Where’s Pelosi?

By Johnny Pecayo, Editor-in-Chief, Manila U.S. Times The U.S. Speaker of the House must step up and deal with the plight of the Filipino Veterans of World War II. For over six decades, the Filipino veterans who were commissioned by the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE) to fight for America, now estimated at [...]

BETERANO Exhibit launched at Consulate: Mayor Villaraigosa gives Support

Photos by Jay Fermin, Frontliners Media Group. All rights reserved. Los Angeles — The Frontliners Media Group (FMG) in cooperation with the Filipino-American Services Group Inc.(FASGI) launched the ‘BETERANO’ photo exhibit last July 8 at the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles. Honorable Consul General Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon cut the [...]

Opening Ceremony of the World Talent Championships at Universal City Walk

Photos by Albert Vargas, PinoyWired.com. All rights reserved. Hollywood, California (June 2008) – Cited as the official “World Talent Championships” for aspiring performers and entertainers – hundreds of singers, dancers, actors, jugglers and other (you name it) from all parts of the world, will compete in Hollywood, the entertainment capital of [...]

The Right Partner

My wife, Edna, and I will celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary this week. When we said “I do” to each other back in 1979, there were no guarantees our marriage would last. After all, in California, 50% of all marriages end in divorce so we had a 1 in 2 chance that our marriage would [...]

All in the Family

In an age where just about everything is powered by electrical energy, it is no wonder that the stage has been set for total — or perhaps absolute — control of the Philippines’ energy industry. The ongoing battle for control of Meralco — the country’s largest distributor of electric power — is just the tip of [...]