Monthly Archives: November 2013
After Yolanda, Boracay still a big tourism attraction
November 16, 2013
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — This resort island continues to become a top tourism drawer despite the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda. Tim Ticar of the Department of Tourism-Boracay said that at least 6,0000 foreign and local tourists were stranded at the resort island when the typhoon struck. Continue reading
Pacquiao to dedicate fight vs Rios to typhoon victims
November 16, 2013
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Filipino eight world division champion turned politician Manny Pacquiao is dedicating his comeback fight against Brandon Rios to the victims of devastating typhoon ‘Yolanda.’ The fighting congressman from Saranggani who is preoccupied in his training in his hometown, said he will do his best to regain his momentum and dedicate his fight to the victims whom he believes are his supporters in the boxing world. Continue reading
U.S. sends aircraft carrier to help PHL typhoon victims
November 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and other U.S. Navy ships to immediately go to the Philippines to aid disaster relief efforts there, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
ILLINOIS STANDS BY THE PHILIPPINES IN THE WAKE OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN
November 1, 2013
Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim conveyed the Filipino people’s appreciation to U.S. government officials in Illinois who came out with their expressions of sympathy and support for the grieving nation in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan. Continue reading
Obama calls on Americans to help ‘Yolanda’ survivors
November 1, 2013
WASHINGTON/MANILA (PhilAmPress/PinoyNews) — US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to donate money to support the survivors of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” which ripped through the Visayas, killing some 10,000 people, destroying houses, town halls, schools, crops and infrastructures. Continue reading
As Baby-Boomers Retire, How Do We Adapt to an Aging America?
In the seemingly interminable budget battles in Washington between Republicans and Democrats, there is a seventy ton gorilla in the room no-one wants really to talk about. This is the by now inevitable aging of our society. By 2050, Americans over age 65 will more than double from 41 million to over 85 million, rising from ten to over twenty per cent of our society. Continue reading
The Second Coming of Filipinos to America
Wikipedia’s History of Filipinos in America lists the first landing of Filipinos in America as October 18, 1587 when the Manila galleon ship, Nuestra Senora de Buen Esperanza, under the command of Pedro de Unamuno landed in what is now Morro Bay, California with a crew that included Filipinos, then known as “Indios Luzones”. But no mention is made in Wikipedia about the second group of Filipinos to set foot in the Americas. Continue reading
“Oxygen Bar”- unhealthy!
“Oxygen bars” are sprouting all over, especially at airports and some shopping malls, duping people into believing that extra oxygen is healthier for them. Of course, as you inhale their “colored oxygen,” they “inhale” your money. Medically speaking, extra oxygen is harmful to our lungs, unless we have pulmonary insufficiency where our breathing system is not producing enough oxygen for our need. In this instance, we would need external oxygen supply, as we see in hospitals, etc.
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Handa Na Ba Tayong Magpiit ng Maraming Opisyal?
Sa kasaysayan ng ating demokrasya, nakapag-asunto na tayo ng dalawang punong ehekutibo. Nagkaroon ng silbi ang nang una’y pinagtawanan na pagsasabatas ng krimen ng pandarambong (plunder) dahil daw sa walang mahahatulan nito. Si Pangulong Erap ay nahatulang gilti, pero nawalan pa rin ng panakot ang pagsasabatas ng nasabing krimen matapos siyang agad na mapatawad. Continue reading
Hungary The Hard Country – Part One
The Republic of Hungary or Magyarorszag is a world class tourist destination though people know very little about this fascinating country. Hungary is in central Europe . Budapest the nation’s capitol straddles the River Danube; it was once two separate cities Buda and Pest . The Forint or Ft is the national currency. In 2004 Hungary joined the European Union. Continue reading