Los Angeles, 16 May 2013 – Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega joined the Asian American Community in commemorating Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (APIAHM) organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Los Angeles City Hall on 10 May 2013 and the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association [...]
TFC Presents scores back-to-back event winners with Sir Chief, Maya and the gang in U.S. tour REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 15, 2013 – Social media was crawling with photos and comments the past weekend following the back-to-back concerts of the Philippines’ number one daytime show, “Be Careful With My Heart”, at the Shrine Auditorium in [...]
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine government on Thursday appealed to the people of Taiwan to treat overseas Filipino workers in the area properly amid reports that OFWs are bearing the brunt of the outrage over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that while the Philippine [...]
Ask yourself this: If you could eliminate your debt without permanently damaging your credit, why wouldn’t you? The stigma related to bankruptcy is not what it was 30 years ago. Just ask the millions of Americans who have taken this step to rebuild their futures. A clean slate is the ultimate tool of empowerment. Bankruptcy [...]
Gretchen Barretto revealed that her sister Marjorie knows who is behind the photo scandal which broke last week. Gretchen said her sister plans to break her silence after the elections on Monday. “Alam ni Marjorie [who is behind this]. Actually tinanong ko si Marjorie on the phone last night. Sabi ko ‘Marj, what are you [...]
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) – A Smartmatic Corporation official on Wednesday night dared the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) to bring their own copies of Election Returns (ERs) to prove their allegations that there was manipulation in the canvassing of senatorial candidates. In an interview, Cesar Flores, president of Smartmatic for Asia-Pacific, said,”It is very [...]
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) The success of the current administration’s 2016 presidential bet will also depend on the success of President Benigno Aquino, Liberal Party leader and Budget Secretary Butch Abad on Wednesday said. “We will make sure that the President becomes hugely successful to a point that whoever it is he anoints as his [...]
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared the third Monday of June of every year as National Tour Guides’ Day in recognition of the contribution of the tourist guides’ sector in the development, promotion and sustainability of tourism in the Philippines. The Chief Executive issued the declaration by virtue of [...]
Secretary of Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas said on Wednesday, May 15, that the real winners of last Monday’s midterm election are the Filipino people who expressed their will in a credible, free, and peaceful election. “Tiniyak po natin na ang taong-bayan ang panalo at ang boses nila ang nangibabaw sa isang halalan na [...]
Los Angeles, 16 May 2013 – Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega joined the Asian American Community in commemorating Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (APIAHM) organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Los Angeles City Hall on 10 May 2013 and the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy today announced the second batch of ten exceptional young Filipino-Americans in the United States and Guam who have been selected for the 2013 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program (FYLPro). Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., who initiated the program last year, said the following individuals will take part in the program that [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy today welcomed the reported conviction of the gunmen involved in two cases of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, saying this underscores Manila’s strong commitment to address human rights violations. In a statement, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. said the convictions should convince the international community and civil society that the Aquino [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers, the country’s premier singing ambassadors, marked their 50th anniversary with an outstanding performance before a Filipino and American audience at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here on Saturday. The Madrigals performance in Washington D.C., sponsored by the United States-Philippines Society and the Philippine Embassy, [...]
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine government on Thursday appealed to the people of Taiwan to treat overseas Filipino workers in the area properly amid reports that OFWs are bearing the brunt of the outrage over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that while the Philippine [...]
MANILA, May 15 (Mabuhay) -– The proclamation of winning senators in the midterm elections may be postponed for Thursday or Friday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. “We expect to proclaim by Thursday or Friday the senators and we will proceed immediately Friday or Saturday with the Partylist,” said Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes. Brillantes said [...]
MANILA, May 11 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III called on Filipinos to vote candidates who will help his administration to continue effecting reforms to chart the country to a higher economic growth trajectory. In his speech during the Miting de Avance of the Liberal Party-Quezon City Chapter held at the Amoranto Sports Complex in [...]
MANILA (Mabuhay) — A House leader remains optimistic that the congressional proposal to grant additional tax exemption to taxpayers with disabled dependents will still be enacted into law during the remaining days of the 15th Congress, otherwise he vowed to re-file the bill in the next Congress. Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao (4th District Isabela), a [...]
