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Book Review: Joelito’s Big Decision…to be Fair and Square
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — Here’s a book for children aged 6-12 years old that is a must buy for parents who want to raise their children to be compassionate and fair to working people. Joelito’s Big Decision is all about deciding and standing for what is fair at an early […]
Heritage Hotel Soon to Rise in Cebu, Oldest Philippine City
Palm Grass, the Cebu Heritage Hotel to open late this year Cebu City — Palm Grass Hotel, the latest player in Cebu’s vibrant hospitality industry, is now on its third phase of the construction stage as interior finishes will soon commence, Bebilou Espina, general manager of the hotel said in a press release. The […]
Six Things to Do to Make Things Easy for You at the Phil. Consulate
Here’s news you can use By Marivir R. Montebon Here are practical tips in doing swift and efficient business at the Philippine Consulate of New York. These were gathered at the launch of the ConGen Press Hour with the Fil-Am Press Club of New York on March 12, 2015 at the Philippine Center with […]
Aspiring Writers Mentoring Program Up in NYC
New York City — A writing mentoring program is now open for applicants in New York who wish to be professional writers or simply be excellent at writing. The National Writers Union Service Organization’s mentoring program is for aspiring writers who are in schools and universities as well as those in local communities. This is a […]
Women’s Groups Call for Strong Presence at Million People’s March
AF3IRM & Sister Circle Collective Raise Women’s Voices at Million People’s March on Saturday, Dec. 13 New York City — Two women’s organizations here said it is time to pay attention to police brutality as it has affected black women, girls, and the gender-nonconforming. “From 92-year-old Pearlie Golden, killed in Atlanta, to seven-year-old Aiyana Jones, […]
Review: How the U.S. Economy Was Built on Slavery
By Timothy Sheard Hard Ball Press publisher and National Writer’s Union – New York chapter chairperson Tim Sheard reviews a book by Edward Baptist titled The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. We republish this timely, important piece of written work from the Labor Notes. Sheard writes: This […]
Reposition Time: Splendid Slovenia
By Arlene Solis Chua Piran — To every ship, reposition means changing of the itinerary for the next season. For some ships, it takes 15 days to reposition for the winter season. Our ship only took seven days because we stayed in Europe where the weather was less harsh. In our reposition cruise, we […]
Don’t Tell Anyone, But I Think Pope Francis Works at Google
The Monk Dude Dada Nabhanilananda On April 14th I gave a talk at Google HQ on Meditation, Creativity and the Power of Mantra. The day before my talk I was driving North towards San Francisco along one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world when a show came on the radio about Pope […]
Crime vs. Women Usually by Intimate Partners
Violence Against Women All Over the World is Real By Marivir R. Montebon At the altar on Foley Square today, November 25, women’s rights advocates and feminists will take time for silence in protest of the non-indictment of police officer Darren Wilson in the murder of teenager Michael Brown in August this year. AF3IRM […]
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