The Philippines
Aquino asks Faeldon’s group to reconsider planned fishing expedition in Panatag Shoal to prevent escalation of tension — Palace »
President Benigno S. Aquino III has asked former Marine Captain Nicanor Faeldon and his group not to push through with their plan to sail to the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to prevent further escalation of tension...
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »TUCP statement on the P30 wage increase for workers in NCR »
Wage petitioner Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has issued its statement in the light of the issuance of Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-National Capital Region Wage Order No. 17:...
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »PH Provinces
Freed kidnap victim takes vacation »
The regional police command will "reward" the policeman released from over month captivity by communist rebels in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, with a vacation and assignment in his own hometown, this city....
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Two more towns issue manifesto vs. ‘hulbot’ fishing »
Two towns added to the list of municipalities in Northern Iloilo whose fisher folks have committed to stop "hulbot-hulbot" (fishing vessel using Danish Seine fishing gear) operations....
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »The Filipino Abroad
Pinoys hold ‘pancit party’ for Jessica Sanchez »
Filipinos here and in the US organized viewing parties to show their support for American Idol bet Jessica Sanchez....
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Cebu Metropolitan News
Teachers group seeks P1,000 allowance from Cebu City »
Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Cebu City chapter have requested the Cebu City Council for an allowance of P1,000 per teacher....
May 12 2012 / No comment / Read More »Special Feature
Physics students take home Sontag Entrepreneurship Award, and $50,000 »
A group of physics students has taken home the Sontag Entrepreneurship Award, and the $50,000 prize money that comes with it, in the competition’s inaugural year at the University of Nevada, Reno.
May 13 2012 / No comment / Read More »Asian Nations
Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying S. Korean satellite »
Japan successfully launched into space early on Friday an H-2A rocket carrying four satellites including a South Korean one, local media reported....
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »China in close contact with DPRK on seizure of fishermen »
China is in close contact with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the recent detainment of three Chinese fishing boats, Foreign Ministry...
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Thai politicians waiting for come back »
Some 111 Thai politicians, allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who have been barred from politics for five years, are prepared to return to...
May 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Immigration
U.S. Immigration – Immigration Change of Address Requirements »
If you are not a citizen and you live in the United States, the law requires that you report all changes of address to...
May 1 2012 / No comment / Read More »U.S. Immigration: Naturalization – The Oath »
It is now time for the final step in becoming a U.S. citizen, i.e. attend an Oath Ceremony and take the Oath of Allegiance....
Apr 24 2012 / No comment / Read More »U.S. Immigration: Naturalization and Physical Presence »
In most cases, you may apply for naturalization after 5 years of being a legal permanent resident of the United States (3 years if...
Apr 9 2012 / No comment / Read More »
