Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Caringal stressed no ransom was paid for Bossi’s release, which came after negotiations with the kidnappers he identified as former senior members of the MILF.
Caringal gave no further details but stressed the kidnappers were forced to give up Bossi after being constantly on the run to evade security forces.
He said Bossi’s release was the result [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The rating came as President Arroyo, in
her State of the Nation Address July 23, revealed a grandiose plan for
infrastructure development throughout the country. Fitch said those plans would
not materialize unless tax revenues increased. “In the absence of a significant
improvement in tax collection, it will not be possible for the Philippine
government to implement its ambitious and [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
"I promise to build on the trust. I believe that public service is noble and a necessary cause. I will redouble my efforts by upholding the strongest ethical standards," said Toloza, who is the first Filipino American to hold the post. Tolosa, from Pampanga, is a graduate of the University of Sto. Thomas in 1976 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A local resident reportedly found Strunk
at the parking lot already lifeless and bleeding before alerting the police.
The newspaper quoted police Sgt. Steve
Beukelman as saying that Strunk apparently committed suicide.
Though no one actually saw Strunk leap to
his death from his hotel room, Beukelman said there were indications that
Strunk took his own life.
Tracy Police Department Public
Information Officer [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The article said:
“Filipino teachers, who are trained in their home country according to U.S. education standards, have increasingly been entering local classrooms. Prince George’s County employs 110. Another 100 will arrive in the county the first week in August. They are hired at the school system’s starting salary of $43,481, nearly ten times what teachers [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This was the first time in history that the benefits for Filipino veterans reached the mark-up stage and approved by the Senate committee.
Philippine Ambassador Willy C. Gaa said it “marks a special and historic occasion in our long-standing quest for justice and equity for our brave and courageous Filipino [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
FABA-DC Metro is expecting to host over 3,000 or more guests, including players, family members, friends and officials in one of the largest assemblage of Filipino/American basketball players in North America
The tournament will be divided into 10 different divisions: Tykes (ages 10 & under); PeeWee (ages 11-12); Bantam (ages 13 to 14); Midget (ages [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The ad appealed to the public to “let the rule of law prevail.” But Estrada, under house arrest in Tanay, said a guilty verdict “is not the rule of law, but the rule of Malacanang."
He said the Arroyo administration was ‘covering up" for the pent-up public outrage over allegations of massive cheating in the May [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Keating was on a five-day visit as new commander of the Pacific Command.
Keating said the US military is focusing efforts on the defeat of the Abu Sayyaf. A number of US forces are in Mindanao to provide technical assistance in identifying whereabouts of terrorist leaders
in the region.
On the possible violation of Philippine sovereignty if they [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The Senate panel approved the level of funding for pensions from $300 up to $375 per month. Inouye said that under his bill, Filipino veterans would be officially restored to full veterans status, making them eligible for VA benefits and healthcare services that had been denied to them for more than 60 years.
Meanwhile, supporters of [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Butuyan is the first foreign, non-American graduate of the law school to be honored with the Fellowship. The Wasserstein family, which recently gave $25 million to fund Harvard’s new academic center, endowed the Harvard Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship to recognize exemplary lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public interest work and have made significant [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
With the defeat of the Senate bill, observers said it would take years before Congress could come up with another immigration bill. This means theestimated 12 million illegal aliens, including thousands of Filipinos, will have to remain in the shadows.
Supporters of S 1639 blamed President Bush for failing to get Republican senators to support a [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The Houston Chronicle described the reaction of Johnson to the verdict. “He had sat stonefaced throughout the day, the third in the punishment phase of his trial, staring at the top of the defense table. After the decision was read, Johnson gazed up and pressed his lips together. His eyes filled with tears. Then he [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
What happened after that incident had
irreversibly damaged Dr. Chua’s unblemished reputation for the rest of his
life. Dr. Chua and his supporters believe that he was unfairly treated — nay,
victimized! — by no less than the judicial system of the State of Georgia.
On September 13, 2006, after a lengthy
investigation, Camden County grand jury indicted Dr. Chua [...]