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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 4 Number 7 | April 2014
EDITORIAL & OPINION
‘THOUGHTS THIS MONTH’
VOX POPULI
Street inverviews by Marilie Bomediano
Facebook is very useful in following the latest craze of
fashion especially in my sales trade industry with its fastpaced competition. This is where I
also get to keep up with the business
market and watch competitors’
strategies very closely
Espie Barcenilla
Blacktown
At times we write comments that are not carefully thought
of that may unknowingly offend others. I would advise that
we be tactful. Let’s be careful in giving
out personal information that may
compromise our security. It keeps me
connected to friends that I haven’t met for
decades and it enables us to disseminate
important information with speed like the
appeal for Help for Typhoon Survivors.
As newly arrived migrants, social network is a baby
step in getting settled in Sydney by starting to research
the new linked-in prospective jobs,
organisational groups, news and
community updates.
It gives new migrants clearer insights
to the new environment.
Linda Baisa
It’s also a source of news, current
community events, info, and jobs …
ADOBO
WHY DO YOU USE SOCIAL NETWO
Randy Teng
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE
(A Dose of Brown Opinion)
PCC and APCO:
two peas in a pod
by: DANNY DINGLE
T
Doonside
Doonside
he Comprehensive Agreement
on the Bangsamoro (CAB)
was signed on
March 27 between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The Agreement is a significant
step as it heralds the prospect of
lasting peace Mindanao. This
writer fervently prays so.
As I read the news report, I
saw a small parallel of the war
between the GRP and MILF,
and the perceived rivalry between the Philippine Community Council (PCC) and the Alliance of Philippine Community Organisations (APCO). If the
GRP and MILF can finally come
to the table to talk about unity
and peace, then why can’t PCC
and APCO?
PCC and APCO (or APCO
and PCC) are the two most
prominent umbrella bodies in
New South Wales (NSW) representing more than 100 Filipino-Australi