PNoy’s SONA amid people’s disenchantment By Dionesio C. Grava First Posted in Watchdog Four years and a month into his six-year term President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation…
The return of the lotus Text and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in watchdog It used to be called The Day of the Lotus until organizers added a second day of activities and…
Cadet Cudia has what it takes to be a loyal, honorable soldier of the people By Dionesio Grava First Posted in ireport.cnn.com The grossly underhanded manner authorities and the cadet body of the Philippine Military…
RASING FUNDS FOR DISASTER VICTIMS “ Artists United” Concert to Raise Funds Through the Apl.de.ap Foundation International Los Angeles, CA. – November 2013 – On Tuesday morning, October 16, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the…
2nd FilAm BookFest in San Francisco October 19-20, 2013 At the Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room Author Book Signing throughout the day Venue: San Francisco Main Library Civic Civic Center, San Francisco, CA Please support our…
Filipino pioneer in California Words and Photo by Dionesio Grava First Posted in ireport.cnn.com Son Lester had a fun time convincing Filipino co-workers in a Ventura facility that a compatriot was among the earliest inhabitants…
SOME EVENTS SINGING FILIPINO PRIESTS-JEDUTHUN CONCERT TONIGHT September 6, 2013 / 8 pm At St. Genevieve Church Roscoe Bl., San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles Tickets are only $10.00, = = = FREE CONCERT SYMPHONY IN…
By Dionesio Grava First Posted in ireport.cnn.com on August 11, 2013 The story of a philosopher in tatters named Diogenes bearing a lighted lamp in broad daylight in search of an honest man is part…
By Dionesio Grava First Posted in ireport.cnn.com Even to a country long numbed by the excesses of a pompous bunch of mostly dullards who pass themselves off as ‘honorable’ legislators, the most recent revelations on…
By: Dionesio Grava First posted in ireport.cnn.com July 30, 2013 Who hasn’t heard of the Titanic? The largest ship afloat at the time, RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner considered to be the epitome…
By Dionesio Grava First posted in ireport.cnn.com on July 28, 2013 Well-meaning sectors of the Filipino citizenry finally regained their voices and unleashed them accordingly in protest of what has been going on in their…
OUR VERY CORRUPT LEGISLATORS. By Dionesio Grava It is fine that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago had kept alive the issue of excessive senatorial perks and other abuses these legislators had committed against the taxpayers. It is…
WHAT: GLOBAL OFFICIALS OF DIGNITY AWARDS WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:00pm WHERE: Academy Of Television 5220 Lankershim Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601 (818) 754-2800 Arts & Sciences Tickets at http://godawards.eventbrite.com/ SIGN-UP NOW! Be nominated!…
International Women’s Day: A loud protest against violence Text and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First published in The Filipino Advocate They were conspicuous in their absence, they who were a hit during last September’s…
Ang Tunay na Ama Totoo na ang responsableng ama ay hindi kinunsente kung may kamalian mang nagawa ang isang anak.. Pero ang totoong ama ay hindi papayag na sasaktan ang kanyang mga anak kahit may…
HULING PAALAM ni Rizal This is a Tagalog translation by Andres Bonifacio of the poem Mi Último Adios (My Last Farewell) originally written in Spanish by Filipino national hero Jose Rizal. Pinipintuho kong Bayan ay…
by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in www.pinoywatchdog.com I recall a Sunday afternoon performance by young thespians from Davao City at the regally cavernous Hall of Liberty set at the elevated end of beautiful Forest Lawn Memorial…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in www.pinoywatchdog.com Under different circumstances she may have preferred to be somewhere else. However, being the face of the administration in this part, Consul General Hellen Barber-De…
By Dionesio C. Grava, Deputy Managing Editor First Posted in www.pinoywatchdog.com Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said that individuals and organizations in the US who would like to assist in the relief…
By Dionesio C. Grava First posted in www.pinoywatchdog.com In her welcome address during a program marking the November 30 birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, Consul General Hellen Barber-De La Vega said: “This observance of Bonifacio Day…
Text and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First Posted in www.pinoywatchdog.com In connection with the recent celebration of Veterans Day protesters composed mostly of young Filipino Americans crowded the streets of Entertainment Capital-USA and held a…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in pinoywatchdog.com Architect Greg Villanueva is an old timer who had vivid memories of what it was like generations ago. Ditto with book author Carlene Sobrino…