Philippine firm brings old WWII jeeps back to life

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment


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More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday. The tropical southeast Asian archipelago is the sole host to 1,137 an… Read more

Troops sent to southern Philippines as attacks rise: military

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hundreds of troops have been sent to the southern Philippines to tackle a rapid rise in communist guerrilla attacks on civilian targets, the military said Tuesday. A battalion of mechanised infantry — about 500 soldiers with tanks and armoured vehicl… Read more

Obama’s problem

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Filipino Americans in the greater Washington D.C. area are watching whether or not the rabid supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton would switch their allegiance to Sen. Barack Obama, the victor in the Democratic presidential race. Read more

Filam doctor fined for beating ex-stripper

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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HACKENSACK, New Jersey - A jury on June 28 ordered a Filipino American cardiologist to pay a nominal $20,000 fee to a former stripper who sued him for beating her at the end of a relationship that started in a strip club.
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‘He’s accountable’ - Campbell

July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Text and photo by Bing C. Branigin
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - “I just pray that one day he will find God in his life, repent and have remorse for his evil actions.”
This was the reaction of Mrs. Linda Campbell to the June 30 sentencing by a Philippine court of the killer of her daughter, Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell in Ifugao last year. Read more