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Overseas Filipinos

NAIA terminal fees goes up to P750

by reynz on February 22, 2012

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The government is considering another hike in airport fees paid by passengers at the country’s main gateway in Manila to fund badly needed facility improvements. Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said a P200-hike in terminal fees for international passengers would be necessary to improve the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals, which [...]

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O’ Norman Sison, Dahil Lamang Sa Kulalapnit

by reynz on November 6, 2011

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O’ Norman Sison, Dahil Lamang Sa Kulalapnit By: Reyna Elena nung minsa’y nilapitan ako ng isang babaing nanunuyo tulong po aniya kailangan akong makilala dahil ako nga ay habag ako naman’y nangarag sa katutulong sa babaeng dilaw na ang paka’y pala — ay di malinaw aba si babae di pala mabait sa akin at sa [...]

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(Photo Credits: Anne de Bretagne) “I heard he was a terrible student, terrible! How does a bad student go to Columbia and then to Harvard? I’m thinking about it, I’m certainly looking into it. Let him show his records.” ~Donald Trump This statement struck a chord on me. And it’s not a good one. My [...]

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a night with fellow bicolanos in goose creek

by reynz on August 28, 2010

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One saberdey morning nga, I went up the hill and I was looking for a dry cleaner. I ended up here at chinika ko ang Filipina who was working here, hoping na maka-chamba nang discount! Wala ‘teng! Walang nangyari sa powers ko. Siningil pa rin ako nang $1.78 per piece samantalang $0.99 lang sya sa [...]

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It might already be July 5 in Manila, but today – its Happy 4th of July in the United States. Like all Filipino-Americans, I wish one Happy 4th of July to the country who gave me a lot of opportunities here, which sadly, I can’t find nor is available for me back home in the [...]

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U.S. jobless rate passed 10% mark

November 7, 2009

Another truly sad day in America. True, recession might be ending because the last quarter of this year will probably show another growth. If that happens, that would be 2 successive quarters of positive growth officially ending the recession. The bad news? Employers are just reluctant to hire. And the meager recovery for the last [...]

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Ely’s Philippine Imports: New Orleans Filipino Store, meeting place of Pinoys

October 14, 2009

In New Orleans, I was on a hunt. Hunting for a Filipino store. That hunt would bring me to Slidell, Louisiana. Across the bridge, across the lake, on a very rainy day. I’m sorry, I lost my camera so I don’t have a picture of this Filipino store in Slidell. She told me that there [...]

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