By Jim Paredes – A lot of positivity and negativity, irrationality and sentimentalism characterize my generation, the generation before mine, and even the present one’s feelings when the topic of America comes up. (more…)
By Hector Pascua – In line with cultural promotion program of the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, parols (Philippine lanterns) from a Philippine province were again one of the main attractions of the ongoing Christkindlmarkt (Christmas market) in Vienna, Austria. (more…)
By Ian Williams
Laguna, Philippines – Robert Zeigler was a terrific host, bubbling with enthusiasm as he told me about the new varieties of rice that could bring enormous relief to the world’s poor. (more…)
A group of Filipino migrant teachers in the US have started to use a blog to express their various grievances against their recruiter.
“We gave all that we could, so we can start building a dream for ourselves and our families. We discovered however that the beautiful pictures that were painted in our imagination are not as what they seem to be. Now we discovered that the Recruitment and Placement Agency who we entrusted with our dreams is not acting with the best, or in fact not even a fraction, of our interests in mind,” stated the group called Concerned Filipino migrant teachers of Louisiana. (more…)
By Mia M. Gonzalez
There was an advance in public optimism in October, but only in a minority who believe their situation is better off now than last year and would improve further in 2009, according to Pulse Asia’s October 2008 Ulat ng Bayan national survey on its Quality of Life report(QOL) “Comparative State of the National Economy, and the American Financial Crisis.” (more…)
By Sara Fabunan – THE Philippines may be far from the current health nightmare in China, where melamine-tainted milk food is being blamed for the alarming rash of kidney problems in infants and children. (more…)
GMANews – Wesley So, the world’s youngest grandmaster, was more than willing to accept the challenge of facing a highly rated opponent. (more…)
