Filipinos in New York City staged a Philippine Independence Day parade on Madison Avenue last June 2 that rivalled big homeland festivities—complete with Ati-atihan, Dinagyang and Maskara street…
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Short and sweet were the speeches and long was the queue on the banquet table after a 115th Independence Day flag-raising ceremony on June 12 attended by over…
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The United Nations has forecast that the world’s population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025 and 9.6 billion in 2050, with most growth…
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Coming home to the land of his mother was a longtime dream of Lt. Vincent Mejia. When he finally did so, it was doubly joyful for the Filipino-American…
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Only five of the country’s universities, led by the University of the Philippines, made it to this year’s list of top 300 Asian universities ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds,…
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The Philippines’ second warship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16), has started its voyage to its new home from Charleston in South Carolina, USA. "BRP Ramon Alcaraz gets ready…
Jun 11 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Experts plug changing PH investment climate in confab »
“So, is there still corruption in the Philippines?” The Chinese self-proclaimed would-be investor asked the panel of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, consular staff and guests Friday at the “Latitude Longitude Emerging Markets” conference at the Philippine Consulate on June 14.…
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Fuming senators condemn ‘diplomatic sex scandal’ »
Senators strongly condemned on Wednesday the "sex-for-fly" scheme of Philippine embassy officials and employees in the Middle East, one calling it as "one of worst cases of exploitation that have befallen our OFW (overseas Filipino workers) women."…
Jun 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Allegedly abused OFWs will file raps but seek state protection »
The overseas Filipino workers who accused Philippine Embassy officials and personnel in the Middle East of sexual abuse are willing to come out and file complaints if government could guarantee their safety, the Migrante Partylist said.…
Jun 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Bello warns overseas labor exec of libel »
Akbayan Partylist Representative Walden Bello on Thursday warned Philippine Overseas Labor Office (Polo) in Amman, Jordan assistant labor attaché Mario Antonio of possible libel charges if the overseas welfare official continues to accuse him…
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Jinggoy Estrada threatens P1 budget for DFA, DOLE over sex scandal »
Acting Senate President Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada threatened Thursday to propose a P1 budget for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) if they fail to resolve…
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Overseas labor exec denies running sex ring »
"Please don't judge me." This was the appeal of overseas welfare officer Mario Antonio as he denied accusations that he was operating a prostitution ring using distressed Filipino workers in Jordan. …
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Jose Maria Sison: We will talk if gov’t shows sobriety, willingness »
Sobriety and the willingness to talk could break the deadlock on the peace negotiations between the Aquino administration and the communist insurgents, self-exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said on…
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Exploited Filipinos in US 7-11 stores OK, execs say »
Filipinos exploited in an immigrant-worker fraud by a United States chain of convenience stores are fine and expected to serve as witnesses in a case involving one of their compatriots and seven other foreigners,…
Jun 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Experts plug changing PH investment climate in confab »
“So, is there still corruption in the Philippines?” The Chinese self-proclaimed would-be investor asked the panel of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, consular staff and guests Friday at the “Latitude Longitude Emerging Markets” conference at the…
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