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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/01/2009 08:24 AM PHT

Newly appointed Thai Foreign Minister to visit the Philippines
Philippines, European Union to hold initial talks on Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement
MOA Signing between DFA-OAVS, POEA and COMELEC
Philippines-European Union Partnership Cooperation Agreement
(PCA) Negotiations
On Mandamus Case Filed by Anakpawis at the Manila RTC Involving
DFA’s Machine Readable Passport Project:
Lone Filipino Cyclist wins 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship in
Brunei
NCIP Chair Eugenio Insigne attends UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues in Norway
Amb. Asuque calls on Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
Los Angeles PCG conducts Consular Outreach in Texas
The Hague PE conducts Philippine Business Forum 2009: Trade and
Investment Opportunities Business Seminar in Amsterdam
New RP Envoy to the Czech Republic presents Letter of Credence to
President Vaclav Klaus
Secretary Romulo inaugurates DFA Fitness Center in Celebration of
the International Women’s Month
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Ladies Foundation, Inc.
Donates to the School of Love and Hope
International Bazaar Foundation Donates to Gawad Kalinga

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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/02/2009 09:25 AM PHT

CHAIR OF SUB COMMITTEE ON ASIA AND PACIFIC AND GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENT OF HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF STRONGER US TIES WITH ASEAN
PGMA orders state colleges to relax tuition fee rules to minimize
dropouts among students
Over 70,000 jobs created by CLEEP as of February 2009 -- Remonde
PGMA creates new national service patterned after U.S. Peace Corps
PGMA to lead groundbreaking ceremonies of NLEX Phase 2-
Circumferential-5 project

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Dominador "Ador" S. Carreon, President, Philippine American
Foundation for Charities, Is Unanimously Selected As One Of
The 2009 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
                                                                      04/02/2009 06:32 AM EDT
FORT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND, April 03- (PinoyGlobal) Dominador "Ador"
S. Carreon, President of the Philippine American Foundation for Charities
(PAFC), the umbrella organization of over 100 Filipino- American
organizations in Metropolitan Washington, DC area, and a very active and
visible community leader in the region, is unanimously selected as one of
the 2009 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA
Panel Board of Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO
IMAGE MAGAZINE (FILIM) and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS
(PGON), and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL
FOUNDATION. The TOFA project was initiated in 1990
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/03/2009 01:24 PM PHT

On Reports of Misbehavior by US Troops Involved in Balikatan
Exercises in Bicol
On Filipino Reportedly Wounded in a Rocket Attack in Afghanistan:
Philippine Embassy in Rome sends Consular Mission to Cagliari
RP participation in 2009 Guangzhou International Travel Fair
HK Writer apologizes to Philippine Consulate and Filipino Community
in Hong Kong

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MHC HOLDS ANNUAL MISA NG BAYAN- Celebrating Filipino
Spirit in the Remaking of America
04/03/2009 01:20 PM PHT
Prominent leaders of various Fil-Am organizations & key members of the
community (approximately 700 people) attended the 2009 MISA NG BAYAN
(4TH PEOPLE’S MASS), the once-a-year unique celebration of God’s grace &
unity to thank God for the continuous blessings and guidance for
sustained immigration of the Filipinos to the U.S.
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Weekly Devotion heartily dedicated to the highly achievers and
the image builders of the community
04/03/2009 10:50 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 03 (PinoyGlobal) - This is heartily dedicated to the
highly achievers, the imagebuilders of the Filipino Global (FILGLO)
communities, in particular, and to the mainstream, in general, and to the
2009 TOFA AWARDEES.
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George B. Daria, CUPOT Executive Board President,
Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2009 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
                                                                       04/02/2009 06:43 PM EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, April 06- (PinoyGlobal) - George B. Daria,
Executive Board President of CUPOT, Council of Philippine Organizations
of Tidewater, the largest Filipino-American organization composed of
various Fil-Am groups in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and other Tidewater areas
, is unanimously selected as one of the 2009 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges headed by
Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE (FILIM) and the
PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS (PGON), and the ROXANNE ANDREA
MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.
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CHIZ TO G-20: GO LOOK INTO THE MIRROR FIRST
04/05/2009 08:30 AM PHT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 05 (PinoyGlobal) - Sen. Chiz Escudero said
yesterday that those responsible for the worldwide economic crunch need
first to admit their sins before coming up with scapegoats.
The opposition senator was reacting to concerns over international tax
standards raised by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) during the recent G20 summit.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/04/2009 08:36 AM PHT

