JDV complains of vendetta
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Ex-Speaker Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. decried yesterday what he described as the “continuing vendetta” Read more
2 HK Pinays jump to death
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The DFA has confirmed reports that two Pinay domestic helpers in Hong Kong jumped Read more
RP acts to save OFW facing death
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is acting to spare the life of May Vecina, an Overseas Filipino Worker, Read more
Erap, Cory greet GMA on her 61st birthday
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
During a thanksgiving Mass on the eve of her 61st birthday here, Arroyo led a prayer to the Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast day falls on the first Saturday of each month. Arroyo’s birthday actually falls on April 5, the first Saturday of this month. (It was on a “Sabado de Gloria” that she was born, hence the name given her.)
Former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Cory Aquino individually sent their birthday greetings to Mrs. Arroyo. Estrada conveyed the greetings through Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye. Estrada and Bunye are both celebrating their birthdays on April 19. Read more
Immigration lawyer sentenced
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO - Another founding partner in one of the largest law firms in the West Coast popular with Filipinos was Read more
SF ’sanctuary city’ campaign
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Tom Ammiano has launched a public awareness campaign Read more
MPI global meet on immigration
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Previewing the Global Forum meeting, the Migration Policy Institute will host a discussion on April 14th focusing on the Read more
Mabuhay ang Papa!
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We join the nation in extending our “Mabuhay” (Long Live) greetings to Pope Benedict XVI when he arrives in Washington D.C. on April 15 for a 4-day visit.
This is a historic occasion for Filipino American Catholics in the area. It will the first time that they will be participating as a distinct group in welcoming the Pope to the nation’s capital, his first visit to the United States since his elevation to the papacy in the Vatican three years ago. In previous visits by other Popes to DC, the Filipino American Catholic groups in the area were hardly visible. They remained in the background because they were hardly a cohesive group. Read more
Philippine central bank holds rates despite inflation pressures
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippine central bank on Thursday announced that it will keep the overnight interest rates unchanged even though the country faces growing inflation pressures. In a notice posted on its website, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said its stance of mone… Read more
In rice crisis, Philippines remains confident to control budget deficit
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Despite a boost in government spending to harness ongoing rice crisis, the Philippine government says it is optimistic about achieving its goal of wiping out budget deficit at the end of the year, a national newspaper reported Thursday. Finance Undersecret… Read more
‘Desperate Housewives,’ Revisited
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jon Melegrito
Remember last year’s premier episode of ‘Desperate Housewives’ that prompted a firestorm of protest from the Read more
‘The Devil in Corruption’
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Nestor Mata
MANILA-Who exactly is accountable for the shameless level of corruption in the Philippines today? Read more
No Rice Crisis
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Greg B. Macabenta
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has reassured the Filipino people that there is no rice crisis. Ergo, there is none. After all, would Arroyo lie to us? Read more
A masterful production
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Dino Dela Rosa
When “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” premiered on Broadway years ago, it won seven Tony awards, including best Read more
The Bird’s Nest on the Tree
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Becky Pagsibingan
There’s a bird’s nest on the tree in front of our house. I was not aware the birds built their abode there. It Read more
