We’ve been around for one year this month
IT WAS A PROMISE
TO SATISFY A
NEED TO PUT IN
PERSPECTIVE THE
ACHIEVEMENTS,
MINDSET, AND
ACTIVITIES OF
THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY IN
CANBERRA. AND
WE HAVE KEPT IT.
n The CanRep staff
VOL 1, N0 12
SEPTEMBER 2017
Arguably the
Filipino-Australian
community’s most
active political
campaigner with
solid credentials
for elective office in
Canberra has been
the wind beneath
the wings of many
community causes
and activities in the
ACT.
FULL STORY ON p3
INSIDE
News: Expatriates rail against killings
FILIPINO students and their families held a silent protest and a solidarity run
recently at the Australian National University (ANU) calling for due process
for suspects of drug-related crimes
Sports: Pathway to the big time opens
THE way has been laid for Filipino-Australian basketball players to shoot for
the stars in the Philippines’ big-time. Western Sydney Basketball Association
(WSBA) has launched a training program at Kevin Betts Basketball Stadium
that is tied in with the Philippines’ National Basketball Training Centre.
INDRA ESGUERRA
Photo: Marilie Bomediano