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Remembering 9/11 with reflection, respect
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Once again, the threshold of 9/11 is on us. That date is such a grim reminder of what took place on September 11, a dozen years ago. More than 3,000 lives were lost that day. That date changed the world forever. Terrorism was defined in the cruelest and the most […]
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The country was burglarized
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. The ‘war’ is not new. Years ago, when it came about in 1986, it was called the people’s protest. So effective was it! A regime ended. Its head and immediate members of his family and those who were forced to exit, left the country in great haste. Hence, it did […]
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Why FilAms are boiling mad: ‘Kayod tayo ng kayod, nakaw sila ng nakaw’
By Cristina DC Pastor Let’s see now. When was the last time we Filipinos got so angry we marched on the streets to scream, curse and throw insults out of rage? I remember being at EDSA 1 in 1986 where millions came out in defiance of the Marcos Dictatorship. That was totally spontaneous. I don’t […]
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On National Heroes Day, a protest vs pork barrel by true Filipino heroes: the taxpayers
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. The just-conceived, to be carried out battle cry as given above, born out of anti-pork barrel advocates will see the light of reality fitfully on August 26, aptly-named National Heroes’ Day as your publication goes to press. “Isang Milyon Martsa sa Luneta,” as it is visualized is what it is: […]
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FilAms urged to join the Jersey City police force
Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Council President Rolando Lavarro, Jr. are launching a Jersey City Minority Police Recruitment Drive on August 23rd in a bid to bring in bring in more officers into the police force who come from immigrant communities. “We have made a commitment to expanding and enhancing our Jersey City […]
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Remembering the heroism that returned democracy to the PHL
By Antero Martinez After 30 years, the next generation of Filipinos continues to enjoy democracy and freedom all because of that fateful date: August 21, 1983. The community remembered Benigno Aquino’s 30th death anniversary with a solemn offering of flowers and a flag raising at the Benigno Aquino Triangle in Hollis, Queens. Aquino spent seven […]
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For this Jersey teen, Janet Napoles should go to jail just like Bernie Madoff
By Megan Villarin First and foremost, Janet Lim Napoles should receive the punishment she deserves. The same for those who benefited personally from this scandal. They should be placed in prison and their wealth confiscated to compensate for some of the loss of funds. She is one of many business people in the world who […]
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Outrage over pork barrel: Are we seeing another EDSA?
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. From our homeland to North America’s shores, what has been denounced incessantly as a humongous reported scam — derived from taxpayers’ funds direly needed by the country’s length and breadth supposedly to be received through legislators from both houses of Congress — has emerged as a scandal of scandalous proportions […]
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Rights group accuses Aquino gov’t of violating Dutch activist’s right to free expression
By Carlos Conde Thomas van Beersum, a 20-year-old Dutch citizen, was about to board his flight Tuesday (August 6) morning back to the Netherlands when the Philippine Bureau of Immigration stopped him and detained him for the next 30 hours at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. Officially, his crime was overstaying his visa, […]