Filipinas trounce Fijian women booters team in friendly match in Australia

Glendale G. Rosal 04/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT) or the Filipinas clobbered the Fijian Women’s National Football Team, 7-2, in the first of their back-to-back friendly matches at the  Western Sydney Wanderers field in…

Filipinas, PH women’s football team, start training in Australia for SEA Games

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT) headed to the Land Down Under with a new moniker to begin their preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in May in Hanoi, Vietnam.…

PH beach volleyball teams show promising performances in Aussie tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 03/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Philippine beach volleyball teams showcased promising performances after hauling in two gold medals in the 2022 Australia Beach Volleyball Tour Championships in Brisbane, Australia, last Sunday, March 27, 2022.  The team also bagged…

Larrazabal gets House commendation for World Marathon Challenge feat

Glendale G. Rosal 02/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Accomplished marathoner and renowned eye surgeon, Dr. Potenciano “Yong” Larrazabal III, is very grateful for the commendation he received from the House of Representatives for becoming the first Filipino to finish the World…

Novak Djokovic loses fight against Australia deportation

Agence France Presse 01/16/2022

Novak Djokovic lost his final bid to avoid deportation from Australia on Sunday, ending a sensational 11-day battle over his COVID-19 vaccination status and dashing his dream of a record 21st Grand Slam. In a few dry…

Australia records highest temperature in 62 years

Reuters 01/15/2022

SINGAPORE  – Another day, another heat record. Australian authorities warned people to stay indoors on Friday as a severe heatwave along the northwestern coast pushed temperatures to a blistering 50.7 degrees Celsius (123 degrees Fahrenheit), hitting a…

Djokovic did not have guaranteed entry to Australia, government says

Reuters 01/10/2022

MELBOURNE—The Australian government had not given tennis star Novak Djokovic an assurance that a medical exemption that he said he had to enter Australia without a COVID-19 vaccination would be accepted, government lawyers said in a court…

Aussie firemen rush to ‘gas leak,’ get smelly surprise

Agence France Presse 10/17/2021

SYDNEY—Canberra firefighters rushed to a store in Australia’s capital on Friday after reports of a gas leak—only to find the smell was caused by the penetrating waft of durian fruit. Emergency responders instructed the public to avoid…

Bogo’s Noynay TKOs erstwhile unbeaten Australian

Glendale G. Rosal 07/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bogo City’s pride, Joe “Jawbreaker” Noynay, scored a sensational fifth-round technical knockout victory on Wednesday evening, July 7, 2021, to successfully defend his WBO Asia Pacific super featherweight title against erstwhile unbeaten Australian…

Noynay defends WBO strap vs unbeaten Australian

Glendale G. Rosal 07/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- Bogo City’s pride Joe “Jaw Breaker” Noynay will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific super featherweight title in hostile territory when he takes on Australian Liam Wilson tomorrow, July 7 in New…

Brewer in Australia offers beer for excess solar energy

Reuters 04/04/2021

MELBOURNE — How about a cool beer in exchange for your excess solar power? That’s the offer from Asahi Group’s Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) in Australia, serving up Victorian Bitter to households who have rooftop solar…

Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

Reuters 03/22/2021

SYDNEY  – Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with another day of drenching rain expected. Unrelenting…

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