Compared to the Philippine national average for voters turnout in the last elections, participation of overseas Filipinos in Philippine elections has still a long way to go. In the last election, out of 589,830 registered voters, only 153,323 or … [Read more]
Overseas voters turnout very low, media and online voting mode critical
Posted on April 30, 2013 // 2 Comments
Community journalism at The Filipino Australian
Posted on March 25, 2013 // 2 Comments
ADHIKA (Aspiration), an initiative of three Sydney-based Filipino community radio programs, celebrated its second anniversary on March 23, at Regents Park, a western suburb in Metro Sydney. Highlight of the celebration is a media forum attended by … [Read more]
How to protect email addresses from being harvested by spambots
Posted on March 9, 2013 // 3 Comments
From time to time, we are being asked how to be contacted online. Our answer is: "Please use our website online 'contact us' form." To which, the reply is: "But we cannot see your email address." Our readers, and sometimes prospective clients, do … [Read more]
Lottery giveaway SMS scams now in Australia
Posted on March 9, 2013 // Leave a Comment
In the past, lottery scams have been limited to emails and phone trickery. Lately, however, scammers have also been preying on unsuspecting (prospective) victims via SMS messages. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in fact … [Read more]
Australia nearing 100% mobile-internet subscribed
Posted on February 5, 2013 // Leave a Comment
It's been awhile since I wrote about the use of mobile devices in accessing the internet, so I thought it was time for an update. In my first post, we noted that, (a) In 2011, Australians bought an average of 1 million mobile phones, mostly … [Read more]