Bush Extols Asians
May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON D.C. - President George W. Bush May 1 thanked Asian Pacific Americans for “helping make America a better place” Read more
Philippines might have landslides and floods in coming days: weather bureau
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A low-pressure area near Zambales, 100 kilometers northwest of Manila, could cause landslides and flash floods in areas around Manila and the central region of Visayas in coming days, said the Philippine weather authorities Tuesday. The low-pressure area w… Read more
Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 34 percent: government
May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippines recorded 9,176 cases of dengue fever nationwide from January 1 to April 5 this year, an increase of almost 34 percent over the same period last year, the health department said Saturday. Deaths due to dengue fever reached 108 in the ye… Read more
Jamby left out of will, Collantes gets mansion
May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
88.5-M Filipinos and still growing…
May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Despite rice shortage, US can meet RP need
May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON = The strong demand for rice overseas as well as its tight Read more
Erap’s wish: end to rice crisis, Cory recovery
May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
‘Post’ links RP poverty to high birth rates
May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In an article in the April 21 issue of the Post, correspondent Blaine Harden said that while there are many reasons why the Philippines is poor, “including feudal patterns of land ownership and corrupt government… there is a compelling link between family size and poverty.” The article was titled “Help Keep Filipinos in poverty: Contraceptives, Rejected by Government, are Unaffordable for Many in Majority-Catholic Nation.” Read more
U.S. SENATE OKAYS FILIPINO VETS’ BILL
May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jose Katigbak & Rodney J. Jaleco
WASHINGTON - The US Senate Thursday, April 24, voted to provide Filipino veterans monthly pensions for fighting for Uncle Sam in World War II, reversing a 62-year-old statute that had denied them GI benefits. Read more
Ateneo alumni meet in Chicago
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
CHICAGO =This city will be the site for the 8th All Ateneo Convention on July 3, 4, 5 and 6, 2008 (Thursday to Sunday) at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. It will be hosted by Ateneans - the alumni association of all the Ateneo graduates and graduates of other Jesuit schools, Read more
A Quadriplegic Filam Hero
April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For the past five years Jay was transferred from one army hospital to another to help him recover from his severe wounds and rehabilitation. He has since returned home and now lives with his parents, US Army sergeant (ret) Joseph Briseno, Sr. and Eva Marie Briseno who are both originally from Cavite in the Philippines. Read more
Japan might also pull out from peace monitoring mission in southern Philippines
April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After Malaysia decided to end its four-year peace monitoring mission in Mindanao, southern Philippines, Japan is reportedly contemplating of pulling out of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) there, a senior Philippine diplomat said on Sunday. The dipl…
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Erap, Cory greet GMA on her 61st birthday
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
During a thanksgiving Mass on the eve of her 61st birthday here, Arroyo led a prayer to the Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast day falls on the first Saturday of each month. Arroyo’s birthday actually falls on April 5, the first Saturday of this month. (It was on a “Sabado de Gloria” that she was born, hence the name given her.)
Former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Cory Aquino individually sent their birthday greetings to Mrs. Arroyo. Estrada conveyed the greetings through Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye. Estrada and Bunye are both celebrating their birthdays on April 19. Read more
US keeps eyes on Spratly deal
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON -. A ranking State Department official said a joint exploration agreement in the disputed Spratly Islands should be fair to all parties, even as the US keeps a close watch of developments in the South China Sea. Read more
Pinay lobbies in US against RP bill
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON D.C. – Eileen Macapanas-Cosby has been talking to lawmakers here, telling them about a little-known bill pending in the Philippine Congress that, she asserts, will pave the way for coercive population control in the Philippines. “Very few Filipino-Americans or even Americans related to Filipinos, who have friends that are Filipinos understand what is about to happen to the country,” Cosby said. She was referring to House Bill 17, otherwise known as the Reproductive Health Bill principally authored by Bicol Congressman Edcel Lagman. Read more
