This one is from the LA Times dated August 26, 2009.
Philippine workers abroad: The boon has a price
Remittances from Filipinos abroad are higher despite the global financial crisis. The $1 billion sent back monthly alleviates the effects of poverty and joblessness. But the exodus takes a toll.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-remittances26-2009aug26,0,3339063,full.story
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Cory Aquino, 1933-2009
"You know, when Ninoy was in prison, I used to think all of us have a quota for suffering and when Ninoy was assassinated, I supposed I'd filled up my quota of suffering. But that isn't so, and when we think of Jesus Christ who did not do anybody any wrong, He was goodness Himself, and yet He was prepared to make all of these sacrifices and His suffering did not end until he died. So I suppose, each of us, while we are in this world, while we are here in the Philippines, must think of what it is that we can still offer to make life better for our fellow Filipinos."
FAEALA joins the Philippine nation and Filipino people around the world in mourning the death of former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Maraming salamat Tita Cory...
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