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38 balikbayan box forwarders named in blacklist

38 balikbayan box forwarders named in blacklist

THIRTY-EIGHT Philippine companies are included in the latest Department of Trade and Industry-Philippine Shippers Bureau (DTI-PSB) list of cargo forwarders with formal charges against them for engaging in freight forwarding without accreditation and/or with complaints against them pertaining to balikbayan boxes, an advisory yesterday from the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney showed. [...]

Fil-Aussie youth in school high achievers club

Fil-Aussie youth in school high achievers club

Students from Terra Sancta College who garnered high marks in their 2012 High School Certificate (HSC) results were honoured at Terra Sancta College, Schofields Campus by staff, students and parents recently.

Of those who received high marks were five Filipino Australian students. The names of the young achievers (as well as the names of schools/universities where they are enrolling and the courses they will be enrolling in) are [...]

February 5 is international Safer Internet Day

February 5 is international Safer Internet Day

Australia will be kicking off an international live internet radio broadcast on tomorrow’s Safer Internet Day, with the ACMA’s Cybersmart program holding its first ever online radio program [...]

World economy prompts RBA to cut rate

World economy prompts RBA to cut rate

The Reserve Bank today has cut the official cash rate to its lowest in three years in response to what economists say deteriorating world economy and weakening local labour market. The 0.25 percentage points rate cut has brought the official cash rate to 3.25 per cent [...]

New outsourcing business for PHL in CeBIT

New outsourcing business for PHL in CeBIT

At least six Philippine companies are represented in the 3-day Australasia’s largest business technology event, CeBIT, which opened Tuesday May 22. BPO (business process outsourcing) is again the Philippine contingent’s main offering, but this time with strong support from technologies companies [...]

Move on to high-value services: Ph call centres urged

Move on to high-value services: Ph call centres urged

Last November, the Philippines became the world’s largest business processing outsourcing (BPO) country with 400,000 call centre consultants/agents dislodging India from the top position by 50,000 agents [...]

No upfront tuition fees for vocational students: PM

No upfront tuition fees for vocational students: PM

Up to 60,000 students per year will no longer have to pay upfront fees to undertake vocational education and training, according to announcements released by the Prime Minister’s office. VET diploma students will receive the same rights that university students have been receiving for years [...]

More Filipino international students expected

More Filipino international students expected

With reduction of certain student visa assessment levels recently announced by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship, more students from the Philippines to study in Australia can be expected. The Philippines is one of the countries assigned an AL1 or Student Visa Assessment Level 1 [...]

Sikat II finishes with pride!

Sikat II finishes with pride!

It was past 2pm Saturday, October 22 when the Philippines’ Sikat II of the World Solar Challenge made its way into the Victoria Square ceremonial finish line. A contingent of Filipino community members in Adelaide and other supporters trooped to welcome the solar paneled Sikat II [...]

Meeting Mr Murphy

Meeting Mr Murphy

There was an extra spring in my steps as I made my way to work as it was the day before I leave for a much-awaited holiday. I cheerily greeted “good morning all” as I found my way to my desk. Little did I know that I would have an unwelcomed visit by Mr Murphy [...]

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