Monthly Archives: October 2011
Mikey Arroyo, wife post bail on P73.85-M tax evasion raps
October 16, 2011
QUEZON CITY – Ang Galing Pinoy party-list Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and his wife Angela on Tuesday posted bail for the P73.85-million tax evasion case filed against them. Continue reading
US envoy flipflops, apologizes for his sex tourism story
October 16, 2011
MANILA – Possibly feeling the pressure from Congress leaders, United States Ambassador to Manila Harry Thomas Jr. apologized for his remarks that 40 percent of male tourists visiting the Philippines come only for sex tourism. Continue reading
Arroyos face jail for poll cheating
October 16, 2011
MANILA – Due to their alleged participation in the 2007 election “cheating,” former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and husband Jose Miguel Arroyo may end up in jail by Christmas. Continue reading
P-noy rejects state honors for Marcos, family protests
October 16, 2011
MANILA – President Aquino has rejected a burial for the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
There will be no state honors for Marcos under the Aquino administration, the president said, pointing out that it would be. Continue reading
The Disconnect about the Sex Tourism Remark
by Rodel Rodis
October 16, 2011
I first learned about Filipino teen-age girls selling their bodies on San Francisco’s Sixth Street from a Filipino senior citizen manong who viewed the pitiful sight from his hotel window every night. Continue reading
Vitamin D Versus Cancer
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
Ocotber 16, 2011
The role of vitamin D as a cancer-preventing and fighting agent has been on the forefront of medical news these days. Medically known as calciferol, this vitamin was discovered in 1918, in cod liver oil, and popularly called today as the Sunshine Vitamin (HTH column, Cebu Daily News, 7-27-06). Continue reading
Mga Babasahing Ipinagbawal (‘At ang Naked Girls Reading’) – Part 1 of 2 Parts
by Fermin Salvador.
October 16, 2011
Taun-taon mula Setyembre 24 hanggang Oktubre 1 ay idinaraos ang tinaguriang “Linggo ng mga Librong Ipinagbawal” (“Banned Books Week”) bilang pagbibigay-diin sa kahalagahan ng kalayaang magbasa at kaugnay nito’y maglimbag ng anumang pananaw sa alinmang paksa. Continue reading
IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Fil-Am Issues and Answers Part Two
by Fred C. Wilson III
October 16, 2011
Filipinos and other APA’S (Asian Pacific Americans) of varying ethnicities, traditionally ‘ace’ standardized tests. During my three plus decades as a teacher, Asian students in the schools I’ve worked generally walked away with handfuls (won many) of achievement awards. Continue reading
IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Fil-Am Issues and Answers Part One
“Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy.” -Cynthia Nelms- UNALIEANABLE RIGHTS There’s a clause in the U.S. Constitution that says one of the fundamental human rights is ‘Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.’ … Continue reading
Effects of US Credit Downgrade
by Don Azarias
October 16, 2011
Though it had enjoyed a triple-A credit rating since 1917, the recent downgrade by Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency on the United States debt rating wasn’t entirely unexpected. But before we go any further. Continue reading