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Lolita Farmer OAM is a Sydney-based lawyer, president of Global Filipinos Australia and chairperson of Worldwide Filipino Alliance
Foreign Minister Carr in community meeting
Foreign Minister Bob Carr is one politician whose appeal to the Filipino community has not declined. Meeting and talking to him since I have known him from when he was NSW Labor Party’s opposition leader has always provided insights into one topic he holds dear — multiculturalism [...]
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was elected last December 12 as a Judge of the International Criminal Court for a term of 9 years. She is the first Filipino and first Asian from a developing country to win an ICC judicial position [...]
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A Filipino Australian Viewpoint: Another important reason is the Spratly’s oil reserves and rich fishing grounds. As early as 1989, China announced that the islands contain 25 billion cubic metres natural gas, 105 billion barrels of oil and 370,000 tons of phosphor [...]
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International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women [...]
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It is an inspiring and amazing story of celebration as young and lovely women focus on biodiversity and fund raising appeals for charitable causes [...]
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For over 36 years, Manuel Bermejo Castillo, one of this year’s recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for Order of Australia Medal (OAM) , has been making a difference in community work both here and overseas. Manny as he is popularly known has led the Philippine Australian Sports & Culture (PASC) Inc with a vision and mission that has captivated the community [...]
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THEY WERE A GROUP of 1,000 educated and carefully chosen section of Australia’s ruling class, the best and brightest of them all, the Australia 2020 summiteers [...]
Continue reading …A global day of recognition and celebration from across developed and developing countries for women’s rights and participation in social, political and economic processes [...]
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