Guest Editorial By Jose Ma. Montelibano Inquirer News Service If P-Noy is anchoring his move against Corona on his crusade against corruption, the people will support him. But if he is seen as simply using politicians against a Chief Justice, he will lose the high ground…” Impeachment is a process provided by the Constitution...
By Ramon G. Lopez, M.D., FACOG As of October 31, 2011 the world’s population reached the 7th billion, and will hit nearly 9 billion by the year 2040. With up to 4,000 Filipinos being born every day, the Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world. The country which has the approximate...
(Editor:This is Part II of the lecture delivered at the Chicago’s Newberry Library on June 18, 2011. The author is a great-grand nephew of the Philippine National Hero whose 150th birthday was marked on June 19 of this year. Dr. Rizal was sentenced to die by musketry on Dec. 30, 1896 after a brief...
(Editor: This lecture was given June 18, 2011 at the Newberry Library in Chicago by Ramon G. Lopez, M.D., a great-grand nephew of Dr. Jose Rizal through the Paciano and Narcisa branches of the Rizal family tree. His father is Edmundo Rizal Lopez, grandson of General Paciano and Severina Decena, and of Narcisa Rizal...
By Priya Krishnakumar & Paris West Specials to PINOY When Roger Sanchez, 60, a recent Filipino immigrant and phlebotomist learned that his wife had suffered a stroke last year, he immediately went into survival mode for the sake of his family. His wife, 50, worked for the Filipino consulate in Chicago, but with only...
By Mariano Santos Editor/Publisher TIME Magazine’s annual selection of the Person(s) of the Year is a valued journalistic tradition since it started in 1927 when 25-year old Charles Lindbergh was named its first “Man of the Year.” In 1986, President Corazon C. Aquino became the first and only Filipino, so far, to be selected....
By Jon Melegrito Letter from Washington So, what is it that will move Filipino Americans out of their comfort zones and become actively engaged in the U.S. political process? Will this be the year when we’ll no longer thrive in a culture of self-imposed disempowerment? Community leaders harp on this theme every chance they...
Arlyne M. Borja, 66 Arlyne M. Borja died in an auto accident in Nebraska on Nov. 26 after she and members of her family were coming back from a Thanksgiving reunion in Colorado where her youngest son is now residing. She was 66. Arlyne was born was in Caba, La Union in the Philippines...
Donations to victims of Typhoon Washi (Sendong) The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago gave a list of banks where monetary donations can be remitted for victims of Sendong. Payment in dollars can be remitted through: Banco De Oro, Account No: 10-453-0039482, Swift Code: BNORPHMM; Metrobank, Account No: 151-2-15100218-2, Swift Code: MBTCPHMM; Philippine National Bank,...
By Eliseo “Jojo” Prisno CRPC “2012 should give you several chances to compensate for the future.” Don’t sweat if you were not crazy about what 2011 did for your retirement finances. 2012 has some opportunities to offer to get back on track. Just like the Pacquiao bouts of 2011 (with Mosley and Marquez), it...
