by Cynthia Flores/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – As oil prices skyrocket, people look at biodiesel as an alternative to petroleum diesel. Among them is Filipino American Baltazar Fedalizo, owner of Biodiesel America. Incorporated (BAI).
Three years ago, during a gasoline price hike, when entrepreneur/ teacher /chef Baltazar Fedalizo began to seriously look into biodiesel. He realized he spent [...]
March 17, 2008
Galing Pinoy: Empowered Pinoy
March 17, 2008
Pacquiao-Marquez Aftermath
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
The post-fight press conference after the Pacquiao-Marquez battle, in which Pacquiao won a narrow split decision, had as much fireworks as the two guys fighting inside the ring.
Top Rank President Bob Arum (Pacquiao’s promoter) yelled at Marquez’ trainer Ignacio Bernstein for criticizing the judge’s decision prompting Team Marquez to leave the conference feeling [...]
March 17, 2008
UNICEF Cites RP Mortality Rate
by Carmie O. Carpio/Asianjournal.com
MANILA — An average of 32 Filipino children (per 1,000 live births) die before the age of five based on a UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) report, making the Philippines the 86th among 190 countries with the highest under-five mortality rate.
Overall, more than 27,000 children under the age of five die each [...]
March 17, 2008
Human Rights Advocates Unite for ‘Desaparecidos’
By Malou Liwanag-Aguilar/Asianjournal.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Filipino Americans and peace-loving citizens from different races united together in solidarity last March 15 at the Bayanihan Filipino Community Center in San Francisco to discuss the continued rise of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances.
The gathering also coincided with the month-long US speaking tour of Edith Burgos, the mother of [...]
March 17, 2008
Pacquiao: World Champ: A close win against Marquez
LAS VEGAS, NV – Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao officially added the title “WBC Champion” to his long list of boxing accomplishments by out-pointing Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last March 15.
Pacquiao captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) and Ring Magazine Super Featherweight title by a narrow split-decision. Judge Jerry [...]
March 17, 2008
Filipino Christians Can Now Worship in Qatar
By Cynthia Flores/Asianjournal.com
THE Muslim state of Qatar used to ban churches of other religions. Thus, Christians of different denominations had to attend underground services until seven years ago when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the ruler, granted permission to five denominations to open churches.
Last Sunday, March 14, the country’s first Catholic church opened with a [...]
March 17, 2008
Filipinos ‘Transform’ Scotland’s Hell’s Hole
by Cynthia Flores/Asianjournal.com
SCOTTISH newspapers reported that the town of Fraserburgh, Scotland, dubbed as the heroin capital of Britain, is slowly being transformed by Filipinos. Fraserburgh has undergone many years of darkness as fishing boat skippers struggled to find crew members who were not high on drugs or too exhausted from the latest binge to even [...]
March 17, 2008
Hurricane Julaton Wins Third Pro Fight: Bobby Pacquiao Hits Canvass on 1st
LAS VEGAS – Bobby Pacquiao, the younger brother of Manny Pacquiao, suffered a first round loss against Urbano Antillon, the World Boxing Council’s No. 2 in the lightweight division.
Pacquiao co-headlined the Top Rank boxing event, which also showcased the skills of two other Filipino boxers in front of a modest crowd at the Hard Rock [...]
March 17, 2008
USCIS Revises Citizenship Test
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – What are two US Cabinet-level positions? Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? The answer: there are 15 cabinet positions two of which are the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security. Dwight D. Eisenhower served in the military during World War II.
These [...]
March 17, 2008
MIAA May Have Control Over Int’l Airports – DOJ
by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has declared that the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) may exercise supervision and control over all international airports in the country although such mandate has already been delegated to the Air Transportation Office (ATO) under Republic Act 776.
In a five-page legal opinion, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez [...]
