For some Filipino adoptees attending the inaugural Filipino Adoptee Cultural Event (FACE), it was the first time they had met another person who shared their experience of intercountry adoption. The gathering in Parramatta connected adoptees, adoptive families and the Filipino-Australian community while laying the foundations for a national support network. Held at Arts & Cultural […]
AI (artificial intelligence) is driving a data centre boom in Australia. Here’s what it could mean for Filipinos. Data centres are facilities housing computing equipment. It is the physical infrastructure behind our digital services, like chatbots, banking apps and government websites. Over 160 data centres currently exist in Australia. “Data centres are the physical backbone […]
I firmly believe that we meet people for a reason and that they become an integral part of our fate or destiny. Some come into our lives to help us heal, teach us lessons or show us the right path to take. Some friends bring us comfort and help us through a particular phase of […]
The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. Luke 8:8 At present, we live in a townhouse. There is limited space to plant, so we needed to be creative. My husband, a green thumb, yearns to rediscover his gift of gardening. So we started to plant some seeds in small pots […]
I have now completed my first year as Philippine Consul General in Melbourne, covering Southeast Australia — the states of Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. As you all know, I specifically bid for a posting here because I felt that the Filipino Diaspora Community in this jurisdiction would be one of the world’s best, if […]