Category: Featured
Island Insights: May 9 Philippine Election Poll Watching
by Carolyn Weygan-Hildebrand “Tinawagan kami kahapon.” (They called us yesterday.)This was the curt response of a couple after casting their ballot last May 8 at [Read More…]
Roe V. Wade Under Siege!
by Perry Diaz It all began when a Supreme Court draft opinion leaked out that Roe v. Wade will be stricken down. Justice Samuel Alito’s [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Marcos Martial Law: Never Again – A Brief History of Torture and Atrocity under the New Society
by Rose Churma The first page of the book contains a poem from the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. written while he was in [Read More…]
Celebrating Our Mothers, Giving Thanks on Mother’s Day
by Edwin Quinabo Susan Martin, 61, Kapolei, surprisingly said one of her most memorable Mother’s Day happened when her mother was no longer alive. The [Read More…]
Can That Anti-Marcos Spirit Be Revived?
by Emil Guillermo We just have a few weeks to go, and things seem to be going to plan, if you’re rooting against democracy in [Read More…]
The Return of The ‘Sick Man Of Asia’
by Perry DiazIn 1853, the Ottoman Empire was referred to by Tsar Nicolas I as the “Sick Man of Europe,” which was then in a [Read More…]
Prayer For The May 2022 Elections
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan My husband and I are very anxious of the upcoming elections. Though we are not in the Philippines physically, we know that [Read More…]
Hawaii Lawmakers To Raise Minimum Wage in October
The Hawaii House and Senate finally agreed to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 per hour by October 1, 2022. The minimum wage bill [Read More…]
