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by Ben Serrano San Marcos, BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur – Residents here mostly evacuees from floating community of Lake Mihaba today claimed to have personally witnessed sightings of giant crocodiles other than the 40-foot long and one and a half meter wide water crocodile that attacked and killed a twelve year old girl last March 7. “We have seen at least three others but of Read More …

“If 11 million Filipinos abroad will create nine homes each, there will be no poor in the Philippines.”   by Alex P. Vidal  TORONTO, Canada — Ilonggos in the Philippines thought they have lost a worthy business leader when low-key enterpreneur Alfredo “Pidoy” Pacis and his family migrated here 12 years ago. They did not. In fact, Pidoy’s legacy will stay and live forever in Read More …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact: February 13, 2009                                          Ben de Guzman 202.422.4909 www.nafve.org (Web site)                          nafve2007@gmail.com (E-mail) U.S. Congress Passes Filipino WWII Veterans Legislation In Economic Stimulus Package President Obama expected to sign historic bill days before 63rdanniversary of Rescission Act that first revoked U.S. veteran status for Filipino WWII veterans. Washington, DC- The U.S. Congress today approved HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Read More …

Controversial healing priest to visit Butuan City; conducts open healing session By Ben Serrano              BUTUAN CITY- Controversial healing priest Rev Fr Fernando Suarez will arrive here in Butuan City on February 17 and will conduct an open public healing session on February 18 afternoon at the Roman Catholic owned Fr. Saturnino Urios University’s Gymnasium.               It can be recalled that Diocese of Lingayen Read More …

EXCLUSIVE: RP Consulate processes 5,100 machine-readable passports in Canada By Alex P. Vidal TORONTO, Canada – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto has started processing some 5,100 machine-readable passports for Filipino citizens here as of February 12 since June 24, 2008. In an exclusive interview, Orlando Manalo, passport processor of the Philippine Consulate General in Ontario, said most of the applications they received were for renewal. Read More …

COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ As expected, President Gloria Arroyo failed to meet with President Barack Obama during the National Breakfast Prayer in Washington, DC.  Arroyo should know by now that Obama had been avoiding her for obvious reasons — she’s ‘bad news.’  Once again, Arroyo’s unscheduled ‘spur of the moment’ junket to the US manifests her desperate attempt to connect with Obama at all cost. With Read More …

COMMENTARY BY PERRY DIAZ A few days ago, the Republican Party elected Michael Steele as their first African-American national chairman. That the good news. The bad news is: at about the same time, Carol Carter, a county Republican official, distributed an email mocking African-American victims of Hurricane Katrina. It seems to me that every time the Republican Party makes one step forward, it takes two Read More …

1,000 PRODUCTS RECALLED   IS YOUR PEANUT BUTTER SAFE?   By Alex P. Vidal   CHICAGO, Illinois — Eight have died and at least more than 500 people in 43 states, including here, have been reportedly affected after taking salmonella-contaminated peanut butter products traced to have come from a peanut corporation plant with sanitation lapses. Chicago Tribune confirmed that the Peanut Corp. of America plant Read More …

‘FILIPINO KILLER’ SHOOTS FOR IBO CROWN IN AFRICA By Alex P. Vidal CHICAGO, Illinois — The Thai champion who has repulsed 10 highly touted Filipino foes in succession to earn the reputation as “Filipino killer”, has been penciled to face a South African knockout artist in the battle for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) super featherweight title on March 21 at the Emperors Palace Read More …

‘FILIPINO KILLER’ SHOOTS FOR IBO CROWN IN AFRICA By Alex P. Vidal CHICAGO, Illinois — The Thai champion who has repulsed 10 highly touted Filipino foes in succession to earn the reputation as “Filipino killer”, has been penciled to face a South African knockout artist in the battle for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) super featherweight title on March 21 at the Emperors Palace Read More …