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Hillary Clinton to visit Manila: Human trafficking on the agenda?
By Maricar CP Hampton It’s been announced that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit the Philippines November 15 to meet with President Benigno Aquino III on bilateral issues, including possibly human trafficking. “She will meet with the President,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, told Manila reporters in Malacañang. “We are looking for a […]
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Zuccotti Park now echoes with immigrant voices
By Cristina DC Pastor Feet in Two Worlds A month ago, they looked like a lost tribe of Klansmen who wandered into New York. Today, the so-called “hippies” of the Occupy Wall Street movement have metaphorically hung out a sign proclaiming: “All races welcome.” People of color and immigrants are now coming to Zuccotti Park […]
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Always a delight to have around
By Cristina DC Pastor Since retiring from politics, former President Fidel V. Ramos has published a total of 22 books: six coffeetable books, four books of his speeches, and 12 books of his columns written for Bulletin Today. “All good stuff, all current and contemporary, all (written in) long hand,” he said in a relaxed […]
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‘We are not sluts’
…is AF3IRM’s categorical response to SlutWalk, a protest movement against the law enforcement establishment blaming provocatively dressed women for their rape. The movement began in Canada following a Toronto police officer’s incendiary ‘dressed like sluts, they are sluts’ statement in reference to some victims of sexual molestation. That the observation came from a member of […]
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FilAms sympathetic to Obama: ‘Give him time’
By Elton Lugay “In a very strange way I am sympathetic to the dilemma he faces as our nation’s leader,” said lawyer Vonz Santos. “He came into the presidency in the early stages of a giant economic meltdown and has had to deal with it unfolding without an end in sight.” Santos is one FilAm […]
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Fordham honors Jesuit-educated Aquino
By Elton Lugay President Benigno Aquino III was conferred a doctor of laws degree by Fordham University for his “long-standing” ties with the Jesuits and for his commitment to good governance. Aquino had been an Atenean from grade school through college. Like Ateneo, Fordham is run by the Jesuit order. “The Society of Jesus has […]
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Aquino brings anti-graft report card to NYC
By Cristina DC Pastor President Benigno S. Aquino III will be in New York September 18 to 20 to tout his polished credentials as a corruption fighter who shares the U.S. vision of accountability and good governance. He will then proceed to Washington D.C. September 21 to 23 to speak before a World Bank meeting. […]
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Religious leaders close ranks with DREAMers
Faith leaders, joined by Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and founder of Define American, and other DREAMers, launched on September 15 a statewide initiative called, “New York State Congregations in solidarity with DREAMers.” The activity is part of a national DREAM Sabbath initiative spearheaded by Senator Richard Durbin in order to increase support for […]
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Clinton mourns passing of friend
Former President Bill Clinton mourned the passing of friend and former adviser Maria Haley, who died September 13 from a brain aneurysm. Haley, who was executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, was 70. She was appointed by Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe to AEDC, an agency with more than 100 employees. A statement said […]