She can thank Filipinos outside the United States for their prayers. But she should thank Filipinos in America for their votes.
During the last three Wednesday nights, ever since Jessica Sanchez was “saved” by American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson after being nearly eliminated for having the fewest number of votes from [...]

The Chinese dragon’s hunger for black gold relates to its continuous growth as an economic powerhouse. China imports seventy percent of its oil needs – supplied mostly by Russia. Fearing the prospect of disruption of oil supplies and being hostage to the demands of supplier countries, China is recklessly embarking on grabbing the rich oil [...]

California State University Board of Trustees has proposed an executive compensation policy to benefit their top administrators, with the use of foundation dollars, instead of public funds.
This new compensation policy rings hollow. Once again, the CSU administration has put lining the pockets of their six-figure executives before the needs of students. This latest masquerade demonstrates [...]

This Friday, May 11, Filipinos in the Philippines will rally in front of the China Consulate in Makati to protest China’s “creeping invasion” of the Philippines in the Scarborough Shoal. There will be similar simultaneous protest actions in front of all the consular offices of China in the United States and in Canada as well as in [...]

While delegates to the Asian Development Bank annual meeting discussed ways to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor in the region last week, the Aquino administration tried to insulate the rich from the poor by putting up walls that hid the squatter shanties along the esteros near the site of the ADB.
Probably [...]

Philippine Consul in San Francisco Jaime Ramon Ascalon counted hugging among “small steps to make a big impact” in nurturing relationships and prompted a chain of hugs that connected the speakers of a recent seminar on building healthier family relationships.
“Scientific studies show that the average person needs at least four hugs a day to survive, [...]

Chinese fishermen were being credited for allegedly discovering the Scarborough (Panatag or Bajo Masinloc or Huangyan) Shoal back during the Yuan Dynasty in 1279.
And the Shoal is 126 nautical miles west of Philippines’ Subic Port or about 600 nautical miles south of Guangzhou.
Granting without admitting that the Chinese fishermen made the discovery, did it grant [...]

The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee moved one step closer to strict online privacy protections by unanimously approving legislation that would stop employers from formally requesting or demanding employees or job applicants provide their social media usernames and passwords. Last week, the Senate Education Committee also unanimously approved Senate Bill 1349.
More importantly, this bill [...]

If the Filipino people could only unite to defend the Scarborough Shoal as Filipinos did to save Jessica Sanchez from being eliminated in American Idol, perhaps China will think twice about invading the disputed shoal. But just as Sanchez cannot rely on the Idol celebrity judges to save her anymore, the Philippines also cannot rely [...]

First things first. I need to address the situation of Gus Lagman first. Among the Comelec Commisioners, Lagman is the only non-lawyer and IT expert. He knows how computers can be used to steal elections. He understands how computers can be rigged by bribed Comelec operatives where the real winners lose and the real losers win. [...]