New York PCG conducts Consular Outreach Program in South New
Jersey
Washington PE conducts Consular Outreach in Florida
PCG Barcelona conducts back-to-back Overseas Absentee Voting
Field Registrations
PCG New York conducts Consular Outreach Activity in Albany
RP Diplomat elected to UN Conference on Trade and Development
body in Geneva
Bangko Sentral brings its Financial Learning Campaign to South Korea
Ambassador Maria Theresa P. Lazaro meets with Bank for
International Settlements Acting General Manager Mr. Hervé Hannoun
Milan PCG conducts Mobile Consular Services in Torino
Philippine-Japanese Musical Duo Play Hummel, Bach, Mozart and
Strauss

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A CALL FOR HEROISM
04/06/2009 09:30 AM PHT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 06 (PinoyGlobal) - Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of
Valor celebrates the heroism of Filipino soldiers who fought, against
seemingly invincible odds, to defend our people from foreign enslavement in
World War Two.

CHIZ URGES GOV’T TO FOCUS ON LEADING PEOPLE TO OVERCOME
CRISIS

MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 06 (PinoyGlobal) - Sen. Chiz Escudero said that
today’s celebration of the heroism of our soldiers who fought in Bataan and
Corregidor should inspire everyone to pull together so the country can
overcome the adverse economic fallout from the current global crisis.
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FROM "MEMOIRS" TO "MEMORIES"
04/06/2009   09:30 AM PHT
Dr. Carmencita Quesada Fulgado of New York, "Menchee" to her friends,
has an eye for endowed scholarships. Personally, for her 25th wedding
anniversary, in lieu of gifts, she suggested to her guests to make a
tax-deductible contribution to St. John's University where she was working.
This created the Quesada-Fulgado Anniversary Scholarship for students of
Philippine heritage. During her UP Alumni Association in America (UPAAA)
presidency (1996-1999) she raised its first scholarship fund ($10,000) and
signed the deed of donation in 2000. In 2006, as prelude to the
Centennial, the UPAAA Scholarship II ($20,000) was signed in New York at
the reception held for Chancellor Cao in April and the UPAA-NY's
Adopt-a-Scholar Scholarship ($10,000) at the reception held for President
Roman in June.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Jose Andres De Luna
Manila, Philippines
RESOLVING THE SULU HOSTAGE CRISIS
04/07/2009 09:18 AM PHT
MANILA, April 07(PinoyGlobal) - The nearly three-month hostage situation
in Sulu, involving workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group, has spun a parallel drama
starred in by the government crisis team on one side and Sen. Richard
Gordon on the other, both with differing views on how best to successfully
end it.
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DUTCH PROSECUTOR OFFICE DISMISS CHARGES AGAINST JOMA
04/07/2009 04:30 AM CEST
Wrapping up my story on the Joma Sison case that began on his arrest by
Dutch police in Utrecht on Aug. 28, 2007, here is the most-awaited
conclusion...a happy one.
On March 31, I decided to have a sleep-in as I've been fighting a cold for
three weeks already. Then my cell phone rang at 10:30 but I was in such a
deep slumber that I didn't get the call in time.
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Weekly Devotion heartily dedicated to the highly achievers and
the image builders of the community
04/07/2009 05:50 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 07 (PinoyGlobal) - This is heartily dedicated to the
highly achievers, the imagebuilders of the Filipino Global (FILGLO)
communities, in particular, and to the mainstream, in general, and to the
2009 TOFA AWARDEES.
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Araw ng Kagitingan Invitation from the Philippine Embassy
04/07/2009 05:55 AM EDT
Come Join Us!
Cultural Section
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
1600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel No. 202 467 9363
Fax No. 202 467 9417
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Perry Diaz
Sacramento, California
CHIP TSAO'S CHEAP SHOT: A WAKE-UP CALL
04/08/2009 06:17 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., April 08 (PinoyGlobal) - Chip Tsao, a Hong Kong-
based author and columnist, stirred a hornet’s nest in his recent article,
“The War at Home.” Tsao said, “Manila has just claimed sovereignty over
the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands,
complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the
South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is
beyond reproach. The reason: there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids
working as $3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of
servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn
most of your bread and butter.”
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Joe Mari Mercader
New York,NY
FAIR ADVICE TO WOULD-BE WRITERS
04/08/2009 07:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 08 (PinoyGlobal) - My publisher has requested me to
screen applications to our paper from prospective columnists because the
pile is rising high already. Going over them, I have noticed that they only
want to be in the limelight with Filipino Times and, of course, www.
filtimesonline.com and Global Pinoy Online (www.filamimage.com). These
are my column’s Internet online editions, which are very well read.
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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/08/2009 09:25 AM PHT

