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Philippine Scout Guillermo Rumingan, 86
By Eric Lachica Guillermo Rumingan, a disabled Philippine Scout from Arlington, Virginia, joined his fallen comrades on March 27. He was 86. Details about his memorial service and internment will be announced by his family. For the past five decades, Rumingan was an advocate for his fellow veterans on Capitol Hill. He was the service […]
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No improvement in human rights under Aquino: PH delegation
“How can the government say there are no political detainees? I was just released last year?” So scoffed Angelina Ipong, secretary general of the Society of Ex-Detainees Against Detention and Arrest. She was released February 17, 2011 after being held for six years to face charges of rebellion, double murder, arson and robbery. The government […]
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Obama’s deportation record worse than Bush’s, says lawyer
President Obama has been sending “mixed signals” on immigration, said lawyer Cristina Godinez. What’s even more grating to this immigration attorney is that Obama has not delivered on his campaign promise and that his administration has deported more people than the previous government of George Bush. Four years after he vowed to fix the broken […]
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Remembering Pepe Diokno and his crusade against corruption
By Tony Joaquin The two men, unusually well-dressed in dark suits in a typically warm Manila evening, were ushered into the lobby of the house by the maid. They asked to see the American master of the house. The maid motioned them to take a seat in the plush receiving room in Dasmariñas Village, Manila. […]
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The FilAms’ ‘political romance’ with ex-Mayor Bret Schundler
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez One Friday night at the Victory Restaurant, the former mayor of Jersey City spoke before the members of the Knights of Rizal. Filipino American involvement in Jersey City’s local government was just beginning before Bret Schundler’s administration in the early 1990s. He brought it to new heights, and Hudson politics was […]
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AF3IRM denounces guest worker program as a form of trafficking
Feminists and allies are invited to join the New York chapter of AF3IRM on March 8 — International Women’s Day — to celebrate the working women and launch its latest campaign against labor trafficking. There will be a cash bar mixer at Madame X at 94 West Houston. “On this day, we must think of […]
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Does America love its immigrants? A Feb. 26 forum
Philippine Forum’s Café Migrante is organizing a discussion that will examine the complicated relationship between the U.S. government and its immigrants. “Post-Valentine Reflection: Does America love its immigrants?” will be held February 26 at 2 p.m. at the Bayanihan Community Center at 40-21 69th Street, Woodside, Queens. The forum will provide an overview and recent […]
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How deep is the love?
By Daniel de la Rosa In the latest fabric being stitched by the United States and its allies in Southeast Asia to contain Chinese ambitions over the South China Sea, the Philippines appears to be willing to make its own contribution to regional security by allowing access to U.S. military aircraft and ships – possibly […]
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‘The Philippines is oozing with money’
By Cristina DC Pastor If you heard Dr. Bernie Villegas grinning and raving about the economy during a January 26 investment roadshow at the Philippine Consulate, you’d pack your bags and take the first plane back to the Philippines. “The Philippines is oozing with money,” said the economist who’s been called “prophet of boom” for […]