LA’s Fil-Am community braces for twin Independence Day fetes
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava The squabble about the date changing of our day of independence from July 4 to June 12 has been muted with the passage of time. In Los Angeles,…
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ACFIL YOUTH GOES FOR A BOWLING TOURNAMENT
After the celebration of Fathers’ Day organized by ACFIL Youth, a benevolent benefactor has offered them free entrance at the Bowling Center of Il Gigante last March 24,2012 to treat them for a job well…
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…
ACFIL’s Ang Tambuli April 2012 Newsletter
Ang Tambuli – is the official Newsletter of ACFIL, started last 2002 up to the present to form and inform the Filipinos in the region regarding the political, social & migration issues especially to those who…
MFA: CIVIL SOCIETY PARALLEL EVENT ON THE 2ND ABU DHABI DIALOGUE
17-19 April 2012, Manila, Philippines CONFERENCE DECLARATION As representatives of over 20 civil society organizations and trade unions from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, and Sri Lanka, we met…
USA: Filipino WWII Veterans: Are we seeing the last few of them?
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava Just 13 days to the day of the 70th Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), Guillermo Rumingan, a disabled Philippine Scout, joined comrades
Event: Seminar on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Welding Applications
WHAT: SEMINAR ON NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) and WELDING APPLICATIONS WHEN: April 20,2012 From 9:30 A.M. –4:00 P.M. WHERE:New Al Jedaani Hospital Lecture Room 303,Television St.,Ghulail, Jeddah
Asia/Middle East: Increase Protections for Migrant Workers
Labor Ministers From 19 Countries Meet for Second ‘Abu Dhabi Dialogue’ (Manila) – Labor ministers from 19 Asian and Middle Eastern countries should endorse protections for migrant workers and increase dialogue with civil society, Migrant Forum…
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…
80 in LA among 100 Outstanding FilAms USA
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava People use figures of speech to convey words in distinctive ways. Or to make light of things. Hyperboles for example. That’s precisely what this writer thought of the…
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…
Italya: Ano ang mga minimum na pamantayang itinakda ng Kumbensiyon Blg. 189 para sa mga kasambahay?
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Batayang karapatan ng mga kasambahay – Pagpapalaganap at pangangalaga sa mga karapatang pantao ng lahat ng kasambahay (Pambungad:Artikulo 3) – Paggalang at proteksiyon ng mga batayang prinsipyo at karapatan habang nagtatrabaho: a) karapatang…
Italya: Disenteng trabaho para sa mga kasambahay o Kumbensyon Bilang 189 – Ano ito?
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Trabaho ang gawaing pambahay. Ang mga kasambahay, gaya ng ibang manggagawa, ay may karapatan sa disenteng trabaho. Noong 16 Hunyo 2011, ang International Labour Conference ng International Labour Organization ay nagpatibay ng Kumbensiyon
Babies who look “Pinoy” found abandoned in Sharjah, UAE
Three babies abandoned in Sharjah By: Afkar Abdullah SHARJAH – Three babies were found abandoned in various areas of Sharjah during the last six days. A five-month-old boy was found on April 3, a two-month-old…
Italya: Bilang ng mga seasonal workers sa bawat rehiyon
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Abril 6, 2012 – Ang direct hire na nagpapahintulot ng mga bagong entries ng 35,000 na mga seasonal workers sa Italya ay hindi pa nailalathala sa Official Gazzette. Matapos itong mailathala ay…
Phl Embassy to Continue Repatriation Efforts in Syria During Holy Week
04 April 2012 – While most Filipinos are taking a break in observance of Holy Week, the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, led by Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Olivia V. Palala, continues its repatriation efforts in…
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…
Shoura: No taxes on expats
By: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO Published in ARABNEWS Apr 2, 2012 01:15 The Shoura Council rejected a move to tax the incomes of individual expatriate workers in the public and private sectors at its 18th regular…
USA: ‘Kayamanan’ and Rondalla Club enthrall at Getty Center’s ‘Sounds of L.A.’
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava You thought you’ve seen enough of them before, those folk art forms that manifest the colorful cultures and history of our ancestors. But time and distance from home…
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…