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Romy Cayabyab is publisher and founder of The Filipino Australian and emanila group of websites.
When to use “anniversary”
I thought I would never require myself to comment on this subject, but the recent deluge of emails announcing anniversaries and milestone dates has prompted me into it.
This is about the correct, and incorrect, usage of “anniversary”.
We all know what first anniversary means. It is the recurrence of an event – usually a very important [...]
Today, we received an email broadcast from the office of Mr David Bradbury, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and I would like to share it with our readers.
Whilst the law gives consumers the right to refund or replacement of their purchases, we should be aware too that there are cases when consumers cannot demand refund [...]
IN A MEMORIAL SERVICE this morning (November 23), hundreds of members of the community, Police, Fire brigade, ambulance service, social workers, media, and relatives and friends of the victims of last Friday’s fire paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy and to everyone in the community who extended assistance during and after the incident.
The [...]
Continue reading …SCAMwatch and the Australian Communications and Media Authority are now regularly issuing alerts and advisories to help protect internet users.
Below is an advisory from SCAMwatch which was issued today:
Erase your hard drive before disposing of old computers
SCAMwatch is warning Australians to erase their hard drive before parting with old computers and laptops.
Simply deleting individual [...]
JIMMY PIMENTEL, our tireless Filpress convenor, has emailed in that another Filipino Australian community radio program will go to air next week.
The program, Radio Mabuhay, is produced and hosted by Cen Amores, and will broadcast on community radio station 2BACR 100.9 FM which covers the inner west suburbs of Auburn, Bankstown and Canterbury.
It will go to [...]
GK Australia chair Andrew Chalk
Last night’s GK meeting with members of Filipino Australian community media at Blacktown’s Max Webber Library gave GK Australia chair Andrew Chalk the opportunity to present the organisation’s directions in Australia.
Responding to questions on GK’s role in “ending poverty” in Australia, Mr Chalk cited his organisation’s experiences and expertise in “showing [...]
We have just received a news alert from SCAMwatch, an Australian government information service under Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, that there are websites making fake claims of government affiliations.
These scam websites are targeting small businesses and consumers, and operate through websites which charge a fee for services offered freely or at a lower cost [...]
It’s very shocking to read that the Immigration Department spent $5 million in year 2009/2010 on government-issued telephone cards for immigration detainees and asylum seekers to call relatives overseas [...]
Continue reading …We’ve just learned that the legendary comedian Jerry Lewis, 85, will appear for an exclusive show at Rooty Hill RSL.
The show is slated on Friday, June 24. Tickets are priced at only $50, cheaper than what one would pay for some Philippine shows.
Last year, Rooty Hill RSL had also outmuscled other venues to host the [...]
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