MELBOURNE, Australia — A Filipino immigrant who helped a small Outback town keep its volunteer fire brigade was celebrated in the Australian Parliament on Thursday during a special sitting to welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is on a state visit. With the addition of Bucol’s family, friends and the wider Filipino community the Port Wakefield brigade is now …
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