Year: 2023

Filipino family in LA is latest victim of hate crime

By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent LOS ANGELES – For Filipinos and Fil-Ams, Asian hate has been a reality that sometimes strikes close to home. This is the latest example. A Filipino family that was queueing in a drive through of…

AS I SEE IT! Staff training: Company’s greatest asset!

Is training only for new staff? Every time HR hires employees, their first move is to train them. Just like any new employee, I went through this process when I was hired the first time. But, is it only for…

Ex-Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario dies on way to SanFo; Marcos, nation mourn

  By Cherie M. Querol Moreno Executive Editor SAN FRANCISCO – Colma Mayor Joanne del Rosario will escort the remains of her brother Ambassador Albert del Rosario back home to the Philippines from California on Thursday, April 20. Ambassador Del…

OFFLINE: Beware the syndicates in the government

Philippine National Police chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. retires next week and one of his final messages is not like what other heads of the police usually say as they make their final exit from the service. Most will thank the…

DILG Secretary Abalos, PNP chief Azurin ‘clash’ over P6.7-B drug haul, alleged cover-up

QUEZON CITY –  Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr.  said closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing police officers allegedly attempting to pilfer 42 kilograms of the 990 kilograms of shabu seized last year in Manila speaks for itself. The…

ART GABOT MADLAING: Filing complaint without going home to Philippines

Do you need to file a complaint but can’t go home to the Philippines?  This was the dilemma and problem of elderly spouses Ricardo and Pacita, ages 89 and 75 respectively, from South San Francisco, California. If you have the…

US, PHL STAGE BIGGEST WAR DRILLS IN 30 YEARS; Austin, Blinken reaffirm US will defend PHL in case of any attack

By ALFRED GABOT and CLAIRE MORALES TRUE Editor in Chief and Managing Editor CAMP AGUINALDO/WASHINGTON D.C. – After the China and Taiwan exercises, the United States Navy joined the Philippines Navy in opening their biggest war drills in more than…

Ombudsman files 2 new graft raps vs ex-QC mayor Herbert Bautista, ex-administrator

By Jennifer T. Santos  QUEZON CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman has filed before the Sandiganbayan two more graft and corruption charges against former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista over projects worth more than ₱57 million. The Office of the…

IN MY HEART: FilAm Vanessa Hudgens discovers, enjoys ‘paradise’ in her mother’s homeland

At a time when the waters of the West Philippine Sea and the South China are getting warmer due to tensions between the United States and China and their Asia Pacific allies, it was cool that popular Hollywood actress Vanessa…

IMF ups Philippine growth outlook for 2023 to 6%, but down 5.8% in 2024

WASHINGTON/MAKATI CITY — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the Philippines growing fastest in emerging and developing Asia this year. IMF, at the same time, upgraded its economic outlook for the country to 6% despite a projected slump in the global economy….