Hate unmasked in America
by Anna Almendrala “You are the most selfish f—ing people on the planet.” I jerked my head to the left, where I saw a neighbor glaring at us from his…
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The Global Interfaith Dialogue
Last Monday, May 23, our nation joined our Muslim brothers in the Philippines and around the world in celebrating the Eid al-Fitr, or “Festival of the Breaking the Fast,” which…
Over 100,000 deaths in the United States: Let the true American spirit move us to win this war against the pandemic
100,000. That is the number of Americans who lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic, as of the afternoon of Wednesday, May 27. Add to this, 40 million jobless Americans….
Protect yourself from COVID-19: Stop smoking and vaping now
By Elisa Tong, MD, MS, Associate professor of internal medicine, University of California, Davis Doctors like me and many other health professionals are working to treat sick patients for the…
Sen. Rosen: We must stop discrimination and hate crimes connected to COVID-19
By Senator Jacky Rosen Since the COVID-19 crisis began, Americans and Nevadans alike have experienced tremendous loss and heartbreak. In addition to losing loved ones, we’re also seeing small businesses…
Christian leaders call out Trump for putting politics over public health: We don’t need to open churches to practice our faith. We will wait.
WITHOUT the constitutional authority to do so, President Donald Trump on Friday, May 22 “ordered” state leaders to allow churches and places of worship to open immediately, starting last Sunday….
Dear Filipinos in America, do NOT flock churches without social distancing as Trump wants you to do. Our merciful God understands.
FILIPINOS, wherever we may be, are some of the most religious and devoted Christians in the world. We find both joy and solace when we go to church to worship…
Solidarity and Cooperation in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Remarks of Former Speaker JOSE DE VENECIA, Founding Chairman and Chairman of Standing Committee, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Co-Chairman, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP); Special…
Sen. Harris and Assemblymember Bonta: Standing up for the AAPI community amid America’s leadership crisis
By Sen. Kamala Harris and Assemblymember Rob Bonta We are in a crisis — one that requires unifying leadership. But that’s not what we are getting from the president of…
Donald Trump may be the most dangerous president ever of our time. Don’t follow his lead for your safety.
WHAT should America do when Donald Trump, the president of the United States, undermines and violates the guidelines of the very health agencies and regulators of the American government especially…
Imagine a pandemic lockdown with no TV, smartphone or Facebook
My wife and I have been attending Holy Mass on our laptop for more than two months now because of the coronavirus pandemic. Both of us being in our 80s,…
Study: Areas in the US that do not adhere to any social distancing policies face 35 times more cases of COVID-19
WHAT should Americans do when the very leader of our nation goes against the facts, scientific studies, and the advice of health officials as the nation and the world continue…
What is good for the White House should be good for all of America before asking people to safely return to work
SCARED to go back to work in fear of being infected by the deadly COVID-19? This is what is happening now in the White House after two people working close…
Old networks never die, they get resurrected
ABS-CBN signed off after its franchise expired on May 4, 2020. Actually, the franchise was left to expire by the Philippine House of Representatives that preferred to second-guess President Rodrigo…
Sifting through the blame game and misinformation about the Duterte administration’s shutdown of ABS-CBN
DURA LEX, SED LEX. “The law is harsh, but it is the law” and should, therefore, be executed and followed. I have heard this principle more than a thousand times…
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade
THERE is a saying, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” In other words, you try to make the best out of what fate has given you. Jessica Cox, a…
PH government’s shutdown of ABS-CBN: Déjà vu of martial law’s chilling effect on a free, independent press
IN THE TIME when the global community is attacked by the coronavirus pandemic — an invisible enemy that has killed more than 251,580 people and infected over 3,584,174 — we…
Court rules Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order does not infringe on the constitutional rights of residents
WHAT is happening in Michigan is a microcosm of what is happening in our country, and perhaps, around the world, in this global war against the coronavirus pandemic. As of…
Learning a lesson from Noah
HOW long will the coronavirus pandemic continue to scourge the world? We can only guess, based on empirical experience. Did God say how long the world would remain flooded and…
Pope Francis warns of a deadlier virus spreading: selfish indifference
THE coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 213,824 people in the world, and has changed life as we knew it before its spread was initially reported in January 2020. In…
Coronavirus beyond statistics: For each death, a family grieves, a dream is buried, the story of a generation ends
AMID the debate about continuing social distancing or re-opening the United States for business Amid the President of the United States Donald Trump undermining the advice of scientists and health…
Protect yourself from COVID-19: Stop smoking and vaping now
By Elisa Tong, MD, MS, Associate professor of internal medicine, University of California, Davis DOCTORS like me and many other health professionals are working to treat sick patients for the…
A generation of crisis and opportunities
In his book, “The Greatest Generation,” journalist Tom Brokaw extolled those born in the 1900s and up to the 1920s, relating how they survived the Great Depression, fought and won…
Las Vegas’ essential workers deserve a living wage
By Evelyn Rafael Seeing the insensitive article recently published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal took me back to my childhood and watching my mother struggle to feed our family of…
The front line against COVID-19 in the US: APA and Filipino nurses
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) doctors, nurses, and health care workers alike are now at the front line against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The rapidly growing…
CDC director warns of deadlier second virus wave this winter as many GOP-led states open despite uptick in cases
WE are in a war against the coronavirus infection. After bragging he is a “wartime president,” we would think President Donald Trump would finally unite the country in leading us…
Trump uses taxpayer-funded daily coronavirus briefing to rewrite history, attack political opponents and campaign for re-election
ENOUGH! President Donald Trump has been abusing the daily coronavirus briefings, which are paid for using taxpayers’ money in lieu of his campaign rallies he laments he cannot hold because…
Trump claims total authority and wants to open America on May 1 contrary to advice from health officials in America and governors’ safety assessment
TOTAL AUTHORITY is what President Donald Trump now claims in relaxing the social distancing and other safety measures in place and in pushing to reopen the United States for business…
The origin, meaning and tradition of Easter: What is the significance of this holiday to you?
FOR us Catholic Christians, Easter means the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after His agony and death in the cross — the fulfillment of the prophecy…
Think positive
Hopefully, none of our readers is positive for COVID-19. Nonetheless, I suggest that each one of us should think positively — meaning, we should consider ourselves positive for the disease….