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This was the event that changed the course of Philippine history.
Twenty-five years ago, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. was murdered at the airport that now bears his name.
A new documentary of the events surrounding this national tragedy has been released. Beyond Conspiracy: 25 Years after the Aquino Assassination takes a look at the questions that […]
I was too young to know who Ninoy Aquino was, but I clearly remember the day he got assassinated. I was in sixth grade then. I had never seen my parents visibly shaken until that day the news broke of Ninoy’s murder. Mind you, my parents had nothing to fear; they did nothing wrong, nor […]
I wasn’t sure this was the real thing.
I read this from You Will be Forever, and when I clicked on the link… DANG! It led me directly to Google Jobs. It is for real.
Here is the ad from the Google page:
Product Manager (Tagalog) - SingaporeThis position is based in Singapore.The Product Development […]
Early this week, a 3-year old Matthew David Samudio was abducted from the Festival Mall in Alabang. Based on video taken by surveillance cameras, it appeared that a young girl, 12 or 13 years old, talked to the little boy, took him by the hand and led him away. His family posted an appeal for […]
The Philippine Army is leading the way towards greater fuel savings in the government. They have established car-free days inside their general headquarters at Fort Bonifacio in Makati. Every week from Tuesday to Thursday, all personnel (even the highest-ranking generals) and visitors must walk or ride bicycles while inside the camp. The only exceptions which […]
While the US celebrates July 4 as the American Independence Day, the Philippines marks this day as the Philippine-American Friendship Day, to commemorate the freedom of both American and Filipino forces from the Japanese occupation at the end of World War II.
This week’s news links incorporates Philippine news involving other countries. Some news are […]
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from our readers about becoming a Filipino citizen. Instead of posting my replies from the comments one by one, I will summarize the answers as posted on the FAQ of the Philippine Government. I strongly suggest you go to the link and read the FAQ yourself.
Dual Citizenship. […]
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to the U.S. continued today with a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush.
In their joint press appearance, PGMA addressed our countrymen in Tagalog. Her short speech is translated, as follows:
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is in the U.S. Yesterday, June 24, 2008, she met with Filipino-Americans in Fresno, California, attending mass with them, and discussing the tragedies caused by Typhoon Fengshen. A live video conference with officials back in the Philippines occurred before the Fil-Am community. During the conference, the president proposed
1) “to make […]
Nah. She’s not stepping down from her Office. Sorry.
President Gloria Arroyo is just leaving for a 10-day “working trip” to the United States. In the aftermath of typhoon “Frank“, the President left this Saturday to meet with key Washington leaders, President Bush and the US presidential candidates.
Arroyo left orders to repair damaged structures […]
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