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Speech during the Observance
of the 67th “Araw ng Kagitingan” Dambana ng Kagitingan, Mt.
Samat, Pilar, Bataan, April 7, 2009
PGMA leads 67th Araw ng Kagitingan commemorative rites in Bataan
PGMA inaugurates new P1-billion M.A.A.P. facility
PGMA wants grandchildren of World War II vets to get involved in
National Service Corps
Blacklisting by OECD a wake-up call -- Remonde
Confidence on RP economy remains
Policy Statements from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Speech
during the 27th Biennial Convention of the Federation of Filipino-
Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII),
Function Rooms 1 & 2, SMX Convention Center SM Mall of Asia, Pasay
City

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Invitation From The Filipina Women's Network
04/08/2009 08:25 PM EDT
V-Day Filipina Women's Network Benefit Performances in collaboration with
V-Day's global campaign to end violence against women and girls:
 The Vagina Monologues
 A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Ado Paglinawan
Washington, D.C.
MY CHOICE AS THE NEXT PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT
04/08/2009 07:06 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 08 (PinoyGlobal) - The Bagumbayan Movement
will be inaugurated on April 27, and subsequently it will announce its
choice for Philippine President in 2010. Time is running out and unless you
have a better man, I hope you will, as I have chosen, concur as to the next
President of the Philippines.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/04/2009 08:36 AM PHT

RP Embassy in Rome dispatches team to L’Aquila, Italy (updated)
Philippine Embassy in Hanoi warns against Illegal Recruiters
Philippine Embassy in Rome holds Skills Training and
Entrepreneurship Program

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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/09/2009 09:25 AM PHT

AMBASSADOR GAA LEADS FLAG RAISING CEREMONY IN
COMMEMORATION OF ARAW NG KAGITINGAN
PGMA flies to Thailand Friday for ASEAN summit; Middle East for more
jobs for Filipino workers

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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/09/2009 08:36 AM PHT

Two Vessels with 21 Filipino Seafarers Hijacked in Somalia
Northern Samar Officials visit Fujian for Agri-Business exposure trip
Stanford University Students visit Philippine Consulate General in San
Francisco
San francisco Bay Area Fil-Am Golf Champion honored by Philippine
Consulate General
New York PCG intensifies Philippine Tourism Campaign
All Filipinos in L’Aquila Accounted For
Asean People Deserves Full Human Rights—Romulo

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A BLESSED EASTER TO ALL OUR ESTEEMED FRIENDS,
ASSOCIATES AND FELLOW WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD OF
THE LORD! ---- Congressman Dante V. Liban
04/12/2009 09:25 AM PHT
This will bring tears to your eyes, but it is such a wonderful truth.
Remember to try to do your very best for God. He loves us so much and
gives so much. I hope and pray unbelievers will turn to Jesus, so they also
can share in a wonder life when we all go home some day.
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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/15/2009 07:25 AM PHT

