US not attending EAS meet in Cebu

“Nobody is coming to the meeting because
we are not a member of the EAS," Lussenhop said.
He did not say if it was US President Bush who was invited by Manila or US
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said
the US
was invited by President Arroyo as guest of the host. Russia, which has applied [...]

RP medical tourism earns $200-million

An estimated 200,000 patients from around
the world, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), came to the Philippines
this year for treatment and vacation, said del Mundo at a press briefing to
announce the first Medical Tourism Congress that will be held starting November
20 at the Philippine International Convention Center.
 The program seeks to offer the Philippines as
a destination for [...]

Maryland horses take RP by storm!

“The fine reputation of Maryland racing
is playing out in the Philippines with recent wins by Thoroughbreds purchased
at our sales,” said Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. “Maryland is becoming a
leading resource for international buyers seeking high quality pedigrees.
 Successful racing results create a strong draw for international horse
buyers to return to Maryland to buy their racing stock, [...]

The Philippines? Freest Press in Asia is Now History

Today, it is the other way around
 — the journalists are the ones being fried… literally.  And that
is very sad because without a free press, how can democracy survive?
No country in the world could claim that
it’s government is democratic unless it can guarantee that the Fourth Estate
enjoys freedom.  Censorship, assassination, and intimidation are the most
common methods [...]

Don’t Bring Fruit Pasalubongs

The Plant Quarantine Office said many
passengers are not aware of the restrictions imposed on bringing these items
into the country.
So far, about a ton of such fresh foods
have been seized and destroyed by authorities since September, regarded as the
start of the Christmas season.
Customs and quarantine officials said
many passengers were dismayed when their gifts were taken out [...]

Thelma Billy gets AABR community service award

She is well
known to the hordes of homeless roaming the streets of this Nation’s Capital.
She  hails from Lapaz, Iloilo City and
Fabrica, Negros Occidental. Her regular weekly "Feed the Homeless"
schedule outside the Center for Creative Non‑Violence (CCNV)‑‑ a Homeless
Shelter in Washington DC ‑‑‑ is a personal commitment she fulfills religiously
for the past ten years.
An active
member of [...]

Hail to the Manila Mail?s army of volunteers

In the past, many have been reluctant to
venture into this field mainly because while there were many Filipino
publications in both the East and West Coast of the United States, there was no
publication that ever survived for so long in the Washington metropolitan area.
Many have died a natural death because there was a lack of determination [...]