By Ricky Lo To start off, what young people today don’t know is that, once upon a time before she became a senator (and almost a vice president), Loren Legarda was what…
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Marquez will fight Manny again in Mexico
Contrary to his earlier statements, Juan Manuel Marquez said he’d consider fighting Manny Pacquiao again. But Marquez will only approve a fifth clash on one condition: that it will be staged in…
Why stay in the Philippines?
By DLS Pineda Year in and year out, the Independence Day Question remains a favorite: Are we truly free or not? Time and time again, the answer remains a resounding “no,” and…
Philippines jobless rate soars despite record growth
By Agence France-Presse The Philippines’ jobless rate soared to a three-year high in April even though the nation has the fastest-growing economy in Asia, official data showed Tuesday. President Benigno Aquino III…
For Filipinos, Love is a sacrifice
By Camille Diola If “love is sacrifice” is a cliché, it might just be the most real cliché, and even Filipinos would agree. A truly Filipino brand of love is in sacrificing…
Filipino Scholar, Poet and San Francisco Community Leader Honored
Al Robles Honored with a Living Library SAN FRANCISCO — (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) — POOR Magazine honors the late Al Robles with a gift of love for his work as a housing…
In My Country is in His Heart
Filipino Revolutionary Writer Tony Robles Nominated SAN FRANCISCO – (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) – “In My Country” is a country that knows no borders; it’s a country of the heart.” Tony Robles, revolutionary…
First MVP Boxing Match
PNS — THE FIRST MVP Cup International Boxing Friendship Games feature the bouts of 39 promising boxers from six countries in Asia including the host country, Philippines, will be shown on TV…
The Filipino Microentrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is a big word for many Filipinos. A more commonly used word is “business” or as most Filipinos would say it “may sariling negosyo.” Filipinos would associate being an entrepreneur with…
The Filipino Wrecking Machine Mark Munoz Prepares for UFC 112
First International Fight of Munoz’s Career LAKE FOREST, Calif. – (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) – April 3, 2010 — With the grand opening of Reign Training Center (RTC) on March 13th behind him,…
Jean Beliveau: This globe-trotter walks for peace
This globe-trotter walks for peace By DEDETTE SISON-SANTIAGO March 28, 2009, 10:59am Manila Bulletin Jean Beliveau was having a mid-life crisis at 45 and was at a crossroad, not knowing what to…
Rights violation cases piling up vs IPs, says international group
Quezon City, the Philippines — Piles of cases about human rights violations against tribal communities have been deliberated March 28, this city, as part of the International Expert Workshop on Indigenous Peoples’…
Green (Hope) to the World
by Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. Businessworld The financial crisis in America and Britain, whose Central Banks, avoided recession for two decades, but allowed unchecked consumer debt growth. Their lax standards allowed housing…
The Economics of Hemlines and Cleavages
by Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. Businessworld Entreprenomists always look for informal measures to validate business trends, like lunches with industry experts, mentors, and the Internet. In 1926, an economist named George Taylor…
Globalization: A Wicked Problem
by Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. Businessworld Entreprenomists are naturally driven by risk-taking and creating, necessarily questioning the whys of current economic thunderstorms of increasing levels of imported inflation. They inevitably ask: ‘does…