Tag: Balita-news
Dr. Manny Calayan: We were never shut down
Dr. Manny Calayan speaks to the media and says operations at the Calayan clinic in Los Angeles never stopped despite a sting conducted by the Medical Board last year.
Philippine quake kills 43
MANILA, February 6, 2012 (AFP) – At least 43 people were killed when a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and smashed bridges across the central Philippines on Monday, authorities said. The 6.8-magntiude quake hit a narrow strait between the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu around lunchtime, with aftershocks nearly as [...]
Sen. Schumer’s recommends Lorna Schofield, a Fil-Am, to Federal bench
Washington DC – On Monday, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) recommended Attorney Lorna Schofield to the White House as a candidate for federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York. If nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first Filipino American to serve as an Article III [...]
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
’Twas an SRO Sining Para sa Bayan concert at Noypitz Nimfa U. Rueda LOS ANGELES – Filipino American journalists here have raised $9,000 for media colleagues who were among those who died and lost their homes when typhoon Sendong struck Northern Mindanao last month. The media practitioners spearheaded a benefit concert and art auction, dubbed [...]
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
Post Script to Costa Concordia
THE SIGHT of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, listing on its starboard side after running aground in the tiny island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, sent shivers down my spine. It was the very ship our clan boarded in March 2008 for a Mediterranean cruise after the Lenten season. There were twelve of us [...]
Noted global artist Mat Relox immortalizes the charming Mangyan life
BY DAVID CASUCO MAT RELOX saw firsthand how the Mangyan natives in Mindoro disintegrated from genuine tribespeople with exotic and distinct lifestyle into just another group of poor and underserved villagers. He knew them. He grew up in their midst. He was, and is always one of them. Unfortunately, the charming Mangyan life will soon [...]
Vietnam from North to South: A Travel Journal
Text and photos by OSCAR F. PICAZO 1. On a Cyclo Tour, Hanoi – I find Hanoi’s streets living museums of trade, handicraft, cultural encounters, and motorbike and cyclo traffic. Some of the alleyways are heady with incense smoke and the aroma of pho (noodles), strong coffee, and other delicacies cooking in little stoves and [...]
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Blockbusters dominate Asian Film Awards nominations
(HONG KONG-Relaxnews) – This year’s Asian Film Awards have brought out the big guns by nominating three Chinese-language blockbusters in a slew of categories and four productions which have also been put forward for Oscars consideration. The 6th AFAs will be announced at a gala ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre [...]
