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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 4 Number 12 | September 2014
COMMUNITY
VAA anniversary bash
THE Visayan Association of Australia Inc.
(VAA Inc.) celebrated its 11th Foundation
Anniversary last month with a Pyjama Party
and to honour the winners and candidates
of Mrs Visayas-Australia and Charity Queen
Pageant for the past five years.
THE celebration was held at
the All Saints Liverpool Catholic Church Hall with part of the
fete proceeds allocated to the Visayas Mindanao Tertiary Education Assistance, a project to support poor students from the Visayas and parts of Mindanao in
need of assistance to complete a
tertiary education.
Ruben Amores, current
President of APCO Inc. (Alliance of Philippine Community
Organisations), lauded the Visayan Association for its contributions to the community over
the past 11 years.
Entertainment were provided by Annie Marquez, Stephanie Bernardo, the Visayan
Dance Group showcasing traditional Filipino dance and the alltime favourite Hawaiian dance.
A surprise guest artist was Maggie Cordova, singing the moving hymn “Ave Maria”. Maggie
is the daughter of Judith Broad,
Secretary of VAA Inc.
Receiving recognition of
their meritorious service to the
organisation were Vivian Brew-
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Understanding Diabetes
THE Philippine Health Care
Association of Australia-Philippine Nurses Association
(PHCAA-PNA) recently sponsored a series of Diabetes Awareness Information sessions to
raise the awareness of the Filipino community on the dangers
of diabetes.
The sessions focused on understanding the causes and how
to prevent diabetes.
Participants with diabetes
were given information on how
to manage the disease to avoid
complications and other related illnesses. The sessions were
Julie Nuñez (standing at the back) with guests and participants of Diabetes
Awareness Information session to raise the awareness of the Filipinos on the
dangers of diabetes.
conducted by Julie Nunez, a
trained Bilingual Community
Educator.
Simultaneous workshops
were also given on the issue
of Domestic Violence, Family Harmony and Healthy Relationships.
Wanted: Pinay actor to join
Fil-Aussie soap opera 'Skandalosa'
By Michelle Baltazar
PARTY WITH PYJAMAS. They did not really intend to make a fashion
statement. In an impromptu modelling show, some officers and supporters
of the Visayan Association of Australia Inc came to party and did a catwalk
in their pyjamas in the fun 11th Foundation anniversary of the association.
From left, VAA president Jhun Salazar, PRO Richard Ford, Charles Chan and
Junjun Salazar
ington, Annie Marquez, Elizabeth Gamo, Mellie Connelly
and the reigning Mrs VisayasAustralia Charity Queen Brenda De La Sala.
An impromptu cat walk of
participants wearing onesies
delighted the crowd. This was
followed by raffle draws and
non-stop dancing with DJ Danny Garcia. (See more photos of
the party at www.kalatas.com.
au). [Contributed by Richard
Ford, VAA]
A YOUNG film crew is bringing the fun and sizzle of Filipinostyle telenovelas to Sydney - and
they are looking for a Pinay actor
to join the cast of 'Skandalosa'.
Philippine TV networks
ABS-CBN and GMA better
watch out - there's an ambitious group of Filipino-Australians hoping to bring soap
opera 'Pinoy Style' to Sydney. Producer Jason Ross
started filming this month and
still need additional cast mem-
bers. As far as the plot goes,
this is how he described it:
Skandalosa is about a girl in
the province in the Philippines
who dreams of a better life but
her family wants her to stay local.
A foreign guy visiting the
Philippines has a motorcycle
accident outside her house and
she ends up nursing him back
to health. They fall in love and
against her parents' wishes (and
the local pinoy boy from the village who always loved her) she
leaves and runs away to Australia.
Meanwhile, in Australia, the
scenes are set around a 5-star hotel owned and run by a playboy
bigshot (played by Tony Keo)
who sees the staff at his hotel as his
personal playthings (gotta have
the bad guy). Usual twists and
turns, betrayal and love stories.
"Yes, it's corny. Yes, it's a soap
opera," Ross said.
He is looking for more people
and says everybody's welcome to
join in.
F o r m o r e d e t a i l s :
[email protected] or
phone Jason on 0450642217.