* Speech of Marte Tagle, Director Business Services, Community Relations Commission For a Multicultural New South Wales delivered on 5 April 2008 during the PLCAA organised Youth Forum "Speak Out" held at St Marys Senior Citizen Centre, St Marys, NSW.
 Her Excellency Consul General Teresa Lazaro
Councillor Greg Davis, Mayor of Penrith
Hon. David Bradbury, Member for Lindsay
Clr Pat Sheehey
Distinguished Guests
Respected Community Leaders, Dr Alexis
Leones, PLCAA President, Mr Rey Manoto, PCC
President, officers and members of the Filipino community organisations
And
Above
all
The notable
young people participating in the forum today.
It is indeed my privilege to be invited to speak
at this important gathering of Filipino-Australian youth.
The world of the young is exciting - Your
world is a world where everything is possible.
You are always on the move - once you've
done something you want to quickly move on to the next.
You want things to happen right here and right now.
What makes your world even more exciting is
that you are children of immigrants. You
offer diversity to our society.
Your heritage makes you unique. It also makes you resilient
young people, who can readily cope with change and handle new situations with
great balance.
Australia is lucky to have a third of its
population comprise of young people of diverse backgrounds, like yourselves, who bring vitality and dynamism to our society.
Equally, you are lucky to live in a country
of opportunities where your work, aspirations and future are valued.
The State of NSW takes its responsibility towards
the youth seriously. It has put in place
structures to harness the future of its young population, such as:
·
the
creation of the NSW Youth Advisory Council that advises government on youth
issues, and
·
the
creation of a register of young people who can be appointed to become members
of boards and committees.
The Government also consults with the
Student Representative Councils of which some of you might be members, and has
established a reference group to inform on matters relating to young people.
The Community Relations Commission carries
this mantle further, by providing vital opportunities to young people through
the appointment of two youth Commissioners on its board.
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First, I
would like to greet you all a blessed and wonderful evening.
Second,
thank you for coming, giving your time and effort, your support to Plaza Filipino.
Plaza
Filipino is blessed, blessed indeed in
the sense that you my friends are here as a witness to the Induction of Plaza Filipino
Officers of 2008.
I, the
President together with the Directors of Plaza Filipino do accept the task
, the responsibilities and we will do
our best to run Plaza Filipino. My co-
officers, let's do our role, let's work
together, let's make Plaza Filipino alive and visible indeed, let's uplift its name and its image to the
community. This is a challenge for us, you and me to do our job in order to realise the dream
and obtain the goal to build a Plaza Filipino Centre for all Filipinos young
and old, but of course, it's a long
process, a process that will take years for us to do, but, if we will persevere
and have patience there's nothing impossible in any circumstances if it is for
a good cause.
In other
words, let's do our job not only in words but in deeds. As the saying goes, " less talk more
work" so, fellow officers let's join our hands, let's give Plaza Filipino a name of its
own , a name to serve, a Plaza to be proud of, a name that will last forever in
the minds and hearts of every Filipino.
Let's re-sow the seed that had been planted, nurture it with our caring hands and as the
years go that seed grows into a tall
sturdy tree bearing fruits, sweet fruits for us to harvest and for the next
generation to come.
Thank
You and God Bless us all.
Mabuhay
tayong lahat.
Violeta
Miguel
2008 President
Plaza
Filipino
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VILMA SANTOS RECTO AS GUEST OFHONOUR AT PND BALL 2008
Philippine cinema "Star For All Seasons", MISS VILMA SANTOS, will bethis year's guest of honour at the Philippine National Day Ball on 8 June 2008at the Grand Ballroom, Hilton Hotel Sydney.
 Ate Vi, as she is fondly called by her fans andVi to the Philippine movie industry movers and shakers, is currently thefirst woman Governor of BatangasProvince, Philippines. She was previously the first woman mayor of LipaCity.
In 1998, she entered politics and ran for mayor of Lipa City, Batangas where she won by landslidevictories in three consecutive elections. As the first woman mayor of LipaCity, she helped bring not just economic progress and infrastructuredevelopment to Lipa City, but more notably her various programs on publichealth, education and environment, which again earned various local andinternational awards and recognitions.
In 2005, the University of Philippines conferredher the "Gawad Plaridel Award" for her achievements and contributions both asan actress and a public servant. In the same year she was conferred withhonorary doctorate degree (honoris causa) in humanities by the Lipa CityCollege. She was again honored in 2006by the University of the Philippines as one of the four awardees in UP's FirstDiwata Awards.
Vilma Santos-Recto was proclaimed as the dulyelected Governor-elect of the province of Batangas on May 21, 2007 aftergarnering 475,740 votes against Sanchez's 344,969 for a winning margin of morethan 130,000.
HEARTS is oneof the social services programs initiated by the Batangas provincial government.The acronym HEARTS stands for : health, education and environment, agriculture,roads and infrastructure, tourism and security. It is complete with budget andis supported by other provincial government officials.
Dr. Vilma Santos is married to former Senator RalphRecto, who belongs to a well-known political clan in the Philippines. Togetherthey have a son, Ryan Christian. She is also a mother to actor/model/televisionhost Luis "Lucky Manzano, from previousmarriage to actor Edu Manzano.
The PND Ball 2008 is being held to celebrate the 110thanniversary of Philippine Independence.
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