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Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. (left), US ambassador to the Philippines, and party arrive at the venue located within the CBS Studios Center in Studio City, California. Meeting him is publicist Ted Benito (to his left).
Ted Benito (right) introduces Ambassador Thomas to members of the Fil-Am media. A press . . . → read more 
NEW YORK – Some 900 million people like Facebook. But when they realize their private information is being bought and sold, some don’t like it so much. The question of privacy and the use of personal data is a key issue for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street. . . . → read more 
NEW YORK – A political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, sending US stocks lower. The price of oil and Treasury yields hit their lowest levels of the year as investors dumped riskier assets. The euro sank to a three-month low against the dollar and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy . . . → read more
SAN FRANCISCO – Tough economic times have taken a toll on college students. In the last five years, enrollment at California’s two public university systems, University of California and California State University, have dropped by one-fifth. These campuses have limited enrollment, have cut staffing and have raised tuition to cope with hundreds of millions of . . . → read more 
SAN FRANCISCO — They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At the back were the words “Never Shall Invaders Trample Our Sacred Shoals,” a take on the English lyrics of the Philippine national . . . → read more 
LOS ANGELES, California – Filipino Americans denouncing China as a big bully on Friday (Saturday in Manila) accused the Chinese consulate here of harassing them by releasing toxic sewage while they held their rally in front of the consulate building. About 50 demonstrators noticed a foul odor and traced it to sewage flowing through . . . → read more
NEW YORK CITY – Across the street from the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan, numerous Filipinos gathered to oppose China's intrusions in Scarborough Shoal. The mass action is just one of at least 20 other similar protests held by Filipinos in major cities around the world on Friday. Demonstrators are demanding for China to get out . . . → read more 
LOS ANGELES — It’s going to be a race to the finish for Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips—the last three standing on “American Idol” season 11—after Hollie Cavanagh was sent packing in the reality singing competition’s elimination night on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Philippine bet Sanchez, who got her fourth standing ovation . . . → read more 
MANILA, Philippines – Chula Vista City, the U.S. hometown of Filipina-Mexican “American Idol” finalist Jessica Sanchez, is preparing for a grand celebration in welcoming home the 16-year-old bet in the popular reality singing contest. Sanchez, who has earned a spot in the show’s top 3, will visit her hometown on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) . . . → read more
NEW YORK— New “America’s Got Talent” judge Howard Stern says that his critics should watch before attacking him. Stern debuts Monday as Piers Morgan’s replacement on NBC’s summertime talent show. Yet a group that calls attention to bad language and risqué content on television has already written to advertisers asking them to stay away…. . . . → read more |
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