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It’s over when the fat lady sings
By Luis H. Francia In Ramona Diaz’s 2003 eponymous film, there is a scene where the former first lady—still quite a looker—spends an inordinate amount of time drawing her cosmic views on a pad. But these are comic rather than cosmic, made up of New Age blather. Fond of circles, she fills page after page […]
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Randomly, Mayor Isko Moreno
By Angelito Cabigao Esquire Magazine’s “Man at His Best” was filled with Filipino men and women who push the limits to being the best. It was an event filled with industry leaders from film, art, fashion, business, sports, music, and politics. One of the awardees is the very popular Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko’ Moreno Domagoso. […]
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First online Census raises questions about privacy
The U.S. government is set to launch the 2020 online Census, but questions about privacy and confidentiality of information are raised. Census officials answer some of the Frequently Asked Questions. Q: Do you mean that this Census will be digital and we will have to put our information online? A: The census will be […]
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ON GLOBAL FILIPINOS: In memory of my dear friend Nelson Navarro
By Loida Nicolas Lewis “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Never is that maxim more true than in the life of our dear friend Nelson Navarro. We were all shocked upon hearing that Nelson passed away a few weeks ago! I am glad that his younger brother Genghis is here with us today. Nelson […]
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Amatorio denounces attack, is elected mayor of Bergenfield
UPDATE: Arvin Amatorio was elected Mayor of Bergenfield. He garnered 2,803 votes over Norman Schmelz’s 2637 votes. Bergenfield Councilman Arvin Amatorio, a candidate to become mayor of the New Jersey borough, denounced the human trafficking allegation by his Republican opponent dropped on the eve of the elections as straight out of the playbook of U.S. President […]
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Census needs half-million door-to-door workers: Apply now
The U.S. Census Bureau launched on October 22 a national recruitment effort to hire approximately 500,000 temporary workers to help conduct the 2020 Census. Nearly 4,000 local recruiting events are scheduled to take place this week in communities across the nation. “We need people to apply now so they can be considered for part-time census […]
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In honor of my father, sweet vindication for veterans
By Wendell Gaa There I was, visiting the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, for the first time in my life.There was a very special reason I had to be there. I was to claim a Plaque of Recognition Posthumous Award honoring the work which my father, the late Ambassador Willy […]
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The shining example of Greta Thunberg
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. As a 15-year-old, Greta Thunberg was this awkward, eccentric girl known to protest all by herself before the steps of the Swedish Parliament calling attention to her government’s lack of action on climate change. What a difference a year makes! Today, Greta Thunberg leads a global army of teenage environmental […]
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Pinoys, poverty, and politics
By Attorney Johnson Lazaro Pinoy poverty The last time the metrics were done, the Philippine economy was chugging along with a little more than 7 percent annual growth, surpassing its Asian neighbors, even China and India. That growth hasn’t been inclusive, leaving more than 25 percent of the Filipino people below the poverty level, with […]