Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
I was over at a friendÂ?s house the other day and on his computer he showed me his own house as viewed by a satellite in EarthÂ?s orbit. It was awesome. The screen started out looking at our great blue planet, then he typed in his houseÂ?s address (he had programmed it in, as only [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
While there is a lot of debate about blogs replacing emails in the future, I would rather look at blogs in a different perspective. The purpose of all technology is to make life easier for the user. Blogging is an evolving technology which when harnessed by an individual could make it very easy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It was like a refreshing breeze on a stifling summer day this past Friday as news of Microsoft’s plans for IE7 spilled out onto the Web. An IEBlog entry by Chris Wilson, a member of the IE development team, finally dropped two details that may change website development permanently. That is to say, it’s refreshing, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Says her patience is wearing thin
MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared upon her return from
New York after presiding at the UN Security Council summit meeting Sept. 14 that
she had been strengthened by the support of Congress and the success of her trip
to New York. She said she was now ready to tackle the problems [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON - Will President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo be a ceremonial head of state
like Queen Elizabeth under a new Constitution envisioned for the Philippines or
a Jacques Chirac, one of the most powerful presidents in recent French history,
or none of the above?
These are some of the possibilities a constituent assembly or a constitutional
convention will likely consider when [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON - Michael Ray Aquino arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with conspiracy
is still in jail awaiting bail hearing, his wife and son unable to visit him.
Consul Maria Lourdes Legaspi of the Philippine Consulate General in New York said
Aquino has asked her to intercede with prison officials to allow his wife, Fatima
Ceniza Aquino and son [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This is a simple, yet delicious recipe. You can satisfy the palates of a big crowd
with less energy and stress. The neat thing also is that it can be served at formal
gatherings, like I did at home with four Ambassador’s wives and their entourage
(Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines).
Ingredients:
4 pounds boneless and skinless chicken (visible [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
CNN said the poverty stricken country of Bangladesh has pledged $1 million to
the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In comparison, Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gave her “profound sympathies” to the victims
of the disaster. The Philippines, which has received millions of dollars in aid
from the United States whenever a disaster strikes, has made no [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON - Filipino immigrants have considerable political and economic clout in the United States and they should use this influence to lobby for immigration reforms that would substantially reduce the time it takes to petition immediate family members, immigration reform advocates said.
Â?Filipinos suffer from some of the worst immigration backlogs in the world,Â? said Jon [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Ten teams currently entered in the 2005 Filipino American Men’s Franchise
Summer Basketball League begin their final quest for the ultimate prize when the
three month old league championship round gets underway at the Thurgood Marshall
Middle School at Brinkley Road, Temple Hills, Maryland on Sunday, Septembe18,
2005.
All teams regardless of their elimination round standings qualify for the title
round [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
*** Filipino Americans last month stood ten feet tall after US first
lady Laura Bush announced the appointment of a Filipino to be the first woman
and first minority to assume the post of executive chef of the White House kitchen.
Today, the same Filipino Americans are faced with the problem of whether to be
proud or ashamed [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
I came to America when Jimmy Carter was President. It wasn’t the best of
times- double digit inflation and double digit interest rates. America was tormented
by the Iran hostage crisis. Ronald Reagan was the standard bearer of the Republican
presidential ticket.
All I knew about American politics then was that there was a Republican Party,
and there was a [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Sabi ng mga angel sa langit, ang pangalan daw ng kabit ng isang Mayor sa Leyte
ay si Ate Vi. Sigurado ako hindi si Vilma Santos kasi alam ko hindi siya papatulan
ng nasabing artista. Si Ate Vi daw ay napaka-powerful , kung umasta parang director
ng Department of Labor [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Chin-Chin Gutierrez
“In UYAYI, we find snapshots of private parent-child moments from various
parts of the country, presenting styles that are as varied as the lyrical contents,"
says ethnomusicologist Verne de La Pena of the UP College of Music, who provided
academic direction to the project. “This collection deals with an act that
perhaps all human societies have done [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON D.C. – Philippine Ambassador to the United States Albert del
Rosario is appealing to the Filipino American community to contribute to its fund-raising
drive for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
(In Manila, the Philippine National Red Cross said it would donate $25,000 for
the victims of the hurricane. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo also expressed
her “profound sympathies” to the [...]