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Going to the Dogs

Perry Diaz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:19 +0000

With all the scandals and anomalies which have erupted during Gloria Arroyo’s tumultuous reign, it seems that the Philippines is going to the dogs or could it have gone already to the dogs. With a highly politicized military and an abjectly dysfunctional Congress, the Supreme Court appears to be the only branch of government that [...]

Yes we can! at Mile High

Hecky Villanueva — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:15:48 +0000

Last 28th August, St. Agustine’s Day, was historic not only for the United States, but possibly for the world. Barack Obama, son of a Kenyan scholar father and a white anthropologist mother from Kansas, became the first nominated person of color to run for the presidency of the United States. He accepted the nomination in [...]

Ninoy’s Faith

Rodel Rodis — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:46:10 +0000

Was it his fate or faith that led Ninoy Aquino to return back to the Philippines on August 21, 1983 knowing what awaited him upon arrival? Even as he wore a bullet-proof vest, Ninoy Aquino told the journalists accompanying him on China Airlines Flight 811 from Taipei that “you have to be ready with your camera [...]

Who Ordered Ninoy Killed?

Rodel Rodis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:38:13 +0000

[A documentary on the assassination of Ninoy Aquino, prepared by the Foundation for Worldwide People Power, will be shown on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 7:30 PM at the Veterans War Memorial (400 Van Ness Avenue) in San Francisco sponsored by the Ninoy Aquino Movement (NAM). You’re invited. Before the showing, you are also [...]

South China Sea Tinderbox

Perry Diaz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:12:55 +0000

In recent months, the oft-forgotten and misunderstood Spratly islands have taken center stage in a world of diminishing oil reserves and spiraling cost of oil. Why not? In my article, “The Spratly Betrayal (March 14, 2008),” I mentioned that it was estimated that there are about three trillion cubic feet of oil in the area. [...]

Where’s Pelosi?

Admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:36:56 +0000

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

Jay Fermin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:54:23 +0000

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 [...]

All in the Family

Perry Diaz — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:57:02 +0000

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 [...]

Honoring Thelma

Rodel Rodis — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:13:13 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The land of the midnight sun where the sun doesn’t set until past midnight was the perfect setting for the “25th anniversary” and 12th Biennial Conference of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel from July 3-5, 2008. Only a city with that many daylight hours [...]

What Did Gloria Accomplish During Her U.S. Visit

Perry Diaz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:51:25 +0000

President Gloria Arroyo Now that the dust has settled and the travelers have gone home, a lot of people are wondering what President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had accomplished during her 10-day visit to the land of milk and honey. Let’s start with her courtesy call to President George Bush last June 24, 2008. The White House and Malacanang [...]