EMBASSY, FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND FILIPINO
COMMUNITY LEADERS CONDUCT WREATH LAYING CEREMONY TO
COMMEMORATE “ARAW NG KAGITINGAN”
US$ 120-billion ASEAN Equity Fund hoped to be launched by May –
Remonde
RP for "expeditious launching" of multilaterized Chiang Mai Initiative
at 14th ASEAN Summit --DFA
Verzosa orders PNP personnel to go hard against perpetrators of
extra-judicial killings
Statement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the eve of her
62nd birthday
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY HONORS AND REMEMBERS BRAVERY AND
SACRIFICE OF FILIPINO WWII VETERANS ON ARAW NG KAGITINGAN
FIRST BATCH OF COMPENSATION CHECKS HANDED OUT TO FILIPINO
WORLD WAR II VETERANS IN THE U.S.
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY HONORS AND REMEMBERS SACRIFICES OF
FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS ON “ARAW NG KAGITINGAN”
PGMA: RP gov't reciprocating expatriate workers' efforts with OFW
payback program

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Perry Diaz
Sacramento, California
OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS
04/14/2009 12:11 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., April 14 (PinoyGlobal) - When President Barack
Obama was sworn into office, he didn’t waste any time. He immediately set
into motion a lot of the things that he promised the American people during
the presidential elections. That’s no small feat for a junior senator who
daringly plunged into the turbulent sea of economic chaos -- likened to an
incoming 100-foot tsunami traveling at 100 miles an hour that was
wreaking havoc on the economy.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/15/2009 11:06 AM PHT

Transportation Services for the Philippine Hosting of the ASEAN-
Russian Senior Officials’ Meeting
The DFA press corps invitation
Philippines Shares Interfaith Experience in Second Alliance of
Civilizations Forum
DFA Issues Travel Advisory to Bangkok, Thailand (Updated)
RP to Host High-Level Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference
Austrian Business Weekly cites RP’s resilience amidst global recession
Defense Sec. Teodoro Honors Fil-Am WWII Vets in “Araw ng
Kagitingan” rites in Hawaii

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Joe Mari Mercader
New York,NY
GMA'S LAST SONA WILL UNMASK HER TRUE INTENTION
04/15/2009 08:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 16 (PinoyGlobal) - Don’t look now but reading the
lips of Speaker Prsospero Nograles and Senate Majority Leader Juan
Miguel Zubiri brings to mind the expression that something is rotten in
Denmark. By their own admission thirty percent of the members of Kampi
and Lakas, the political parties of Pres. Arroyo, have jumped ship and
many more will follow. Dreading to be caught in the turbulent political
waters next year, they too want to survive the impending debacle of
administration candidates in the coming election, by swimming with the
current not against it.
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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/16/2009 09:25 AM PHT

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH PROGRAM IN
TAMPA, FLORIDA
AMBASSADOR GAA MEETS WITH US CONGRESSWOMAN ROYBAL-
ALLARD OF CALIFORNIA

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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/16/2009 11:06 AM PHT

Greek-Owned Vessel with Filipino Crew Hijacked Off Somalia
DFA Announces Temporary Delay in Some Passport Releases
Berne PE Meets with Nestle Executives at its Central Headquarters in
Vevey
ABC News features Filipino Veterans’ Struggle and Victory for
Recognition and Benefits
Culinary Delights at Philippine Food Festival in Tokyo
Philippine Embassy honors Filipino World War II Veterans on “Araw
ng Kagitingan”

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CHIZ URGES GOV’T TO LEAD DRIVE TO PERSUADE UN TO ACT AGAINST
SOMALI PIRATES
04/17/2009 08:30 AM PHT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 17 (PinoyGlobal) - Senator Chiz Escudero on
Wednesday urged the Arroyo administration to take the lead in urging the
United Nations to form a multinational force against Somali pirates who
have attacked several international shipping and held several hundreds
hostage including Filipino seamen.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/16/2009 11:06 AM PHT

DFA Advises Filipino Drivers Stranded in Dubai to Go Home
POEA Suspends Firms for Violating Contractual Obligations of Filipino
Workers in Libya
Remarks of Undersecretary Enrique A. Manalo, Department of Foreign
Affairs, On the Occasion of the Opening Ceremonies for Balikatan
2009, 16 April 2009
DFA Undersecretary Manalo Opens RP-US Balikatan 2009
Ambassador Benedicto Presents Credentials to Nepal
Five Filipino Students Tour India with Asean Counterparts

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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/18/2009 07:05 AM PHT

AMBASSADOR GAA HOSTS DINNER RECEPTION FOR SENATOR
BENNETT AND OFFICIALS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/21/2009 10:06 AM PHT

