More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday. The tropical southeast Asian archipelago is the sole host to 1,137 an… Read on…

(The Philippine Star newspaper in Manila paid tribute to Rico Ortanez, founder of the Agos Band Read on…

By: J.G. Azarcon, Esq.

When a Filipino permanent resident becomes naturalized as a U.S. citizen, any pending petition filed Read on…

WASHINGTON D.C. = Here’s good news for Filipino women illegally in the US who have become victims of abuses at the hands of their employers. Read on…

WASHINGTON DC U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim final rule March 19 that Read on…

Just a healthy tip: Kneading is therapeutic; it opens up your lungs and strengthens your rib cage Read on…

Grr rrrr…During the reception sponsored by the Philippines for the RP-US friendship caucus on Capitol Hill June 24, only six members of the US Congress were able to make it. They were overwhelmed by the

Anybody read the online newsletter of the Ilonggos? My fellow Tsismosos have informed me that the name of this new group should be a cause for worry for President Arroyo

For one pleasant day, Filipino-Americans in metro Washington, D.C. gathered at the Willard Read on…

Nestor Mata
MANILA
When Bobby Fischer, arguably the greatest chess player of all time, Read on…

By Alfonso Torrilo
Great news for the Filipino American tennis community especially those Read on…

Juan L. Mercado
In her Proclamation 1489, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Read on…

Jon Melegrito
It’s a rainy Friday. Nothing seems to be going right. It’s
that kind of day. Maybe it has something to do with tornados that hit Read on…

By Hermie Climaco
I attended a Palm Sunday weekend retreat from March 14 to 16 at the Washington Retreat House in D.C. Read on…

By Joseph G. Lariosa
CHICAGO -Those people running the sports activities in the Philippines should also show a modicum of courtesy Read on…

By Dino Dela Rosa
When “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” premiered on Broadway years ago, it won seven Tony awards, including best Read on…

By Becky Pagsibingan
There’s a bird’s nest on the tree in front of our house. I was not aware the birds built their abode there. It Read on…

By Rene C. Calandria
Within the last three months, I had the privilege of reading five books while doing my cardio exercises. Read on…