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Million People March: A Watershed in Philippine Political History (A Personal Account) 27 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
By Elso Cabangon August 26, 2013. It’s National Heroes Day. I know of no grand festivities organized by the government to celebrate this day. Perhaps it’s just as well, as the focus today is on the...
‘Martsa sa Luneta’ rallies vs pork barrel and corruption 26 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Tens of thousands of protesters participated in “Martsa sa Luneta” this morning (August 26) to voice outrage at corrupt politicians, GMA News Online reported. In Luneta to voice their outrage... The...
Aquino calls for abolition of pork barrel 24 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
President Benigno S. Aquino III has called for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) amid allegations of misuse of some P10 billion public funds. President Aquino's post in...
Early voting for 2013 federal election 20 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Early voting in this year’s federal election commenced today (August 20) for voters unable to vote on election day, Saturday September 7. Australian Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn said eligible...
Australian Democrats select Villaver as lead Senate candidate in NSW 18 Aug 2013 | 08:46 am
Ronaldo Villaver is the Australian Democrats lead Senate candidate in New South Wales for the 2013 Federal election. Australian Democrats' Ronaldo Villaver Villaver shares the same core values and c...
Phl Consulate General in Sydney hosts ‘play school’ for adopted Filipino kids 17 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
Bulwagang Rizal at the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney this morning was virtually transformed to a play school for 15 adopted Filipino children and their Australian parents to learn basic Filip...
Online enrolment drives record 14.7 million Australians ready to vote 17 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
A total of 14,712,799 people are enrolled to vote in the 2013 federal election, Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn announced yesterday. AEC enrolment... [Photo: AEC] “The electoral roll has increa...
Number of candidates for 2013 federal election record high 16 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
A record 1,717 candidates have nominated to contest the 2013 federal election, Australian Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn announced today. This compares to 1,198 candidates who contested the 201...
Unfilled caseworker vacancies put children at risk, says Amery 15 Aug 2013 | 08:22 am
Tens of thousands of children are at risk of abuse or neglect due to a shortage of caseworkers, State Member for Mount Druitt Richard Amery said yesterday. Mr Amery, MP “There were vulnerable childr...
Book on Rizal and Philippine nationalism to launch with nationhood lecture and revolutionary musical 15 Aug 2013 | 03:55 am
Dr. Floro Quibuyen, a distinguished Filipino educator, will be launching the revised second edition of his book, A Nation Aborted: Rizal, American Hegemony and Philippine Nationalism (Ateneo de Manila...
