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Overpopulation and the Catholic Church

Senator Noynoy Aquino leads in all the presidential polls that have been taken in the Philippines in the last month, receiving more preferential votes than all his opponents combined. Full story

Filipino American History Month

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CALIFORNIA, United States—If you google "Chinese American History Month" or "Japanese American History Month," the search engine will direct you to "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month," enacted into law on October 28, 1992 to honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans and their contributions to the US.

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The first Nobel prez winner

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While US Prez Barack Obama's selection as winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has been panned as “premature adulation” by many pundits including the Philippine Daily Inquirer, there has been no discussion of the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the first US president to receive it.

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US solon vows help for RP over typhoons

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States—The congresswoman of the district with the largest population of Filipinos in the continental US assured that the US will do its part to support typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines and will reduce the carbon emissions that are causing climate change.

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422 years ago

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Historical records do not cite the names of any of the “Luzon Indios” aboard the Nuestra Senora de Buena Esperanza when it landed in Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587.

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First Filipinos to set foot in California

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Almost a century after Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the Bahamas Islands on October 12, 1492 and claimed for the king of Spain what would later be called “the Americas,” Spanish Captain Pedro De Unamuno “discovered” California on the other side of the continent.

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