Category: Features
Covering the week’s most noteworthy feature stories impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Kababayans’ comments on the challenges of raising and disciplining kids in America
A WHILE back, I wrote about the dilemma many Filipinos face as they raise their young children in America. Many of us who grew up in the Philippines shared the…
Aquino has failed the test of leadership
WHEN Noynoy Aquino blunted a Tacloban businessman’s complaint that he had been threatened by looters at the height of the Yolanda disaster, by declaring, “You are still alive, aren’t you?”…
Cutting back
GLOBALIZATION is slowly taking its toll on countries such as China and the United States, considered two of the largest consumers of fossil fuels that pollute the atmosphere and cause…
Could Obama use executive action on immigration this coming week?
SOONER than previously reported, President Barack Obama’s much anticipated unilateral measure to fix America’s broken immigration system will reportedly be announced this coming week, instead of mid-December. This is according…
Should Obama use executive power on immigration despite Republicans’ threat?
WHEN will President Barack Obama fulfill his promise as a presidential candidate that he would reform America’s broken immigration system? This is the question many kababayans ask, along with the…
Establishing the American Dream of homeownership for all Asian Americans
Every study has demonstrated that our nation’s twenty million Asian Americans seek the American Dream of homeownership. Among many Asian American groups, including Filipino Americans and Vietnamese Americans, the percentage…
Resilience
A YEAR ago, the Philippines welcomed an unwanted visitor. Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) with winds up to 235 kilometers per hour and a tsunami-like storm surge ravaged most…
Will the Republicans’ win over the Democrats in the Midterm Elections be good for America?
The 2014 Midterm Elections are over and the balance of power has tilted in favor of the Republicans. The Grand Old Party (GOP) now controls both the House of Representatives…
Social media, the New Roman Colosseum
The other day, I came upon a shocking news headline on FaceBook, “George W. Bush Arrested for Cocaine Possession.” It was datelined Dallas, Texas, July 24, 2014. Intrigued, I read…
Overlooked
IN most modern societies, politics depend on media for publicity, to encourage supporters and votes. On the other hand, journalists rely on politics to provide them with news to keep…
Remembering my late dad and the bayanihan that saved my family
ALL Saints’ and All Souls’ Days give us Christians the time to pause for a while, to be silent, and remember the people we love who have gone before us….
California’s climate policies put money in your pocket
Do you look closely at your electricity bill? If you don’t, you might have missed something important. California’s policies to clean our air and combat climate change literally put money…
Filipino American leaders debunk misconception that votes don’t count
JUST one week heading to the November 4 midterm elections, a new CNN/ORC international poll revealed that 70 percent of Americans are angry with the country’s direction, and 53 percent…
Make your voices heard on November 4!
In a few days, voters in California will exercise their democratic rights. This year, in addition to selecting political leaders, Californians will decide on no fewer than six statewide propositions…
Are you happy with how the teleserye ‘Ikaw Lamang’ ended?: The Fil-Ams’ verdict
KABABAYANS from all over the world shared one common experience last Friday, October 24: watching the finale of “Ikaw Lamang,” as this top-rating teleserye of ABS-CBN came “full circle,” and…
Kababayans' reactions to the alleged murder of Jennifer Laude by US Marine suspect
THE brutal murder of transgender Filipina Jennifer Laude has galvanized protests among kababayans from coast to coast here in the United States on two fronts: against the Visiting Forces Agreement…
Nognog vs. Utak-haciendero
THE trouble with hiring “creative” advertising and PR geniuses for one’s political campaign is that they can get carried away by their creativity. Take the Liberal Party’s demolition strategy against…
Profitable
WHEN IT comes to travel and leisure, politicking should be set aside. Tourism is an ideal, if not obvious, source of growth for a country teeming with natural resources, renowned…
Do you agree with PNoy who said despite Laude’s murder, VFA should not be scrapped?
THE murder of transgender Filipina Jennifer Laude in Olangapo City last October 11, allegedly by US Marine Joseph Pemberton, has added fuel to the fire of nationalist activists who continue…
The Untapped Asian American Swing Vote
WITH less than two weeks until the 2014-midterm elections, many races are still undecided. What many political leaders have failed to recognize is that there is a large, yet relatively…
Exasperated
IN any business, feedback is an essential tool in determining success. A good businessman would know that for his business to really succeed, he must know what his customer base…
Alay ng TFC: ASAP LIVE sa LA and a Balitang America Award
BLESSINGS continue to pour in for The Filipino Channel’s 20th year celebration with the opportunity to give back to all our kapamilyas in North America. Just last Tuesday, TFC’s daily…
Taken for granted
MY San Francisco Bay Area colleague and dear friend, Rodel Rodis, has just written an opinion piece in the Philippine Daily Inquirer entitled, “A sometimes clueless president.” It bewails what,…
Recognition
LAND of the free, home of the brave and a nation of immigrants. In one of his Independence Day speeches, Pres. Barack Obama said that immigration makes America stronger. “Immigration…