Arroyo-Obama meeting ‘a triumph for Filipinos’

" MANILA (3rd Update) -- Malacañang said Friday that the historic meeting between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and United States President Barack Obama is a triumph for all Filipinos. "It's a historic...

OFWs in Afghanistan crash defied ban - OWWA

" MANILA, Philippines - The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to war-torn countries, the Overseas Workers’  ...

Fidel Ramos, Former President of the Philippines Visits Virginia

The former president of the Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos, visited the Hampton Roads area of Virginia last week.  On May 14, 2009 he arrived at the Norfolk Virginia airport, and was immediately shuttled to...

Japanese Teen Chooses Homeland Over Parents In Deportation Case

Thirteen-year-old Japanese teen of Filipino descent Noriko Calderon had to face a tough choice as the result of a deportation scandal that affected her family. Her parents have illegally immigrated to Japan from...

O Brother Where Art Thou? Part 3

The 69 million peso question Money, the root of all evil Let me tell you a tale of greed and corruption. This is a story of a televangelist who managed to take control of church properties worth 69 million pesos...

Smile!

I have learned the value to smile the same way the Filipino’s do its not an art but a state of mind.  The world is full of problems mostly caused by the elite society in each and every country. But the...

Somali pirates release 21 Filipino crewmen

Twenty-one Filipino seafarers aboard a Japanese owned carrier were released by suspected Somali pirates,  The release of the 21 came two days after seven other Filipino sailors were freed. M/V African Sanderling, which was hijacked October 16 last year, was released...

'Kali' The beautiful and deadly Filipino Martial Arts

'Kali' The beautiful and deadly Filipino Martial Arts" In the Philippines, one need not become a brown or blackbelt to study the classical weapons... On the contrary, the weapons take precedence over the unarmed...

Fil-Am Community Welcomes Christmas Season

Celebrations begin on December 16 with a series of nine pre-dawn Masses (Misa de Gallo) and continue through Three Kings Day on January 6. Misa de Gallo is a Spanish term that means "Mass of the Rooster" since...

Eli Soriano - O Brother Where Art Thou

“A flash in the pan!” When applied to a person, this idiom means the person rose to success and then disappears just as quickly. Such is what happened to Televangelist Eliseo Fernando Soriano. Hounded by a multitude of legal problems, the self-proclaimed “pantas” is...

590,000 Filipinos at risk of losing jobs

590,000 Filipinos at risk of losing jobs By Christine Avendaño Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 23:11:00 12/03/2008   ...

'Making music, making history' the first Fil-Am Symphony Orchestra

Filipinos are generally thought to be  a 'music lover'...  CYNTHIA DE CASTRO OF AJPRESS WROTE: "Los Angeles—Sometimes, the best of ideas are brought out from the least expected places. Asian...

‘Debt’ March

Malou Liwanag-Aguilar wrote:  This great nation owes last of our Filipino-American, a dept of gratitude. It's time America pays them back. It's a long march from Bataan to Capitol Hill. this is  their...

Fashionalism Challenges America's Global Fashion Dominance

Fashion earns big money around the world: The global clothing industry is estimated to be worth US $900 billion a year. For many decades, strong American brands have been the desired commodity for those looking to...

Social networks open doors to developers

ocial networks open doors to developers By Janie Christine Octia INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:42:00 11/09/2008 ...

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