Our worth as Filipinos
We are part of the diaspora, trying to achieve a better life not only for ourselves, but also for our families and country. There are more than 11 million overseas…
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The bigger picture
THE United States government has been morphing strategies to extend its help to ease American homeowners’ burden on foreclosures. Efforts from the Bush administration, the Federal government, and Congressional democrats…
American football, Filipino style
ALTHOUGH American football is not really a popular sport in the Philippines, Filipinos who have lived in the United States have slowly learned to appreciate it. In fact, just last…
Asian Americans’ votes matter
ASIAN Americans and Pacific Islanders make up more than 5 percent of the total population of the United States. Approximately, there are 7 million AAPIs who are eligible to cast…
It matters where we stand
LAST October 15, the third and final presidential debate before the US Presidential elections on November 4 took place at the Hofstra University. Sen. Barack Obama (Democrat) and Sen. John…
Yes or no: Choosing the right proposition
Making a decision, especially something you know will affect your life in the long-term is difficult and requires serious thinking. However, with a number of propositions up over Californians’ heads,…
One more time, Charice
With the whirlwind of events happening in Charice’s life in the past few months, one would think that she’d be overexposed to the public and this shooting star would dim…
Recognizing the Filipino spirit
HISTORY has somewhat depicted certain Filipinos as rebels like Macario Sakay, or in much earlier years, Philip Vera Cruz, who was a Filipino American labor leader, farm worker and a…
Running for RP’s next president
ONE could only imagine the stress and responsibilities attached to being a leader of a country. So for a number of people, it is a question why one would even…
Are we ready for a change?
THE federalization of the Philippines has been a much talked about debate today, that we need to skim off the opinions of people to get to the essence of it. …
A nation rich in history
AUTHOR and Pulitzer Prize winner David C. McCullough once said, “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way…