By Jose Rodel Clapano – “I’m done with the presidency in Malacañang. Now, I will be moving to the city hall of Manila.” Former President Joseph Estrada confirmed yesterday he is running for mayor of Manila in next year’s elections, but only for one term. Estrada drove his famous Read more »
As teachers face return to Philippines, students share frustrations By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun As the school year draws to a close, one group of Baltimore students isn’t making plans for summer. They deflect discussions about courseloads for next year, and shy away from questions about which colleges Read more »
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos has declared her net worth at $22 million, House records show, as she continues to fight the government over her assets more than two decades after the end of her dictator husband’s reign.
By Estrella Torres – Filipino organizations in the United States will stage demonstrations in front of Chinese embassies and consulates on May 11 to protest Beijing’s recent aggressive encroachment on the Philippines’s Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Loida Nicolas-Lewis, national chair- man of a Filipino-American good governance organization based in New Read more »
By Rey G. Panaligan – The Supreme Court (SC), voting 14-0, Tuesday affirmed its November 22, 2011, resolution that ordered the owners of the 4,915-hectare Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac to implement actual distribution of land to 6,296 farmer-beneficiaries who will pay just compensation based on the 1989 land valuation.
By Louella Desiderio – The country wastes at least $535,000 or P23 million worth of rice per day, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said.
