Archive for March, 2009

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

A Memorable Birthday

This was the best one I’ve ever had. My wonderful hosts were Ambassador Willy and Mrs. Linda Gaa at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C. on February 20. I felt so very honored with their

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Afraid of People Power

MANILA
Without a doubt, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is afraid of a new “People Power” that would yank her out of the corridors of power and restore true democracy in this country, once more!

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

BEEF STEW, PINOY STYLE

(BEEF MECHADO)
This dish is influenced by the Spanish way of cooking which has been handed down from generation to generation.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Popularity versus reality

Will the oratory of President Barack Obama during the joint session of Congress last month help solve America’s serious problems?
This is the question that many Americans, including Filipinos, are asking now that he has proposed

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Filam is Finalist in DC Arts Awards

WASHINGTON DC - Filipino talent in the performing arts continues to gain recognition, with one Filipino artist named finalist for the Washington DC Mayor’s Arts Awards and his work selected for performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Jason Ignacio, a member of the critically-acclaimed City Dance Ensemble, was named finalist in [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Honeymoon over?

By Nestor Mata
MANILA
After 14 days in the White House, President Barack Obama told the American people in television interviews, in very un-presidential terms, he “screwed up” in his choice of two Cabinet appointees and economic programs.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Your credit scores

By Jocelyn Porteria
Credit score is the basic and most important factor in getting loans especially mortgage loans. It is usually ranked as excellent, average, fair and poor. Usually, excellent score is 750-840; average is 660-749, fair 620-659 and below 659 is considered poor.
If you are planning to buy a home and you know your credit [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

3.05-M Pinoys in US; 300,000 are Illegals.

Many LPRs are women
WASHINGTON D.C. - The American Community Survey (ACS) of the Census Bureau estimates that there are a total number of 3.05 million Filipinos in the United States as of the end of 2007. This figure comes close to the estimated 4 million that Filam organizations use to figure the total Filipino [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Vol. XVIII, No. 9

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

A deficit of decency

By Juan Mercado
Smudged truth smothers the controversy triggered by World Bank’s blacklisting of seven Filipino and Chinese firms. They rigged bids for road projects, the Bank’s Department of Institutional Integrity found.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

RP-born Filam wins 2nd term

HONOLULU, Hawaii -Makati-Born Joey Manahan, grandson of famous Manila TV talk show host Elvira Manahan, has won his second term as state representative of the 29th district (Kalihi and Sand Island) in the Hawaii state legislature. He was first elected in 2006. “I never thought I’d get into politics,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Smith’s Family Say They’ll Appeal His Case

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - The family of Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, 23, believes he is not guilty of rape and that he is just being made a tool of the leftists who are against the United States.
In an article published Feb. 8, 2009 by the “St. Louis Post Dispatch,” Donna Smith, mother of Daniel, [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Abus kidnap Sri Lankan Muslim

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Gunmen kidnapped a Sri Lankan Muslim working as a peace advocate in Basilan recently, officials said.
Jalil Omar, a Muslim preacher, was seized from his boarding house in Lamitan City before dawn and taken

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Dictionary reduces sentence of Michael R. Aquino

By Joseph G. Lariosa
CHICAGO, Illinois - Because the spying charges against former Filipino police officer Michael Ray B. Aquino was the first of its kind, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania turned to

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Filipina ballet dancer killed in road mishap

WASHINGTON D.C. - A Filipina member of the Washington Ballet Studio Company died Feb. 21 after she was hit by a car while crossing a street in Edgewood, Maryland.
The Filipina ballet dancer, Mary Saludares, 20, was fatally injured when she was hit by a southbound Impala car drivern by Robert Kane of Abingdon evening of [...]