This was the question posed to me by a curious TV reporter on May 7, just three days after a stretch limousine traveling across the San Mateo Bridge carrying nine Filipino nurses to a bridal party suddenly burst into flames killing five of the occupants, including the bride.
Overseas Filipino voters can positively change the quality of Filipino leaders and the quality of Philippine government. In general, overseas voters cannot be bought or coerced.
On my first visit to the Philippines, well after my father and uncle died, I met my aunt for the first time.
The voice on the phone was distressed. The caller, Tala Rahal, was sobbing and could barely speak as she tried to explain that her mother was in trouble. The girl was 10.
Little notice has been given to the US Senate Bill known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013′s other provisions which allow for the immediate entry of family members of US citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who have been waiting for years for immigrant visas to be available to them.
Two pictures. One features an old man, sitting on a bed in a decrepit apartment.
Contrary to pre-election projections that most Filipino Americans were going to vote Republican last November, a multi-state exit poll found that the majority of Filipino American voters instead chose President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney.
Thank you for your letter, for insights that remind us why, despite all its problems, the Philippines has many things to offer the world.
Aging Filipino veterans seeking benefits for their World War II services have decided to take their case to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court had ruled against them, the veterans’ lawyer said.
It didn’t take long for it to become evident that finally having a Filipino in the California State Assembly would be a big deal for Filipinos in California and beyond.
“This is the year, this is the moment, this is history.”
One would hang out at a laundromat watching telenovelas. Another didn’t know the difference between a blouse and a skirt.
