Displaying all posts for October, 2008

My take on the reproductive health bill

By Ruffy Biazon – For the first time in so many years and congresses, the debate on the Reproductive Health Bill has finally reached the Plenary. The debates are now raging, not just in the session hall but even in the media, with particular emphasis in print through the Read more »

Filipino Flavors

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Manila’s Magical, Misunderstood Cuisine By ROBYN ECKHARDT “But there’s no good food there!” friends told me as I prepared for a food-focused trip to Manila more than two years ago.

Pinoy charity conducts Filipino classes for Pinoy kids in UK

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By ROSE ECLARINAL LONDON, ENGLAND – The Philippine Centre, a Filipino charity organization based in Hounslow, West London has been conducting Filipino classes for over a decade now. The classes, which aim to promote and cultivate Filipino language for the benefit of the next generations of Pinoys in the United Read more »

I cannot change the past, but I will sure try to change the future for those kids!

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By Ronald de Jong – I cannot change the past, but i will sure try to change the future for those kids!? Strong words coming from a gentle woman. A woman with a great ambition and a positive attitude in life. Who is she?

Filipinos see job prospects in culinary schools

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By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines, which for decades has supplied the world with a steady stream of seafarers, nurses, caregivers and domestic helpers, is now exporting practitioners of a cutting-edge trade: chefs.

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