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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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Jason Tanamor takes on dysfunctional family in coming-of-age novel
Yahoo! writer Jason Tanamor has just released his third book, “The Extraordinary Life of Shady Gray,” about a dysfunctional family where the mother kills the father after the daughter gets pregnant. As funny as that came off, here’s a less dramatic synopsis from Jason: “The book is a coming-of-age novel about a know-it-all kid who […]
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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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OFF THE WALL: In romancing a stock, learn when to break up nicely
By Rene Pastor I remember the company like a truck that ran over me yesterday: PTA Holdings. This penny stock from a company involved in transportation was trading then and now below a cent. I had just taken over my IRA and was looking for a quick way to score a winner, very much like […]
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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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A Fiesta without Mila
By Elton Lugay Anger over the P10-billion pork-barrel scandal was momentarily brushed aside as Filipinos in the New York Tri-State celebrated Fiesta in America on August 17 and 18 in New Jersey. But the mood was not entirely merry. Guests and performers paused for a moment of prayer to remember Philippine Fiesta founder Mila Mendez, […]
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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 […]