by Anna Krisna Noble Bautista/Asianjournal.com
MAKATI CITY– The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) marked the 51st death anniversary of former President Ramon Magsaysay with the launching of the 50th Ramon Magsaysay Awards at the Asian Institute of Management’s World Bank Resource Development Center.
RMAF president Carmencita Abella said that the awards began “to celebrate the achievements of [...]
March 4, 2008
Ramon Magsaysay Awardees: Changing Asia
March 4, 2008
De Venecia Calls for Arroyo to Step Down: Former House Speaker meets with LA media
By Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
TORRANCE — Former Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. renewed calls for President Arroyo to step down at a brief stopover in LA en route to New York to speak at the United Nations.
“I am asking President Arroyo, in the face of mounting charges of corruption, in the face of a tidal wave of [...]
March 4, 2008
More Protests Against GMA Loom
by Jherlyn Meneses/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Opponents of embattled Philip-pine President Gloria Arroyo held a “mass for the truth” on Sunday and vowed more street protests in the coming weeks to press for her resignation.
Hundreds of students joined former President Corazon Aquino, Manila Mayor Alfre-do Lim, and representatives of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines [...]
