by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Tuesday admitted that democracy in the country is presently “under siege” due to increasing number of journalists being killed under the Arroyo administration.
In a conference on Impunity and Press Freedom organized by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Puno told delegates mostly from Latin-American countries [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 29, 2008
Democracy ‘Under Siege’ Due to Media Killling – Chief Justice
February 27, 2008
Immigrants Less Likely to Commit Serious Crime in California
By Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — California’s immigrants, including both legal and illegal immigrants, are far less likely than average US-born citizens to commit serious crime, according to a new report released on Monday.
The study conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan research group, showed that foreign-born residents which make up more [...]
February 27, 2008
Healthcare Workers Strike Over Employer Misconduct: New management allegedly cut benefits, violated federal labor laws
by Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
MILLBRAE — Health workers at Emmanuel Convalescent Hospital in Millbrae held a 24-hour strike last Friday, Feb. 22, over allegations that the new owners have violated lawsseveral federal labor laws, including cuts in benefits and firing of workers who were union members.
There are approximately 87 employees at Emmanuel, all represented by the Service [...]
February 27, 2008
Rights Groups Advocate SFPD Language Access Policy: Calls for increased education and awareness on its provisions
By Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Civil rights organizations, legal services groups and representatives of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) highlighted the provisions of the SFPD’s Department General Order (DGO) 5.20, a comprehensive language access protocol. A call for increased community education and awareness on the rights contained in the DGO was expressed as well.
The [...]
February 27, 2008
McCain on Immigration
By Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — With the presidential primaries coming to an end soon, the Republican party seems to have one clear frontrunner in Senator John McCain. He has been getting flak within the party for his stand on immigration — his stand being one that restrictionists criticize, according to the website of the [...]
February 27, 2008
Immigration Amnesty, Still a Dream Away
By Cynthia De Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — “I think my pro-amnesty candidate will become president. So, I’m hoping that next year, there will be an amnesty,” said Lita, a Filipina who’s been actively campaigning for her pro-amnesty presidential candidate to her family and friends.
Like Lita, millions of illegal immigrants are wishing for the same thing. But [...]
February 27, 2008
Couple Sentenced for Abuse of Pinoy Workers
By Cynthia De Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — An American motel owner in Oacama, South Dakota and his Filipina wife were sentenced on Feb. 22 for forcing almost a dozen Filipino OFWs into servitude and peonage.
US District Judge Charles Kornmann sentenced Robert John Farrell (4 years and 2 months in Federal prison) and his wife, Angelita Magat [...]
February 27, 2008
GMA Opposes Calls to Step Down
by Jherlyn Meneses/Asianjournal.com
PRES. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would not step down from the presidency as she shielded her family from allegations of irregularity. Arroyo issued the statement in a speech after a mass at Malacanang’s Heroes Hall on the eve of the 22nd anniversary celebration of the Edsa People Power 1 revolution.
“I am the President. [...]
February 27, 2008
Obama v. Hillary on Immigration (2nd of two parts)
by Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — Although Sen. Barack Obama is riding on the wave of an 11-state victory, the Democratic nomination race is still neck and neck.
Where do the presidential candidates of the Democratic Party stand on the issue of immigration? The IRC Americas Program, a nonprofit policy studies center, in their website presents [...]
February 26, 2008
A FilAm in the US Congress
by Cynthia De Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES — Fifteen years ago, on November 1992, Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott was elected to the US House of Representatives. By winning in that election, Rep. Scott made history by becoming the first African American elected to Congress from Virginia for over 100 years, next only to John Mercer Langston [...]
