Becoming an American
I FINALLY filed my application to be naturalized as an American. It only took me over 20 years… My first trip to America was with my mom and two siblings…
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BALITANG AMERICA: Duterte, Roxas top Fil-Am online poll after last debate
FOLLOWING the last presidential debate hosted by ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America” asked its viewers: “If the elections were held today, would you vote for to be…
Initiative
IN honor of Earth Day last Friday, April 22, international political, business and civil society leaders from 175 countries gathered at the United National Headquarters in New York for the…
Philippine Consulate assures Fil-Ams: your votes will count
WE have been urging Filipinos in America and elsewhere around the world to cast their votes and make their voices heard in deciding who will be the next president, vice…
Human rights abuses under Cory as bad as dictator’s record, according to Marcos critics’ own data
That conclusion is based on statistics on human rights abuses during the Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino regimes, presented in Richard Kessler’s book Rebellion and Repression in the Philippines (1989:…
Does anybody still believe in the surveys?
THE way the spate of public opinion polls on the forthcoming elections have been tarred and feathered in mainstream and social media should alarm the research companies that have been…
Fil-Am leader sues Comelec for violating overseas Filipino voters’ rights
KUDOS to Fil-Am community leader Loida Nicolas Lewis for calling out the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) over a resolution that she says is a violation of the Fil-Ams and…
Fundamental right
SINCE freeing itself from an authoritarian rule three decades ago, the Philippines has enjoyed the restoration of democracy and freedom. However, human rights issues remain prevalent in the country, challenging…
POLL RESULT: Bongbong, Leni top Fil-Am votes for VP
After the televised vice presidential debate in the Philippines, The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America” asked its viewers in an online poll: “If the elections were held today, whom…
‘Poe-quino’ secret pact sealed SC pro-Poe ruling
Deeply concerned about the developments in the Grace Poe Llamanzares case, highly reputable Malacañang sources have revealed that a private meeting between President B. S. Aquino 3rd and Mrs. Llamanzares…
The Kidapawan clash: A crisis of leadership
I can’t help comparing the clash of farmer-activists and PNP and government authorities in Kidapawan, North Cotabato with the oft-told anecdote about the three priests, a Dominican, a Franciscan and…
How to vote in the May Philippine elections
YOU care about the Philippines. You want the next president and vice-president to really lead the nation toward progress, peace, order. You want to see more employment opportunities in the…
Good luck, Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao
THIS Saturday, April 9, could be the last time we will be seeing and cheering for Manny Pacquiao fighting for the belt in the boxing ring. As his camp announced,…
Swing vote
WITH over 1.8 million Filipino overseas absentee voters across the world, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) strongly believes that these Filipinos will play a major role in influencing the results…
Candidate Poe is an inveterate liar
And I won’t even discuss her lies regarding the point in her life when she stopped being a US citizen, and when she established this country as her domicile, as…
Considering Merrick Garland’s SC nomination
On March 16, President Obama did his constitutional duty by nominating DC Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Now, it is the Senate’s turn. It is time…
Should we worry about a terrorist attack?
FOLLOWING the March 22 bombings in Brussels, Belgium, spokesmen of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines immediately issued official statements to the effect that there…
Wisconsin primary: Game changer in US politics?
HILLARY CLINTON and DONALD TRUMP—they are the front-runners in the Democratic and Republican races, respectively. But the voters in Wisconsin delivered a divergent verdict in their primary elections last Tuesday,…
Coincidence
DESPITE a stern warning by China, this year’s anticipated Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises among 9,000 American and Filipino forces, pushed through. The Balikatan exercises, which began this week, will feature…
The rise of Leni Robredo in the vice presidential race
THE race to the second-highest post in government is a must-follow in Philippine politics. Unlike in the United States where the president and his/her vice presidential pick are elected as…
E-politics
DESPITE the generally slow Internet connection and only half of its population having access to the World Wide Web, the Philippines has been tagged as a social media haven by…
A call to action: Implementation of AB199 and WWII in the PH in the history curriculum framework in California
Since 2014 Bataan Legacy Historical Society (BLHS) has been working with the California Department of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to implement AB199, a legislation passed in 2011 (Sponsored by…
Questions they never ask of Mrs. Llamanzares
Doomsday scenario at Ateneo While terrorist attacks in Brussels and Lahore occupied the world headlines, and suspected ISIS-trained jihadists were reported to have set up camp in Muslim Mindanao, a…
Will the real Grace Poe-Llamanzares please stand up?
RUDY Rosal lived in the squatters’ area across the creek from our house in Paranaque when I hired him as a driver. But he had lofty dreams for himself and…
Balitang America poll: Duterte surges among Fil-Ams
Roxas second, Poe third AFTER the March 20 Philippine presidential debate in Cebu, The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America” asked its viewers in an online poll: “If the Philippine…
Easter seeds of faith to live by
HAPPY EASTER! Where ever you may be in your journey of life — mourning in your Good Friday or rejoicing in anticipation of the fulfillment of God’s promise in resurrection…
AMLC debased under Aquino
AMLC COUNCIL, EXECUTIVES SHOULD RESIGN Set up in 2001 during President Gloria Arroyo’s term, it is only under President Benigno Aquino that the Anti Money Laundering Council (AMLC) along with …
President should secure Supreme Court that is diverse
President Obama, as is his right, has nominated to the US Supreme Court another white man from Harvard, Merrick Garland. Yet Mr. Garland is highly unlikely to ever be confirmed…
Observing Holy Week in the Jubilee Year of Mercy: What does this mean to Christians?
LAST DECEMBER 8, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Mercy of the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, inaugurating the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Mercy is defined as getting the…