Philippines still within the top ten countries of birth in Australia - 10,825 New Filipino migrants

Senior members of the Filipino community enjoying the fruits of their labor when they started a new life in Australia.

As far as Filipino migrants are concerned, NSW is still the favourite settlement with 2,443 of them arrived in the states out of the 65,735 figure recorded. This is followed by Victoria with 1,738 out of its 53,204 new arrivals. Queensland attracted 2,369 Filipino settlers out of its total intake of 38,852 new migrants. In South Australia, out of its recorded 11,721 new settlers, 593 of them are Filipino migrants while in Western Australia, there has been an increase of Filipinos arriving there with a total of 3,111 out of the 34,233 new settlers. Tasmania’s recorded 1,673 new settlers, 91 of them are Filipino migrants. Northern Territory’s intake of 2,675 new settlers, 546 are Filipinos, the biggest new ethnic group arriving in 2010-11 in that territory. For the ACT, the total settler arrival is recorded at 1,087 and out of that number, 163 are Filipino migrants. Read more.

Establishing the Filipino Brand

Market Place

By Nonoy Perdon

The growth of nationalism in the Philippines, a commentary– Part 1

Footnotes to History

By Renato Perdon

Politics in our everyday life is quite painful

Young Family

By JC Perdon

ATO’s Compliance Program

Taxation and You

By Mike Alvarez

Buwan ng Wikang Filipino

Daigdig ng ma Senyor

By Nards Purisima

What Friendship?

View from an Expatriate

By Gregorio S. Castilla

Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne

Such is Life

By Aila Lenard

Dalawang Dakilang Pilipino

Lupalop

By Roberto O. Umil

Books

Learning and Speaking Filipino

By Renato Perdon

It is an important learning tool and a mirror of our lives,” NHI Chair Ambeth Ocampo said of Renato Perdon’s Learning and Speaking Filipino at its recent launching.

“When I look through the book of author Perdon, there are two (things) I would like to say. First, anybody who has studied a foreign language, especially in school, will realise that you don’t learn a language by being taught grammar. So even if I add, say, twelve units in Spanish, I did not learn Spanish in school because I spent the entire twelve units conjugating verbs which you will never use. And you will never really get to put things together.

A New book ‘Kulturang Pilipino’ now available in Manila and Sydney.

By Renato Perdon

Kulturang Pilipino, 250 pp, published by Minor Prints, Manila which deals with the origin of Filpino culture, aptly written in Filipino national language is now available in Manila and in Sydney.

The book should serve as a fitting cultural souvenir about the Philippines in Filipino-Australian homes. But more so as handy reference for students of Philippine language, culture and history, especially children of migrant Filipinos and those interested to be welcomed to Philippine culture.

Popularly priced at $24.00, the book is written in Filipino language. It is authored by Filipino historian now living in Sydney Mr. Renato Perdon.

A Book Review - Understanding Jose Rizal

The Ordinariness of Jose Rizal | By Renato Perdon

Many historians have already written about Jose Rizal. And now Renato Perdon has joined the ranks of the many. For his part, Perdon does not relate Rizal’s narrative at face value or superficially. His intent is to present episodes from Rizal’s life that show Rizal’s character to be typically Filipino. Perdon uses the term ‘ordinariness’ to convey his belief that Rizal’s character was in fact typically Filipino. Read more

Footnotes to Philippines History

Available at Abbey’s Bookshops and Language Book Centre 131 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph. (02) 9267 1397

www.languagebooks.com.au

or order from Manila Prints P0 Box 1267 Darlinghurst NSW 2010

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The growth of nationalism in the Philippines, a commentary– Part 1

By Renato Perdon

The recent reaction of many Filipinos, particularly those living overseas, like America and Australia, seem to show some kind of nationalism for their country which in the first place, they abandoned for a better life for themselves and their family outside the Philippines. Are the noises they have been creating can be treated as a nationalist reaction of being Filipinos? Read more.

Going back to my roots in Bicol, Philippines

Footnotes to History | By Renato Perdon

Last June, after fifty years, I finally went back to my alma mater, the University of Nueva Caceres, in Naga City, Philippines. It was a ‘return to my roots trip’ that I have been planning for many years now. It gave me opportunities like taking the train, the only means of transportation I knew when I was a little kid growing up in Sipocot, a railroad town in Camarines Sur, near the boundary with Camarines Norte. Read more

Blacktown, NSW boy Jordan Mile Roman got invited to attend the Michael Jordan Flight (basketball) training at the University of California, USA .

My most enjoyable time in the Philippines

By Phil Cameron

“Running the book program has been my saving grace….Emelyn is really the strength behind the program. She seeks out the schools…”

THE MOST enjoyable time I had in the Philippines wasn’t drinking San Mig and eating lechon baboy but was my experiencing the culture at a “grass roots” level helping the poor in remote mountain regions. Read more

La Playa Picnic Grounds in Paniman, Caramoan, Camarines Sur

Forget Boracay, now overused and overrated and while still prestine Palawan is far away in Puerto Princesa and talks of Abu Sayyaf turned off many visitors. Panglao Beach in Bohol is equally far away visitors, now welcome to La Playa Camp and Picnic Ground located in Paniman, Caramoan where one could experience the same or better experience you find in the above resorts, boating, island hopping, fishing, white beaches and other activities. Read more