Labor Day tremors and jitters – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez The national police has been ordered to be in full alert. The military is on standby. No, we are not just watching the movements of…
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Featured Project:The Pot of Knowledge 2003
Date: January 18, 2012 From: Tasio Espiritu To: E-Group Members (Patnubay Servant Leaders and Website Writers) Subject: The Pot of Knowledge (2003) I just want to share one of our projects last 2003 called “The Pot of…
Ang Talambuhay ni BEHWA MELLA UY (Torino, Italya)
Ako si Behwa Mella Uy. Rosanna Mella ang profile name ko sa facebook.Ipinanganak ako sa Polangui,Albay noong February 17, 1964. Nakatira kami sa Angeles Heights San Pablo City, Laguna.Ang papa ko ay si See Kiat…
Featured Group: ACFIL through the years at 360°
What is A C F I L ? Name & Nature: ACFIL- the “Associazione Culturale Filippina del Piemonte” has been established since May 16, 1996, with the legal seat in Piazzale Costantino il Grande, 168-10134…
Featured Servant Leader: Atty JOSEPHUS B. JIMENEZ
Josephus B. Jimenez (Atty. JBJ) is a lawyer, a diplomat, and a servant leader. He has more than 30 years of solid experience as a labor relations practioner. He first worked for major corporations in the…
April 8, 1898 – The Death of Pantaleon Villegas (Leon Kilat)
Pantaleon Villegas known as “Leon Kilat” led the successful April 3, 1898 uprising against the Spanish government in Cebu, City. By early morning Thursday, April 7, unknown to Katipuneros, the cruiser Don Juan Austria chartered…
Michael Martinez has Achieved International Caliber in Ice Skating despite Government’s lack of support
By Dionesio C. Grava Photos: Maria Teresa Martinez “And my other problem was that I was already forewarned by the PSU/NSA that if I bring my complaint of no support to the media, my son…
Cebuano Poetry: Mga Balak ni Bangaw nga Matahum Part II
Poetries by: Iris Odever Mouse Paint Paintings by: Tasio Espiritu (sketched using MS Windows Paint) KAB-OTA ANG IMONG DAMGO pugngan ko man ang tanod nga gihigot kanimo patugpahon ka sa yuta og mutungtong ang akong…
HISTORY: Remembering the Tres de Abril uprising
This famous battle for Cebu happened on Palm Sunday, where Cebuanos dressed properly to go to mass and have their palms blessed. But a dawn incident on April 3rd happened where some Katipunero friends of…
The workers’ Calvary: Their kids’ college education – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez This coming Holy Week would perhaps be an opportune time for families belonging to the working class, to reflect on the very difficult problem of…
HAGIT Hero: Dionesio Calunsag Grava
Aside from educating the younger generation about Honesty, Accountability, Good Governance, Integrity and Transparency (HAGIT), it is also our objective to give tribute to those who stood up and fought for the HAGIT principles. Dear readers, we…
The politics of wages and oil prices – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez The political turbulence and military hostilities in the Middle East are destabilizing the flow of oil from that region to our country and pushing the…
Featured Servant Leader: Charito Basa
Charito Basa is a researcher and trainer on women’s migrant empowerment and founder of the Filipino Women’s Council in Rome, Italy. A native of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Basa holds key positions in the boards of…
Featured Servant Leader : Loreto “Ka Lito” B. Soriano
Loreto B. Soriano is proud of his humble beginnings before launching a successful career in the field of overseas employment. Honed by his five(5) years work in Saudi Arabia and his 20 years experience in…
The Multilingual Poet – Iris Templado Odever
Name: Iris Templado Odever Pen name: Diwata Sa Bangaw (Rainbow Fairy) Age: 34 years old Birthplace: Cebu City Hometown: Alcantara, Cebu “I love poetry because I can express my imaginative awareness of experience through meaning…
Cebuano ship captain, a pirates’ victim – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez Piracy is now widely recognized as the top global threat to the world’s maritime industry. Hundreds, nay thousands of seafarers coming from various countries all…
Persona non grata to the Filipino workers – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez In International Law, and in diplomatic parlance, the term “persona non grata” refers to any foreign national who, by his actuation and behavior, his words…
Featured Poem and Video: “Babad” by Francis Morilao
tulang ito’y aking ginawa alay sa bawat pamilya bagong taon, bagong pag-asa dalangin sa Diyos, na ating Ama Babad ni Francis Morilao Nais kong magpakalunod sa Iyong presensya, Nais kong palakasin itong aking kaluluwa; Ipagsigawan ang…
Politiko – Tula ng mga OFWs
Original words in Cebuano translated to different Filipino Languages last March 15, 2011 Joseph H B Espiritu (Cebuano) Kung manampiling ka manoy, mura gyud ka ug tarong. Kunuhay naa kay gihunahuna? Nanampiling ra man ka para…
Feature Story: BIYAHENG -OFW (Italya) Series 1
by: Dittz Centeno De Jesus on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1:59am · “A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in…
Millions of OFWs without embassies – Atty JBJ
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez There is no country in the world without a Filipino. He may be an immigrant waiting to be granted citizenship by the host country or…
Feature: Mga Mabulokon nga Pulong ug Mabungahon nga Pagtulon-an
Words by: Atty James Lobedica (aka Mang Tomas) Graphics by: Graphics by: Iris Templado Odever (aka Diwata sa Bangaw) KAABTIK – kini ang timaan sa pagkab-ot sa kabaskog ug kasayon sa panglihok-lihok pinaagi sa palusot.. ug inutok..