Los Angeles, 07 May 2013 – The Overseas Voting for the 13 May 2013 elections will terminate on 13 May 2013 at 4 a.m. Los Angeles time. Overseas Voters (OV) who have not yet received their mailed ballots may proceed to the Philippine Consulate General and be provided with ballots to be able to vote. Pursuant [...]
Macy’s brings special performances by Cherrytree recording artists Far East Movement to 6 locations nationwide in honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month NEW YORK, NY (May 1, 2013) – In honor of contributions made by Asian-Pacific Americans, Macy’s celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month this May at select Macy’s locations nationwide. Macy’s will host the platinum-selling Far East [...]
In commemoration of Asian American Pacific Heritage Month, the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. and the Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. Cordially invite you to the 11th Annual “Brown Strokes on a White Canvas” Art Exhibit Featuring established and future famous artists from the Filipino-American Community May 29 to May 31, 2013 [...]
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 (AFP) – The United States will put a redesigned $100 bill, including an array of cutting-edge security features, in circulation in October, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The new $100 bill was supposed to have entered circulation in February 2011. But the release was delayed by production problems, notably creasing of [...]
WASHINGTON – Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), issued the following statement in response to the comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced today in the Senate. “We are pleased that the “gang of eight” worked across party lines to produce a bipartisan bill to start the [...]
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 (AFP) – U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect over mailings laced with the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and a Senator, officials said Wednesday. “Today at approximately 5:15 pm (2215 GMT), FBI special agents arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, the individual believed to be responsible for the mailings of the [...]
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16, 2013 (AFP) – The victims of Monday’s bombings at the Boston marathon were peppered with nails and pellets, doctors said Tuesday, adding that the most severely wounded required amputation. The twin blasts near the finish line in the northeastern US city claimed three lives and left more than 170 injured. “This [...]
TFC Presents scores back-to-back event winners with Sir Chief, Maya and the gang in U.S. tour REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 15, 2013 – Social media was crawling with photos and comments the past weekend following the back-to-back concerts of the Philippines’ number one daytime show, “Be Careful With My Heart”, at the Shrine Auditorium in [...]
Gretchen Barretto revealed that her sister Marjorie knows who is behind the photo scandal which broke last week. Gretchen said her sister plans to break her silence after the elections on Monday. “Alam ni Marjorie [who is behind this]. Actually tinanong ko si Marjorie on the phone last night. Sabi ko ‘Marj, what are you [...]
TEMECULA, Calif. (May 15, 2013) – A double threat – a movie/TV star and singer in The Philippines, Anne Curtis comes to the Pechanga Resort & Casino to celebrate the 115th Independence Day of the Philippines on June 15th, 2013 at 8:00 PM with the “No Other Concert” tour. A second show will also take place [...]
MANILA, May 9 (Mabuhay) — Host-comedian Vice Ganda is planning to take his concert “I-Vice Ganda Mo ‘Ko” on tour around the Philippines and even abroad. Vice Ganda will be holding his third major concert at the Araneta Coliseum on May 17. “Pagkatapos sa Araneta ay may posibilidad na iikot ko sa buong Pilipinas tapos [...]
President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2012 or the K to 12 Basic Education Program in ceremonies held in Malacanang on Wednesday. The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School and [...]
MANILA, May 9 (Mabuhay) — Vice-President Jejomar Binay is optimistic that the United Nationalist Alliance will have a strong showing in the May 13 senatorial election after the Iglesia ni Cristo reportedly endorsed some UNA candidates. Binay said a 12-0 sweep for Team PNoy is a “lost cause” and that a 9-3 victory is also [...]
Brisk performance of agro-based and forest products, minerals, and petroleum steered merchandise exports to a positive outturn in March 2013 reversing the negative trend of the last two months, according to the National Economic and Development Authority. “Year-on-year upsurge in export earnings from agro-based and forest products, minerals, and petroleum offset the decline in receipts [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippines today reiterated its calls for Beijing to respect its sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group in the Spratlys and to avoid actions that would only raise tensions in disputed areas of the South China Sea. “We hope China would respect our sovereignty,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. told a forum here on Thursdayas [...]
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