By Fred Jover
Several Filipino community leaders based in Metropolitan Melbourne and country Victoria formally called on the new Consul General Maria Lourdes Salcedo and...
“Filipinos are gifted, talented people. When people know you are Filipino, they assume that you can sing or play musical instruments, every house party...
The Philippines and Australia are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, with celebrations to be held in both Australia and the Philippines.
With the support...
Former Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada has tested positive for COVID-19, his son Jinggoy Estrada confirmed in a television interview today.
He said the 83-year-old former...
Recently I was privileged to speak to five Filipino-Australian creative entrepreneurs. We delved into the world of art from calligraphy, to design, to preserved flowers. We talked about passion and purpose- the raison d’etre - of their customised business...
Last night, I dreamt of my father.Not as I last saw him, Lying peacefully in everlasting slumberBut as the vital man, I remember him to beAnd in that precise moment of dreaming,Against all the law of physics,The bounds of logic, And...
First off, Happy New Year everyone!
2020 put us through the wringer, here we are stronger than ever as we face the year ahead.
If I am completely honest, the spirit of the holidays didn’t really hit me until Christmas morning...
It’s that time of year, the most wonderful time of the year - Christmas!
A time to reflect on the roller coaster ride that was 2020. A year no one expected.
A year where the world was forced indoors, where we...
In a world where new, young and fresh are what capture society’s attention, how do we value age and experience?
Is there a place in modern society for our aged?
Our Lolos and Lolas whose life experiences are priceless.
A veritable fountain...
As I write this, our young cousin Ysabel celebrated her 18th birthday as well as our cousin Graces.
I was privileged enough to be invited as one of Ysabel’s 18 candles via Zoom. We had the virtual celebration and part...
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noun
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What does it mean to will the good of the other?
With Victoria being in stage 4 lockdown and curfew being implemented, we’ve taken extra precautions with our toddler. He knows...
In the current climate, there’s a myriad of competing voices, different viewpoints and divided agendas. As a mother to a three-year-old, the landscape as we know it has changed dramatically. Now, more than ever, I believe that the focus...
OK, I just did something completely crazy and out of the norm.
I joined a beauty pageant last September.
Why? You may ask.
As if I wasn’t busy enough with working full time, studying my post-grad in law as well as being...
After finishing the exchange student program at RMIT University in November 2005, I went back to the Philippines to be with my family. The first Christmas after Daddy died was the hardest. We missed him terribly.
I remember looking at...