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Day One: The Battle Begins
PerryScope
by Perry Diaz
There is never a dull moment in Philippine politics. With President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III barely a full day in office, political “fireworks” exploded amidst the people’s celebration of Noynoy’s inauguration. And these are just for starters.
The first “firework” came from ex-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Barely a day [...]
Should the Ombudsman Resign?
PerryScope
By Perry Diaz
Recently, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez was under fire for a lot of controversial things that piled up since she was appointed by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in December 2005. Up until June 30, 2010 — when Gloria stepped down — Gutierrez was untouchable. Not anymore.
The first impeachment petition against Gutierrez in March 2009 [...]
The Wack Wack Connection
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Bajamin Abalos is back in the news. In a resolution by the Office of the Ombudsman, criminal charges were filed against Abalos and Social Security System president Romulo Neri before the Sandiganbayan for violation of the anti-graft law and Revised Penal Code in connection with the controversial National Broadband [...]
New Beginning, New Hope, Old Dream
by Perry Diaz
At high noon last June 30, 2010, President Benign “Noynoy” Aquino III was sworn in as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. Swept to victory on a campaign for “Pagbabago” (Change) and a message of “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” (If there is no corruption, there is no poverty), Noynoy [...]
Immigrant Integration in the Spotlight
New America Media, Video, Text: Sarah Damian // Video: Esther Gentile, Posted: May 29, 2010
To watch the accompanying video, please scroll down below.
Working as an orthopedic surgeon in one country and as a cashier at a hot dog stand in another sounds ridiculous, but that’s the story of Marwan, one of 1.3 million underemployed newcomers [...]
ON FORGIVENESS
By Rudy M. Viernes
Novato, CA
The Lord’s Prayer is every Christian’s daily fare. It is as much a part of his morning and evening rituals as eating breakfast and evening dinners. That portion “…and forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” should be accentuated when we want to forgive somebody. [...]
Thousands Protest SB1070 in Phoenix Rally
New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernandez // Photo credit: www.photosbyjosemunoz.com , Posted: May 31, 2010
PHOENIX, Arizona. In the second largest march in Arizona’s history dozens of thousands of people took to the streets of Phoenix in opposition to SB 1070 on Saturday.
Gay and Undocumented – On the Frontlines of Arizona
New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández , Posted: May 28, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. — On May 17, five students got themselves arrested in an act of civil disobedience inside Sen. John McCain’s Tucson office. The students, four of them undocumented, were pushing for the passage of the DREAM Act that would allow hundreds of thousands [...]
THE GLOBAL FILIPINO
By Rudy M. Viernes
Novato, CA
Filipinos going overseas for work were earlier called OCWs for Overseas Contract Workers. That was replaced with OFWs for Overseas Filipino Workers. But still the name tag has not been taken in a kindly light. However, it was sweetened into Global Filipinos, a fitting moniker because they are everywhere [...]
A Hopeful Tomorrow
A Balikbayan’s Insight
Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS
I woke up at dawn on Monday, May 10th. Jet lag and my excitement to vote in the Philippine national elections for the first time as a dual citizen had conspired to get me out of slumber early that fateful morning last week. I just arrived in [...]
Corona’s Thorny Crown
By Perry Diaz
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ignited a firestorm right after the presidential elections when she appointed Justice Renato Corona to replace Chief Justice Reynato Puno who retired last May 17. On the day Puno retired, Corona took his oath of office before Arroyo. With that, the High Court is now composed of all justices [...]
The Spirit In The Holy Triad
By Rudy M. Viernes
The seventh Sunday after Easter is Pentecost Sunday. This year it will be on May 30. Pentecost is not a specially celebrated Church event. Not many Catholics, even those renewed, know much about Pentecost and its religious significance. The Pentecostal movement is a large and powerful religious movement [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Handshake
Special Message To The Boy Who Revered His Touch
By Rita M. Gerona-Adkins
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 18 – Today, when the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. National Day, I still keep thinking about an unforgettable incident when Dr. King shook my hand and how a little black boy, about eight or nine years old, grabbed and [...]
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