Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Business book launch in DC
On January 28th, the Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) released its highly anticipated
Archive for February, 2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
OFW fired for not using toilet paper
MANILA - Filipinos around the world are rallying behind a Filipino contract worker in Townsville, Australia who was fired by his employer last month for using water instead of toilet paper.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Arroyo’s Bahrein visit ’successful’
MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahraini Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa said Feb. 4 that the 2-day visit of President Gloria Arroyo to the kingdom was “very successful.”
In a chance interview at the Royal Terminal of the Bahrain International Airport, Shaikh Khalifa said the President’s visit further strengthened the labor, diplomatic and economic relations between [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
GMA-TV Pinoy Life now in DC
If you live in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. and you’re a fan of Filipino TV, cable provider RCN has some special news for you. Two of the most exciting and popular Filipino
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Asian art auction set in Towson U
The Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University will hold a “Once in a Blue Moon” benefit and art
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Escudero at WB/IMF association meet
Sen. Francis J. Escudero was the guest speaker at the World Bank Group/IMF Filipino Association
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Baja seeks NY case dismissal
NEW YORK - Salvador E. tuy, Jr., the lawyer of former Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Liboon Baja, Jr. has asked Judge Victor Marrero of the United District Court of Southern District here to dismiss the case against his client for forced labor, trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery and involuntary servitude.
He said [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Gaa lauds Filams’ contribution to RP
Ambassador Willy C. Gaa is echoing the call of first generation Filipino American Congressman Steve
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Absent voters start registration Feb. 1
Los Angeles Consul General Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon has asked qualified Filipino citizens to register to vote for the May 10, 2010 presidential elections.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Danga named head of printing office
President Arroyo’s appointment of retired Rear Admiral Tirso Danga as head of the National Printing Office
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Cha cha still alive and well
Despite widespread public opposition to Charter Change, a House committee has adopted Speaker
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Judas’ Chromosomes
By Juan Mercado
MANILA- Wall Street executives ladled themselves $18.4 billion in bonuses as they fired staff and cadged
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Katipunan marks People Power
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Katipunan, a Filipino American organization here, held a Peoples’ Power
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Filam grandma’s culture passion
CALIFORNIA - Lanz Christian Bañes, a Times-Herald staff writer, says Mary Ann Myers, who is of Filipino descent, typifies the country built by many nations.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Alabama Filams help poor Filipino boy walk again
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Filipino American community here has helped a crippled poor boy from San Pablo island in the Philippines to walk again.
Through the effort of the Filipino Society of Greater Birmingham, 11-year-old Robert Papong, flew here from the Philippines escorted by a nurse nine months ago courtesy of Northwest Airlines. The community then [...]