bay
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Fax (08) 9485 0111
Phone 61 3 8782 3788
Mobile 0409 952 994
Web: www.tourism.gov.ph
LBC Money
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Reg. No. B1802613K
Contact: LITO
49 JANINE ROAD,
SPRINGVALE SOUTH
VIC 3172
PHILIPPINE
CONSULATE (WA)
Albert Sy
Phone (02) 9283 0711
Fax (02) 9283 0755
Hair and Make-Up
Artist
LITO MANANDIC
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ARTIST
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appointment only
ilippine
Ph
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Chris 0413 455 918
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0431 821 885
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Website: philippinetours.com.au
Over 30 years of service to the FilipinoAustralian community. Maaasahan at
mapagkakatiwalaan.
YES TRAVEL
Contact: TIANA
55 Leeds Street,
Footscray Vic 3011
218-B Main Road
East, St. Albans Vic
3021
Tel/Fax: (03) 9689 8383
(03) 9356 0555
Mob:
0423 981 417
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ABN 49 100 180 747
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Dr. Derman Malapitan
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Shop 17 Burnside Shopping Centre
15-25 Westwood Drive, Burnside VIC 3023
Phone: 03 8390 0959 Fax: 03 8390 0949
BAKERIES
E M
Clinic Hours:
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Thursday & Friday
9:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 1:00pm
"Your journey to safe
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Employment
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].
OPEN:
GROCERY
STORES
EMPLOYMENT
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
Also sells frozen
products, fresh fruits
and vegetables
BUSINESS FOR SALE
BIG FILIPINO/ASIAN
GROCERY SHOP
IN KEYSBOROUGH
IS FOR SALE NOW.
EXCELLENT MAIN ROAD LOCATION WITH
OTHER SHOPS.
REASONABLE AND NEGOTIABLE
PRICE. AMPLE PARKING.
CALL SHIRLEY OR MARIVIC –
(O3)9798 5389/0419 674 339
Job in Melbourne: Catering Assistant
A Catering Assistant is required to work part-time/
permanent. Driver's licence is a must as driving a food
van is part of the job. Great working condition. Basic
kitchen hand experience is desirable but not required.
Will be trained by an experienced Filipino Chef.
For inquiries, please contact Cielo
Ph. 0424 933 632
E. [email protected]
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JEWELLERY SHOP
MORTGAGE BROKERS
YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL provides premium quality designer
jewellery without paying the excessive price tag, and showcase
only the best style suitable for every taste and budget from
rings, necklaces, to bracelets and charms.
How would you like to have the right home
loan and the choice of lenders?
Feel free to contact me.
Our jewellery range includes but not limited to , sterling silver,
stamped and plated in 18k rose gold, 18k gold, 18k platinum
gold plated that are nickel and lead free.
And if you love beautiful handbags and wallets. YOU’RE
BEAUTIFUL, is also accepting pre-order. Our handbags and
wallets are made from genuine leather with exceptional quality
and workmanship. Samples are available to see in Lakeside,
Pakenham.
To book an appointment, please ring or send a message to
Victoria Hall at 0431-002001
Yolanda Larion
Mortgage Broker
CRN 445390
T
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03 9764 0668
0431 140 325
Postal Address
PO Box 2203 ROWVILLE VIC 3178
KOREAN HAIR & BEAUTY
E
PARTY HIRE SERVICES
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section
(03) 9369
4324
WE HIRE:
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0419 360 904
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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Hair Bene
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CAFE/RESTAURANT
Korean hairdresser
Men’s cut from - $15
Ladies cut from - $20
Color from - $50
*Shiseido straight permanent from $160
Shop3/323, Main Road East, St.Albans Vic 3021
Opening hours: 9.30am to 6pm, Mon - Sat
P: (03) 9310 9246; M: 0450 210 913
LOTS FOR SALE
Beach Subdivision Lots For Sale
400 and 700 sqm at $100/per sqm
Adjacent to www.zambawood.com
Brgy. La Paz, San Narciso, Zambales
Contact: Jerry Fernandez
Mobile: +639163162521
MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES
1 RAVEN MEDICAL CLINIC
1 Raven Crescent, Narre Warren, Victoria
FRACGP,AMC,FARGP
PAPA DON
DENTAL PRACTITIONER
Mr Wilfredo Reyes
Dental Prosthetist, ADPA member
WANTED:
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Papa Don’s Café
LechonHaus & RESTAURANT
1/41 Popes Rd., Keysborough VIC 3173
Tel (03) 9706 3740 | Mob 0411 381 920
CLASSIC ENTERPRISES
0419 360 904 / 9369 4324
Dine – in / Take – away (Catering Available)
Remittances and Cargo
Birthday Parties | Weddings and Anniversary Celebrations
With talented musicians, male and female
vocals, professional quality PA and light
show, we hope that you will consider
Escalera as an exciting addition to your
next entertainment line up.
For booking and information, call Gary on
0431 489 198 or Julian on 0402 091 919
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=AIcao6ISmM0
Christmas and New Year Parties | Charity and Fundraising Balls
Tel. (03) 8759 3761 Mobile: 0412 947 276
Website: www.1ravenmedical.com
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application for you.
With more than 12 years experience as a mortgage broker.
We are here to assist you.
For appointment, please contact:
Bella Flores
Phone: (03) 8786 8718
Email us at [email protected]
Alfred Flores is a credit representative (Credit Representative Number
387202 ) of BLSSA Pty Ltd (Australian Credit Licence No. 391237) and
a full member of Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia.
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Escalera is a 6-piece party band that
knows how to get the dance floor shaking
with your favourite tunes and some of the
most popular OPM songs.
Services:
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4 Denture/Dental
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