By Melissa Singh SAN FRANCISCO — “Ituloy ang Laban!” (Continue the struggle) is now reverberating throughout the United States as Filipinos in America who are supporting the presidential tandem of Senators Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel “Mar” Roxas II have formed a national organization called US Pinoys for Noynoy-Mar (USP4NM) to boost the Liberal Party bets’… Read More »
The vibration in the air indicates the completion of many events. They are at hand. The completion will bring many changes in our lives and can affect the whole system of living in this constant changing world of ours. AVV110 Many are not that optimistic for the coming year, 2010, though national election will be… Read More »
Our top news story of the year 2009 is of course the Maguindanao massacre of November 23, the mass murder of some 57 innocent civilians including 31 journalists masterminded allegedly by one of the most powerful political warlords of Mindanao, a close ally of the lame duck president Gloria Arroyo. This brutal and heinous crime has earned the… Read More »
I was in a mall on Boxing Day morning and I was expecting hoards of people rushing for the big sales. I was kind of disappointed; there were not too many shoppers. The big announcement at the doors of the stores indicating 50 to 70% discounts were there but there were not too many passers by eyeing at… Read More »
For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for… Read More »
Every year Christmas comes to Christendom in unerring certainty. Symbolized by the Christ child, Christmas is for children. However, this red-letter day is likewise shared by the elders, for among them there would always be the feeling and thoughts of childhood and the children in them. Christmas for many of us, is the storehouse of our… Read More »
Hello 2010! Another year has gone. A fresh new year is here. For many people, a new year means a new approach to life, a renewed determination to solve continuing problems, a refreshed sense of perspective and opportunities. And yet for others, it’s another year of torment, another chance to keep repeating strategies that don’t work,… Read More »
KABANATA 40 ARAW NG PASASALAMAT Tapos na ang kanilang honeymoon. Nasa kani-kanilang tirahan na sila. Pagkatapos ng tatlong araw na pagpapahinga at bilang pagtupad sa utos ng kanyang ispesyalistang manggagamot bago sila umalis, si Carlo, kasama ang kanyang bagong maybahay ay nagpunta sa klinika nito upang muling magpa-check-up. Tulad nang dati ay binigyan siya nang complete medical check-up.… Read More »
CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Perhaps, one of the more visible faces of the Filipino culture at this time of the year that could eclipse Manny Pacquiao, CNN Hero of the Year Efren Penaflorida, the disastrous images of Typhoon Ondoy or the carnage of journalists or the high-level corruptions in the Arroyo government is no other than the Simbang… Read More »