Pamana Ball 2019

Aida Arosa Basto
Aida was born in Polangui, Albay but grew up in Mandaluyong City. She holds a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines-Diliman and
Philippine School of Business Administration-Manila.
She worked at San Miguel Corporation-Makati and was Accounts Officer at Lion’s Court
Tailoring in Quezon City.
In Australia, she was employed in Sales, Administration and Production Department of
Plastiflex Australia Pty. Ltd. She earned Certificates in Financial Services and Real Estate.
Aida loves dancing and an active member of Kayumanggi Cultural Dancers, Marie & Friends
Line Dancers and Dancing-4-Fun. She enjoys singing, a member of PLCAA Glee Club and
various Church choirs.
She is the current President of PLCAA, Philippine Language and Cultural Association of
Australia. She is a member of UPAAA-NSW Chapter.
She was the creator, producer and Event Chairperson of Mano Po Lolo, Mano Po Lola, a cultural
masterpiece in PLCAA Tri-Event in 2011.
Rossana Dizon Estanislao
Roxan, as she is fondly called by friends, arrived in Australia with her husband, Rodrigo Estanislao, on Anzac
Day, 25 April 1979. A former teacher in the Philippines, Roxan worked full time with Australia Post in 1981.
In July 1994, after 13 years of service Roxan accepted the Voluntary Early Retirement package. A few months
after retiring from Australia Post, began to work part time work with National Australia Bank, Brookvale.
Since 1981, she had been involved with the Filipino community. Roxan is one of the founding members of
the FILCOS (Filipino Catholic Organization in Sydney) Inc., North Shore Chapter. The vision of Fr. Renato
Paras, the founding “Father” of FILCOS North Shore (FNS) continues to be realized: the promotion of
Filipino Christian values and spiritual uplift. Roxan holds different titles under the FNS, officer and cultural
dancer. She is an energetic, dedicated and very enthusiastic officer and members of FNS. Her belief and
special gifts are brought to vibrant life through her thirty seven years of voluntary work with the Filipino
Catholic Organization of Sydney, North Shore Chapter
As customer service adviser at NAB, a member the Rotary Club, Stuart Reeves nominated and awarded
Roxan “Pride of Workmanship Award Acceptance” on 29 March 2010 for her congeniality and commendable
service.
Roxan retired from NAB after 23 years to have more time to visit her sick mother in the Philippines. Her
life with NAB had been challenging and colourful that helped her to be more focused and positive each day.
Her love to assist NAB customers and her voluntary work in FILCOS helped her fill the gap of her love for
teaching.
Carmelita N. Fraser
Carmen as she is fondly called by friends was born in Pampanga. Her parents are Crispin and Eufracia Nulud. A classroom teacher
by profession, Carmen finished her Bachelor of Science in Education degree in the Philippine Normal College, Manila in 1969. After
graduation she was Elementary School Teacher in Don Bosco Makati and in Lourdes School Mandaluyong. In 1986, he met and
married Gordon Thomas Fraser of Scottish decent.
While waiting for her qualification as primary school teacher in NSW, she worked with the Australian government until her
permanent appointment as Teacher of the NSW Department of Education.
Initially, she worked as a casual teacher in the English as a Second Language(ESL) Unit at Busby High School, and was permanently
appointed as an ESL teacher in Liverpool Primary School in 1987. She experienced self-fulfilment in her job as Teacher to children
from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Now retired from her teaching job, Carmen devotes her time to community workassisting community organisations in her area. She
became involved in volunteer work promoting Filipino culture through dances. She choreographed Filipino folk dances to young
children who performed at Merrylands Council, at Liverpool, Bicentennial year celebration and Campbelltown Independence Day
Celebration and at PACSI AGM in Blacktown on July, 2008. The group later became Filipino-OZ and District Cultural Dance Group.
The group presented modern dances during the association’s Christmas in July and in December. With the cooperation of Fil-Oz
parents Carmen taught their children Filipino dances such as Tiklos, Kuratza, Sakuting and Tinikling during Santa Cruzan events,
entertaining the elderly people in nursing homes.
Carmen was secretary of Fil-Oz Liverpool and Districts, Inc. for six years, an assistant secretary and then Secretary of APCO, Inc.,
was appointed Secretary of Alliance of Small Community Organisations Network (ASCON) and at present the elected Secretary of
APCO, Inc. based in Auburn.