RP Embassy in Ottawa Meets with Philippines-Canada Business
Council
BIDS and AWARDS COMMITTEE : DFA’s POTABLE WATER SUPPLY
Seventeen Filipino Seafarers Captured by Pirates Freed
Philippines Takes Comprehensive Measures to Protect Filipino
Seafarers from Hijacking
Historic “Consulate on Wheels” to Tacoma
Arroyo Calls on Myanmar to make important gesture by releasing
Aung San Sun Kyi

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THE 7TH ANNUAL SANTACRUZAN FESTIVAL
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009, 2:00 PM
04/21/2009 01:06 PM PHT
The SANTACRUZAN FESTIVAL is an annual celebration which has been done
for the past 6 (six) consecutive years here at St. Joseph Church . It is a
religious event honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary which includes the
celebration of the Holy Mass, the Ceremonial Crowning of the statue of
Mary and the Marian procession which covers some blocks around the
church.
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Weekly Devotion heartily dedicated to the highly achievers and
the image builders of the community
04/21/2009 9:50 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 21 (PinoyGlobal) - This is heartily dedicated to the
highly achievers, the imagebuilders of the Filipino Global (FILGLO)
communities, in particular, and to the mainstream, in general, and to the
2009 TOFA AWARDEES.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Joe Mari Mercader
New York,NY
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION IS TYRANNY
04/22/2009 04:06 AM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 21 (PinoyGlobal) - Since comedians, actors and
actresses burst into the political landscape of the country, the nation’s
destiny became bleak. The bottom line is that our people are to blame for
being taxed without proper representation. This is because they elect
nitwits who invariably end up as wallflowers in both Houses of Congress.
Fascinated with their glamour, voters elect superstars without giving
weight to qualifications. They may also have in mind that if the late actor
Ronald Reagan became one of America’s greatest presidents, so could any
of our movie matinee idols they are enamored with.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Dr. Erie Agustin
New York, New Jersey
THE REGULARS PART II
04/21/2009 04:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 21 (PinoyGlobal) - Alcohol or ethanol, the same
substance we put in our cars is most common cause of substance abuse.
People intoxicated with alcohol lose control of their bodies and they just
fall down anywhere, often times in the streets. In all likelihood an
ambulance picks them up and drives them to the Emergency Room (ER).
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/22/2009 05:06 PM PHT

New Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) Registrants Top 50,000
Film about Filipino Soldiers in the Korean War premieres in Seoul
Embassy Officials Meet with Filipino Community, Public Officials in
Calgary
The Philippines and Hangzhou launch 2009 Philippine Culture Week
in Hangzhou
Hangzhou Hosts “Ties that Bind” Photo Exhibit on RP-China relations
Philippine-Flagged Vessel with 23 Filipino Seafarers Released
Closing Remarks of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo
ASEM Development Conference 21 April 2009, Hotel Mandarin
Oriental Makati City, Philippines

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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/27/2009 09:13 AM PHT

RP calls for stronger International Cooperation
Task Force Assisting Mt Stolt Strength
Committee on Protection of Rights of Migrant Workers Commends RP
Migration Policy
RP Calls for Greater Protection of Migrants at World Conference on
Racism
RP attends UN-Habitat Governing Council Meeting
DFA Warns Overseas Filipinos against Text Scams
Philippine diplomat receives special award in Japanese Speech
Contest 2009 for Foreign Diplomats in Tokyo
RP Diplomat Chairs UN Meeting on Commodities
Ambassador Lazaro presents her Letter of Credentials to Prince Alois
of Liechtenstein
Day of Thanks (Araw ng Pasasalamat): Honoring Filipino World War II
Veterans in the U.S. Midwest
Universidad Santo Tomas Honors Ambassador Puyat-Reyes in
Santiago, Chile
RP Embassy in Prague attends Litomerice Wine Festival
Nairobi PE conducts Consular Outreach in Madagascar
Congen Jose Pays Calls on Chongqing Mayor Wang Hongju

