Focus on Filipino American Organizations
May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Maurese Oteyza Owens
Alpha Phi Omega (Phils) District of Columbia Alumni Association (APODCAA)
Ferdi Gomez, current APODCAA president, speaks with a glint in his eye that carries intensity. When asked what project APODCAA Read more
UN adopts RP report on ‘rights’
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MANILA = The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted its report on the Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines, where several countries noted positively the measures taken by the government of President Arroyo in improving human rights in Read more
Jamby left out of will, Collantes gets mansion
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Economics in Santa Banana
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Greg B. Macabenta
According to historians, the reason the Central American Republic of Read more
The grand deception
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Nestor Mata
MANILA-Gloria Arroyo, who has deceived the Filipino people for more than seven Read more
High Noon in Washington
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By Jon Melegrit
When the news came shortly after 12 noon on Thursday, April Read more
European officials and businessmen urge Philippines to improve business climate
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European officials and businessmen have urged the Philippine government to improve the business climate in the country to attract investment from Europe, reported a local daily, the Philippine Star, on Friday. The report said participants at the European C… Read more
Philippine Coast Guard aims at zero casual in typhoon season
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The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it is aiming at the goal of zero casualty in the upcoming typhoon season of the country, reported local television network GMA News. Acting Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they are monitori… Read more
Tropical storm “Rammasun” gains strength, moves northward off Philippines
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Tropical storm “Rammasun”, locally called “Butchoy”, continued to gain strength Friday as it was moving northward in the high seas east to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of… Read more
Philippine export drops by 6.8 percent in March
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The Philippines’ export dropped by 6. 8 percent in March compared with the same month last year to stand at 4.181 billion U.S. dollars, said the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday. The decrease is due to weak electronics shipments abroad and reduced s… Read more
Philippines hunts down 5 British men for pedophile crimes
May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippine authorities have launched a manhunt against five British men accused of pedophile crimes, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration said Thursday. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the five British men were charged of sexually moles… Read more
Boom time for Philippine banana plantations
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Crop dusters skim like dragonflies above the low green canopy of the banana plantantions stretching as far as the eye can see on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The intrepid landowners of the coastal plains and low lying hills around the D… Read more
UN warns of food crisis
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UNITED NATIONS = UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the rapidly escalating global food crisis has reached emergency proportions and Read more
$1.2-B remitted in March
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MANILA = Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose at a faster pace Read more
88.5-M Filipinos and still growing…
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