http://www.manilamaildc.net A Forthnightly Newspaper in Washington DC Sun, 11 May 2008 14:43:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Juan L. Mercado "No country in Asia has had more experience with democratic institutions,"Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/scorched-earth-politics/ WASHINGTON D.C. = Here's good news for Filipino women illegally in the US who have become victims of abuses at the hands of their employers.Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/abused-women-can-get-green-cards/ MANILA - Malaya newspaper said April 25 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is "set to go to the United States for a state visit on June 24-25."Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/arroyo-coming-to-dc/ A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippines movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imports. "Serbis," an edgy drama by Brillante Mendoza, is competing for the ...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/cannes-brings-cheer-to-ailing-philippines-film-industry/ Typhoon Rammasun maintained its strength toward northern Philippines while a new low-pressure area was spotted off central Philippines early Sunday, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 2 a.m....Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/typhoon-rammasun-maintains-strength-toward-northern-philippines/ 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...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/dengue-cases-in-philippines-rise-by-34-percent-government/ Philippine police have tracked down a British national in central Philippines two days after he went missing in the southern port city of Zamboanga, officials said. James David Rowe, described as a businessman, was reported missing after he failed to ...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/missing-briton-located-in-philippines/ Nelia Holgado, the Filipino maid stricken with cancer, who sought the aid of the Filipino American community so she can get a ticket to return home to die in her native land in January, passed away on April 11, 2008, according to Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC).Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/another-ofw-seeks-aid-holgado-dies/ by Maurese Oteyza Owens Alpha Phi Omega (Phils) District of Columbia Alumni Association (APODCAA) Ferdi Gomez, current APODCAA president, speaks with a glint in his eye that carries intensity. When asked what project APODCAAShare This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/focus-on-filipino-american-organizations/ MANILA = The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted its report on the Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines, where several countries noted positively the measures taken by the government of President Arroyo in improving human rights inShare This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/un-adopts-rp-report-on-rights/ [singlepic=181,250,381,,left]MANILA - An inheritance feud threatens to erupt over the fabulous fortune left by Consuelo "Chito" Madrigal-Collantes, with no less than her niece, Senator Maria Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal questioning her being left out in the last will and testament of the late billionaire.Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/jamby-left-out-of-will-collantes-gets-mansion/ Greg B. Macabenta According to historians, the reason the Central American Republic ofShare This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/economics-in-santa-banana/ Nestor Mata MANILA-Gloria Arroyo, who has deceived the Filipino people for more than sevenShare This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/the-grand-deception/ By Jon Melegrit When the news came shortly after 12 noon on Thursday, AprilShare This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/high-noon-in-washington/ European officials and businessmen have urged the Philippine government to improve the business climate in the country to attract investment from Europe, reported a local daily, the Philippine Star, on Friday. The report said participants at the European C...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/european-officials-and-businessmen-urge-philippines-to-improve-business-climate/ The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it is aiming at the goal of zero casualty in the upcoming typhoon season of the country, reported local television network GMA News. Acting Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they are monitori...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-coast-guard-aims-at-zero-casual-in-typhoon-season/ Tropical storm "Rammasun", locally called "Butchoy", continued to gain strength Friday as it was moving northward in the high seas east to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/tropical-storm-rammasun-gains-strength-moves-northward-off-philippines/ The Philippines' export dropped by 6. 8 percent in March compared with the same month last year to stand at 4.181 billion U.S. dollars, said the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday. The decrease is due to weak electronics shipments abroad and reduced s...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-export-drops-by-68-percent-in-march/ The Philippine authorities have launched a manhunt against five British men accused of pedophile crimes, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration said Thursday. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the five British men were charged of sexually moles...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/philippines-hunts-down-5-british-men-for-pedophile-crimes/ Crop dusters skim like dragonflies above the low green canopy of the banana plantantions stretching as far as the eye can see on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The intrepid landowners of the coastal plains and low lying hills around the D...Share This http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/boom-time-for-philippine-banana-plantations/