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No Immunity For Baja

No Immunity For Baja »

By Joseph G. Lariosa CHICAGO – “Employment of a domestic worker whose duties are limited to fulfilling the personal household needs of a diplomat and his family is a private act that is not ‘performed on...

July 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Israel hails RP for saving Jews

Israel hails RP for saving Jews »

TEL AVIV – Israel will unveil on June 21 at the Rishon Lezion Holocaust Park in Israel the Open Doors monument as a thank you to the Philippines for allowing more than 1,000 Jews fleeing...

June 29 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Act to Control ‘Land Grab’ by Rich Nations

Act to Control ‘Land Grab’ by Rich Nations »

By Jose Katigbak WASHINGTON – Determined to guarantee their food supplies wealthy food-importing countries are increasing investments in farmland in developing countries like the Philippines, necessitating some form of international code of conduct to ensure an...

June 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Philippine News

Sexy ads affect traffic! »

Sexy ads affect traffic!

MANILA – Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has blamed the traffic slowdown on sexy billboards. “If there is no vehicular accident, then chances...

Jul 3 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Free Vagni, Pope ask Abu Sayyaf »

Free Vagni, Pope ask Abu Sayyaf

Pope Benedict XVI June 25 for the release of all those held in conflict zones and in particular, Eugenio Vagni, an Italian Red Cross...

Jul 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »

RP has high income inequality »

RP has high income inequality

The Philippines must “work for the poor” as it works to grow the economy, World Bank Country Director Bert Hofman said during the launch...

Jul 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »

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US News

ICE Puts Pinoy Doctors’ Mug Shots On Web »

ICE Puts Pinoy Doctors’ Mug Shots On Web

MILWAUKEE – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made Filipino Doctors Jefferson and Elnora Calimlim examples of what happens to anyone who engages in human trafficking. The Ice website prominently displays the mug shots of the two doctors who were recently re-sentenced to six...

Jul 3 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Immig reformers press their case »

Immig reformers press their case

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Immigration Reform Movement composed of immigrants, labor unions, business, religious groups, and civil rights organizations held a summit here this month and launched a nationwide campaign to force Congress to act on an immigration reform bill. It said they managed to...

Jul 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Rich Filipinos sign up for NY Marathon »

Rich Filipinos sign up for NY Marathon

NEW YORK – Lance Gokongwei, his cousin Bobby Go, and Harry Tan Jr. will lead the pack of 19 VIP clients of ING who will join this year’s New York Marathon, held annually on All Saints’ Day. A total of 52 runners from the Philippines...

Jul 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Editorial

A warning from Arroyo? »

A warning from Arroyo? President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her message to Filipinos around the world on the 111th anniversary of Philippine...

Jun 17 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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Vol. XVIII, No. 15

Vol. XVIII, No. 15

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Kibitzer's Corner

Not so free enterprise

Not so free enterprise

By J.G. Azarcon, Esq. Pres. Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has nationalized his country’s oil industry. Government control of business is a stab at the heart of the free enterprise system which is regarded in...

Jun 18, 2009 / More »

Street Talk

Breaking the glass ceiling

Breaking the glass ceiling

By Greg B. Macabenta SAN FRANCISCO. In America, the “glass ceiling” refers to the point considered beyond the reach of immigrants and ethnic minorities such as becoming CEO of a Fortune 500 firm. Breaking...

Jun 21, 2009 / More »

Kutitap

Happy 100th Birthday

Happy 100th Birthday

By Becky Pagsibingan I did not want to miss this birthday party. I have never met a 100 year-old person in my life. The honoree was Bernardo Corpus from College Park, Maryland, the...

Jun 3, 2009 / More »

Nestor Mata

The ‘kangaroo trial’

The ‘kangaroo trial’

MANILA The long knives of Manny Villar’s political tormentors are out, of all places, inside the august hall of the Philippine Senate. All of them belong to the majority bloc in the chamber, and they...

Jun 3, 2009 / More »

Notebook

Persistent joke

Persistent joke

By Juan Mercado CEBU CITY – “There’s a persistent rumor that we’ll have elections in 2010,” This wisecrack ricochets from newsrooms to kapihans. Without fail, the joke triggers cynical laughter. It stems...

Jun 22, 2009 / More »

Our Town

Storm Warnings

Storm Warnings

By Jon Melegrito There was something more ominous than the thunderstorms that hit our area last week, prompting severe weather warnings throughout the region. It was the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. As the...

Jun 21, 2009 / More »

Real Deal

Loan Modification Process

Loan Modification Process

By Jocelyn P. Porteria Under President Obama’s Home Affordability and Stability Program, a lot of homeowners were able to keep their homes and modify their loan for more affordable monthly payments. Where do you...

Jun 2, 2009 / More »
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