Leni accepts LP’s VP offer despite failing to get daughters’ full support
After much hemming and hawing, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has accepted the Liberal Party’s…
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Political Roundup: Bongbong to run for vice president in a post contested by four others while Pacquiao wants a senate seat
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr declared he is running for vice president Monday evening. The…
Aquino’s budget execs face graft probe
A top adviser to Philippine President Benigno Aquino is facing a corruption investigation, a government…
Featured Artist: Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza (SYM)
VANCOUVER SOCIAL CORNER Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known in the Philippine and International art circle as “SYM”, was…
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By Irwin Gonzales Recently, I have been helping a few people who want to start…
COA’s Heidi Mendoza to head UN internal watchdog
MANILA – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named Heidi Mendoza, a commissioner of the…
Media Snub, Culture Shock Fatal to Fil Can Candidates
Journal GlobaLinks By Joseph G. Loriosa CHICAGO (JGL) – If you want to be selective…
Sawal holds ground vs. top caliber world athletes
Filipino Canadian John Sawal surpassed his past performance and landed a respectable seventh place over…
YELLOW STAIN: The bystander bigotry of newspaper endorsements
The National Observer By Sandy Garossino Opinion | October 18th 2015 The stain of this shameful…
Harper resigns
Nearly a decade after he became prime minister, Stephen Harper has resigned as party leader…