By TONY LOPEZ I texted this to my various viber groups: “This month I turn 76. Sadly, the world is not getting any better. Society is not getting polite at all. Nor intelligent. In America [...]
November 9, 2024Comments Off on The best and worst of times: Ramon S. Ang for president
By TONY LOPEZ I texted this to my various viber groups: “This month I turn 76. Sadly, the world is not getting any better. Society is not getting polite at all. Nor intelligent. In America […]
By TONY LOPEZ Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte spent almost ten hours seated before the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee hearing on the “Philippine war” on illegal drugs, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. The title alone of […]
By TONY LOPEZ Disclosure: The D does not stand for deranged or demented, but rather to the first letter of one of the most awesome political brands locally. During a rambling long-promised two-hour press conference […]
August 31, 2024Comments Off on KAMALA D. HARRIS VS. DONALD J. TRUMP
THE ELECTION THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD By Tony Lopez The outcome of the Nov. 5, 2024 American presidential election will surely change the world. For better. Or for worse. The world will be a […]
May 4, 2024Comments Off on BATTLE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST
SMC and SM fuel the Philippines’ robust economic growth The Philippines’ two largest conglomerates are powering the country’s robust economic growth this year and in the coming years. Both having demonstrated unprecedented expansion in the […]
November 16, 2024Comments Off on Made in Asian America revives a forgotten history
I’ve never liked history because it’s old and boring. And I could never relate to a far-off land like America, even though they colonized the Philippines for 50 years. I love indexes, so I quickly […]
November 2, 2024Comments Off on 10 Young Adult Fiction Books By Filipino Americans
By Audrey Cabaltica GET THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/48BB0qHEverything We Never HadBy Randy Ribay Four generations of male Filipino immigrants deal with their identity, masculinity, and paternal relationship. GET THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/4dJhgTcThe Vanishing StationBy Ana EllicksonHardcover, 364 […]
October 19, 2024Comments Off on 6 Children’s Picture Books by Filipino American Authors
Books by Asians have tripled in the US since 2016. Before 2020, it was rare to see any children’s book about a Filipino or any book written by a Filipino. From 2021, US publishers began […]
November 16, 2024Comments Off on Made in Asian America revives a forgotten history
I’ve never liked history because it’s old and boring. And I could never relate to a far-off land like America, even though they colonized the Philippines for 50 years. I love indexes, so I quickly […]
November 9, 2024Comments Off on Whoopi’s memoir is an homage to her exceptional mom
Bits and Pieces – My mother, my brother, and meBy Whoopi GoldbergHardcover, 247 pages, 2024.Black Stone Publishinghttps://amzn.to/3ADwCeo Who doesn’t know Whoopi Goldberg? She is as unforgettable as her stage name. I first saw Whoopi in […]
August 10, 2024Comments Off on US Cities with a Soda Tax show lower BMI in youth and obese
A new study found that four California cities that adopted a soda tax saw a significant decrease in Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is used by doctors to measure the amount of body fat. The […]
September 18, 2021Comments Off on Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. President Huang Tzu Yen testifies, explains why the company sold medical supplies at very high prices