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News Release from the Philippine Embassy
04/25/2009 08:45 AM PHT
ADVISORY FOR FILIPINO OLYMPIANS AND PARALYMPIANS
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. invites all Filipino Olympians
and Paralympians residing in States within the Embassy’s jurisdiction to
provide the Embassy with their contact information.
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Weekly Devotion heartily dedicated to the highly achievers and
the image builders of the community
04/26/2009 8:25 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 27 (PinoyGlobal) - This is heartily dedicated to the
highly achievers, the imagebuilders of the Filipino Global (FILGLO)
communities, in particular, and to the mainstream, in general, and to the
2009 TOFA AWARDEES.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Perry Diaz
Sacramento, California
THE PRESIDENTIAL MUSICAL CHAIRS GAME
04/27/2009 05:38 PM PDT
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., April 27 (PinoyGlobal) - With just a little over a year
to the 2010 general elections, the presidential musical chairs game has
started in earnest. And there are several games going all at once by
groups called “political parties.”
To start with, these political parties are not ideological parties like what you’
d see in the United States and other countries. The Philippines’ political
parties are just vehicles -- like the country’s unique colorful jeepneys --
where politicians can take a ride hoping that it would bring them to their
destination. However, if the jeepney they’re riding in is too slow or is
caught in a traffic jam, they can always alight and transfer to another
jeepney.
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Introducing Tim Be Told
Be Prepared to Listen Out Loud to the New Asian American
Sensation
EP 'From The Inside' Out June 4th, 2009
04/27/2009 08:38 PM EDT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. April 27 (PinoyGlobal) Tim Be Told is a 5 piece
songwriting power house, whose catchy soulful pop-rock sound elicits
unavoidable comparisons with Maroon 5 and the Fray. Since their dorm
room days of musical mayhem, the Charlottesville quintet has won UVA's
Battle of the Bands, created a booking frenzy on the college music circuit,
and garnered major mTimBeToldusic industry interest. Their
unmanufactured, self-taught musicianship can be heard on their long
awaited new EP 'From The Inside', which will be released on June 4th.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/28/2009 01:17 PM PHT

Consul General Hernandez graces Opening Ceremony of the 4th
Cross-Straits (Haicang, Xiamen) Baosheng Ciji Culture Festival
RP Ambassador to Morocco presents Letter of Credence

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Ado Paglinawan
Washington, D.C.
YANO EXIT AUGURS LAST CHACHA MANEUVER OR MARTIAL
LAW
04/28/2009 08:06 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28 (PinoyGlobal) - I seldom forward newsclips that
are anyway available to all through the internet, in this case
www.inquirer.net but let me take an exception this time.
After Mike Arroyo asked General Yano pointblank, "Will you support the
chacha or not", and the good AFP chief retorted "I am sorry sir, I am a
professional soldier and the Armed Forces of the Philippines is the protector
of the people" expressing that the military cannot be a ploy to
politics or a weapon of choice to suit any partisan interest, it was clear that
his term will not be extended, nor will he be allowed to retire in his current
position.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
From The Office of Senator Richard Gordon
Pasay City, Philippines
PUT UP 'LADDERS OF OPPORTUNITIES' FOR FILIPINO WORKERS,
GORDON TELLS BUSINESS LEADERS
04/29/2009 08:40 AM PHT
PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES Apr. 29 (PinoyGlobal) - Independent Senator
Richard J. Gordon today urged employers’ group to put up ladders of
opportunities for their workers in order to uplift them instead of just opening
doors of employment despite the economic crisis challenging the globe.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
From The Office of Senator Chiz Escudero
Manila, Philippines
04/29/2009 08:40 AM PHT

Chiz Backs Extension of Agrarian Reform Law
Don’t gamble with country’s future - If you can’t hack it, don’t force full
automation: Chiz to Comelec
Chiz backs Lozada; Urges Defensor to drop complaint
No more excuses, act now - CHIZ PRESSES GOV’T TO AUDIT BIG 3
CHIZ TO GOV’T: ERECT PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS

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Special To PinoyGlobal
From The Office of Senator Richard Gordon
Pasay City, Philippines
CONQUER THE WORLD WITH PHILIPPINE TOURISM,
GORDON CHALLENGES TOURISM GRADS
04/29/2009 08:45 AM PHT
PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES Apr. 29 (PinoyGlobal) - Independent Senator
Richard J. Gordon has challenged this year’s tourism graduates to conquer
the world with Philippine tourism by turning it into the number one industry
in the country despite the economic crisis challenging the world today.
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/29/2009 01:17 PM PHT

