Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino community in South America.
“I don’t want to be an ‘anti,’ against anybody. I simply want to be the builder of a great affirmation: the affirmation of God, who loves us and who wants to save us.” The words of Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed in 1980 by the military regime in El Salvador, still echo in the…
CUBA has begun releasing some of the 53 individuals the United States deems political prisoners, the State Department said, as part of the two nations’ agreement last month to normalize diplomatic relations. The government released 19-year-old twin brothers Diango Vargas Martin and Bianco Vargas Martin on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 7, Reuters reported. Both were arrested…
