Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Shipbuilding set in Sarangani
MAASIM, Sarangani — A Sarangani-based Filipino-owned company is bent on putting up a P250-million
Archive for April, 2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Fewer Pinoys immigrated
By Rodney J. Jaleco
WASHINGTON D.C. The number of Filipinos immigrating to the United States posted a significant decline last year, according to the latest Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report.
However, a separate DHS report released the same day showed the number of Filipino immigrants who became naturalized American citizens rose in 2008.
“Legal immigration increased 5 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Land of Promise
Shopping for potting soil at the Home Depot one Sunday, another Filipino shopper runs into me, pleasantly surprised. “I was hoping I’d find you here,” she says. “You gave me ampalaya last year and I’d like to ask for some seeds.”
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Obama shines in London
MANILA
AT the London summit of world leaders recently, President Barack Obama’s star glowed brightly. And at its closing, the POTUS proclaimed the event a “turning point” in the effort to reverse the global economic crisis.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
RP robotic team goes to Atlanta
HONOLULU - “Team Lagablab,” the lone Filipino team to the FIRST Robotics Competition who competed
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Loot couple face graft rap in Cebu
DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu - For allegedly amassing unexplained wealth, a Cebu town vice mayor and her
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Rescue operation for tutors set
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Crisis Management Committee (CMC) that addresses the kidnapping of three
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Pinoy dies way home to RP
CHICAGO, Illinois - Filipino American Roman C. Gonzales, Sr., 59, from New Jersey was on his way home to the Philippines March 11 where he planned to stay for good when he was stricken on board an American Airlines flight to Chicago.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Arroyo opens new Subic expressway
President Arroyo opened on Sunday, April 5, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway’s (SCTEX) Clark South
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Flower oil puts Tarlac on map
ANAO, Tarlac - Ylang-ylang essential oil is putting the municipality of Anao in Tarlac on the world map,
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
13 die, 12 hurt in Bulacan blast
STA. MARIA, Bulacan -Thirteen people were killed and 12 others were injured when a boiler overheated
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Wife of activist slain in Sorsogon
At the end of the International Women’s Month, another woman, a widow of a slain activist, became a
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Different kind of medical mission
RHODE ISLAND - A locally-based humanitarian group recently completed its 5th annual medical mission in the southwestern tip of Mindanao, specifically Zamboanga city. Called “Lingkod Timog” that translates to “Serving the poor in the Southern Philipiines”, the group attended to more than 2,000
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Batangas hails port facilities
SAN JUAN, Batangas - President Arroyo early this month inaugurated two important infrastructure