Tanamor Wins Bronze

By Joseph Lariosa/AsianJournal.com
CHICAGO — The win assured Tañamor, the only one of the seven-man Filipino contingent still in contention, of a bronze in this qualifying tournament for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He will be facing the Thai phenom Amnat Ruenroeng in the semifinals scheduled Friday evening for the gold. Ruenroeng beat Armenian Danielyan Hovhannes, 18-6, Thursday [...]

Ermita Discusses Human Rights in UN Forum

By April Tiamzon/Asianjournal.com
NEW YORK — Despite the rain, Filipino-American protesters vigilantly picketed outside the Philippine Center while Executive Secretary of the Philippines, Eduardo R. Ermita discussed the current situation of Human Rights and National Security in the Philippines.
Ermita was sent by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the United Nations as her official spokesman to inform [...]

Bayanihan sa Amerika Makes New York Pitstop

By Momar G. Visaya
NEW YORK – After a successful launch in Los Angeles and a subsequent pitstop in San Francisco, “Bayanihan sa Amerika,” a conference of Filipino community centers and associations in the United States gathered more than a hundred community leaders at the Philippine Center Saturday, Oct. 20.
The conference aims to gather owners or [...]

Filipina Women’s Network Honors 100 Most Influential Women in the U.S.

Pinay Power in Washington DC
By Momar G. Visaya
WASHINGTON, DC – It was a veritable who’s who at the gala night of the Fifth Annual Filipina Summit as the Filipina Women’s Network honored 100 of the most influential women in the United States.
The awarding was one of the highlights of the three-day summit at the nation’s [...]