By Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Militant women’s group, Gabriela Network (GABNet) and the Mariposa Alliance demanded an end to the Iraq War in a peaceful march to commemorate International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8.
“Our main issue is the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, and we are calling to end the war and [...]
March 12, 2008
GABNet LA Leads Coalition to Celebrate Women’s Day
March 12, 2008
SC Justice Refuses to Inhibit Self from NBN-ZTE Case
by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – Supreme Court Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco, Jr. Monday declined calls for him to recuse himself from voting on the petition filed by Commission on Higher Education (Ched) Romulo Neri seeking to enjoin the Senate from compelling him to appear before its investigation into the bribery scandal involving the government’s multi-million dollar [...]
March 12, 2008
1st FilAm Visionary Awards Held at Kodak Theater
by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
HOLLYWOOD – Coming together in unprecedented camaraderie, high achieving Filipinos and Filipino Americans were given recognition in their respective fields at the First Annual Visionary Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Friday.
The awards show was considered historic and trendsetting. Financially – it cost a reported six figures to rent the [...]
March 12, 2008
Four SF Shows to Fight Violence Against Women: The Vagina Monologues, other shows, continue the ‘V’ movement
by Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
SAN FRANCISCO — In their continuing global efforts to stop violence against women and girls, the Filipina Women’s Network (FWN), a non-profit association for women of Philippine ancestry, joins V-Day with its production of Eve Ensler’s Obie award-winning The Vagina Monologues (Usaping Puki, Tagalog trans.) in San Francisco and New York.
V-Day is a [...]
March 12, 2008
Going Green at the Grassroots: Bay Area community leaders, ethnic media, discuss global warming and green opportunities
By Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area community leaders, together with Next 10, New America Media and members of the ethnic media, discussed the economic opportunities for going green, along with the continuing fight against global warming.
In a news briefing at the Natural Resources Defense Council last Feb. 21, F. Noel Perry, founder of Next [...]
March 12, 2008
RP Among Most Corrupt Economies in Asia – Survey
by Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – The Philippines is perceived as having one of the most corrupt economies in Asia, according to a survey conducted by a Hong Kong-based consultancy firm of 1,400 expatriate businessmen last January and February
Results of the latest survey by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) which were released Monday
revealed [...]
March 12, 2008
Pacquiao-Marquez Rematch All Set: Pinoy boxers take Las Vegas
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LAS VEGAS, NV – Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao’s rematch with World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Juan Manuel Marquez at the Mandalay Bay dominates the boxing headlines but there are three, possibly four, other Pinoy fighters who are also making an appearance during the big fight week.
On Thursday, Manny Pacquiao’s younger brother Bobby [...]