Greek-Owned Cargo Ship with 19 Filipino Crew Released by Pirates;
another Vessel Hijacked
Public Urged to Take Precautions When Traveling to Mexico
Philippines Remains a Model on Migration and Protection of Migrants’
Rights
DFA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos is RP Nominee to Global
Migration Body
Philippine Embassy in Berne Hosts Dinner for Swiss Catholic Officials
Hong Kong PCG ranks no. 1 in OAV Registration Worldwide
Filipino receives 2008 Ciel International Environmental Law Award in
Washington
Honolulu PCG Conducts Consular Outreach Program in Pago Pago,
American Samoa
“Handog ng Filipino sa Indonesia” Concert Honors 60 years of RP-
Indonesia Relations

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Joe Mari Mercader
New York,NY
PREZ' MEGA PLAN FOR PERPETUITY BEARS FRUIT
04/29/2009 01:06 AM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 29 (PinoyGlobal) - The Commission On Elections
(Comelec) is a constitutional body. As such, once the chairman is appointed
and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments, he is beyond the
seductive, frivolous and filthy clutches of political bullies, particularly the
president. He can only be impeached for cause. Not even Congress that
appropriates Comelec’s budget could dictate on him.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
From The Office of Senator Richard Gordon
Pasay City, Philippines
GORDON UNDERSCORES NEED FOR MORE HEALTH-RELATED
R&D
04/29/2009 01:49 PM PHT
PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES Apr. 29 (PinoyGlobal) - In the wake of fears that
the current deadly swine influenza breakout in several countries will take
pandemic proportion, Independent Senator Richard J. Gordon today
underscored the urgency of a stronger research and development (R&D)
system in the country.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Jong Manlapaz Jr.
Manila, Philippines
SMUGGLED MEAT, PWEDENG PAGMULAN NG SWINE FLU
04/29/2009 10:49 PM PHT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 29 (PinoyGlobal) - NABABAHALA ang AGAP
Party-list na maaring makapasok ang nakamamatay na swine flu virus sa
bansa, sa pamamagitan ng smuggled meat.
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Special To PinoyGlobal
From The Office of Senator Chiz Escudero
Manila, Philippines
04/29/2009 10:20 PM PHT

Alleged Magdalo plot may have been lifted from“Mission Impossible” --
Chiz
CHIZ BATS FOR BETTER PROTECTION FOR BANK DEPOSITORS

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Ado Paglinawan
Washington, D.C.
PRIMER : EXPECT MORE POLITICAL KILLINGS SOON
04/29/2009 09:13 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29 (PinoyGlobal) - Botomo regular emailer Mon
Ramirez, said in his posting "The email thread on political killings in the
country comes at just the right time. The 42nd session of the United
Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) is currently being held in
Geneva and the RP govt has sent a rather big delegation of 27
functionaries led by Emita."
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Global Filipino (GLOFIL) Current Global News Happenings
04/30/2009 10:17 AM PHT

RP Ambassador Asuque Calls on Chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
DFA Undersecretary Conejos thanks ACP Ambassadors for support to
GFMD
The DFA press corps invitation

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Special To PinoyGlobal
By Jong Manlapaz Jr.
Manila, Philippines
PRESIDENTIABLES COMMITTEE HEARING
04/30/2009 09:49 PM PHT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 30 (PinoyGlobal) - Nakatakdang magsagawa ng
pagdinig ang Senate Committee of the Whole, hingil sa reklamo kay
Presidentiables Senator Manuel Villar Jr. sa ethics Committee sa susunod
na Linggo.
A WHISTLE IN CHAIN
MANILA, PHILIPPINES Apr. 30 (PinoyGlobal) - DINALAW ni Jose “Joey" de
Venecia III, isa pang whistleblower ng National Broadband Network (NBN)
si Rodolfo Noel “Jun" Lozada sa Manila Police District (MPD) headquarters,
huwebes ng umaga kung saan siya nakaditine.
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NEWS ARCHIVE
April 2009