Monthly Archives: January 2011
Business group pushes Boracay as Asia’s premier tourism destination
January 21, 2011
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan – The Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI) plans to make this resort island a premier tourism destination in Asia. Continue reading
Power and water crisis in the Philippines
January 1, 2011
This early in the new year, the government is already sounding the alarm for possible three-hour blackouts and water shortages this summer not only in Metro Manila and Luzon but also in Mindanao. Continue reading
Mike Espinosa’s birthday Celebration
January 7, 2011
Mike Espinosa’s 40th birthday party at the Chicago Indoor Racing Continue reading
The White House Initiative on AAPIs, Entrepreneurship and Small Business
January 7, 2011
This coming week the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) will host the inaugural White House Initiative Summit on Entrepreneurship & Small Business Growth. The Summit will take place on the campus of Microsoft, in the heart of Silicon Valley , and provide a forum for Small Business owners and entrepreneurs to engage with policy makers on how to start or expand their small businesses. Continue reading
Philippine Consulate General in Chicago Commemorates Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s 114th Martyrdom Anniversary
January 7, 2011
Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim led the commemoration of the 114th Martyrdom Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with a wreath-laying ceremony on 30 December 2010 at the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Monument on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Continue reading
Futbol sa ‘Pinas
by Fermin Salvador.
January 7, 2011
Sa tanong na: “Ano ang nangungunang balitang pampalakasan sa Pilipinas sa 2010?” malamang marami ang mabilis na magsasabing ang pagwawagi ng Pambansang Kamao, si Manny Pacquiao, kina Clottey at Margarito. Pero sa pagsusuma sa kabuuang talaan ng mga naging laban ni Pacman, lilitaw na parehong ‘menor’ na tagumpay lang ang dalawang nasabing laban. Continue reading
Post Holiday “Makeover”
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
January 7, 2011
The holidays may be behind us but their physical effects, among others, will linger a while. Medically speaking, it is actually a time for “damage control” for those of us who have over-indulged during the festivities. The post-holiday “makeover” is just as a healthy pre-emptive measure, more so for those who really want to maintain their normal weight or those who have diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, etc. Continue reading
THE FILIPINO-CAJUN CONNECTION (Part One)
by Fred C. Wilson III
January 7, 2011
My mother and I moved from San Francisco to Chicago when I was a small child. One of the things I fondly remember was when she would occasionally use ‘funny’ words in a ‘strange’ sounding language.
When I would ask her what they meant she would say she didn’t know or would make up a meaning to satisfy my curiosity. I left it at that but often wondered what on earth she was talking about. Continue reading
Poems on the Run (Part 2)
by Carmelita Cochingco Ballesteros.
January 7, 2011
Here’s part 2 of “Poems on the Run,” my last column for 2010, published on December 17. I wrote Part 1 while I was three days away from repatriation to the Philippines after working for 10 years as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW). A week before repatriation, I was running on an empty tank trying to squeeze a year’s work in one week. Continue reading
Deficit Panel’s Plan Fails To Advance To Congress
by Don Azarias
January 7, 2011
In a column I wrote dated September 10, 2010 entitled “Obama, The Democrats And U.S. Debts”, I made mention of the 18-member bi-partisan commission created by President Barack Obama called the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (NCFRR) headed by co-chairmen, Erskine Bowles Continue reading