Community Theatre in Australia: Part II

Mars: Founding Filipinas-Petals President Benny Chan's art work capturing the essence of community theatre.
Mars: Founding Filipinas-Petals President Benny Chan’s art work capturing the essence of community theatre.

This is perhaps the main difference between community theatre as it is lived in a third world, developing country as opposed to how it…

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Please pass the SALN

Today’s news in the Philippine Daily Inquirer heralds that “despite misgivings by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, defense lawyers on Monday said they would go ahead with the presentation of the asset declarations of other public officials to prove that…

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APCO still reigns supreme

Amores graciously bows out; Salazar is new prexy

It has been a most splendiferous maiden two years for APCO!

What originally started off as a breakaway group in the face of that historically unforgettable 2010 falling out from Philippine Community…

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The Scream, Miriam’s Moments of Madness

(The quotes in this post are from various newspaper and internet anecdotal accounts.)

When the picture of Atty Vitaliano Aguirre appeared in the dailies looking miserable with his hands cupping his ears I was reminded of the paintings of Edvard…

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Juan Ponce Enrile, 88, at the crossroad

Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE), at this stage of his life and career may now be thinking about the legacy he would leave behind for posterity after having been part of the nation’s history, sometimes as hero and sometimes as villain,…

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Blasts of ‘Wah’ at CJ Corona Impeachment

Part III – The Impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona

The circus has come to entertain the senator-judges and the people with more fun and twists on the on the 26th day of the impeachment hearing when Lead prosecutor Neil…

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Fun continues with ‘Coronavela’

This is part 2 of It’s More Fun with ‘Coronavela’

Fumbling, bumbling and stumbling by the prosecution in the five weeks of the impeachment trial had added more fun. What with the tall tales about “small lady” which seems to…

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A Dose of Enlightenment and Bewilderment

UNTIL LAST Saturday’s (February 11) Annual General Meeting and Election of the Philippine Communities Council of NSW, it has been awhile since I attended its meetings.

In fact I could not even remember the year that I attended to represent…

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It’s more fun with ‘Coronavela’

Impeaching the Chief Justice Renato Corona for graft and corruption, culpable violation of the constitution and betrayal of public trust which now is dubbed as ‘coronavela’ is more fun as it has the trappings of a blockbuster series.

It is…

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