As we join fellow Filipino-Americans in welcoming in 2009 after bidding goodbye to 2008 (or good-riddance, perhaps for some) FilAm Star looks back at the year’s…
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RP is on track for major MCC grants -- Romulo
The Philippines remains on track to receive major grants for key development projects when it was reselected as Compact eligible by the Board of the Millennium…
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The Bangko Sentral expects remittances from Filipinos working overseas to grow next year despite the global slowdown and recession in some countries.
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Mang Ben takes a bow from Lucky
Family means everything to Ben Balisi, and in a move that will enable him to help out his daughter and her family, the 65-year-old is retiring from the…
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Asian Week scraps print edition after 30-year run
On New Year’s Day, it was officially announced that the Bay Area newspaper, Asian Week, will be terminating the print edition of its publication and dedicating..
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American patriotism immobilized
What are we complaining about?
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The year of events in Fil-Am sports
Changing Seasons for the GS Warriors
(If Pacman beats Hatton) Mayweather vs. Pacquiao looms
Pacquiao-Hatton set May 2 in Las Vegas: Arum
Financial figures for the "Dream Match"
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Yahoo!Sports, ESPN name Pacquiao 'Fighter Of The Year'
RP bars 600 undesirable aliens
Minorities assert political clout
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Asian Week scraps print edition after 30-year run
Fil-Ams weigh in on prospects for 2009
Oakland calls for moratorium on utility cut-offs
Reminder: City of Oakland Will Close for Business until January 5, 2009
High-speed rail travel coming to California
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Ayen Munji-Laurel topbills “Atang”
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RP is on track for major MCC grants -- Romulo
Saudi to slash 2009 spending as budget deficit forecast
New York oil falls below 40 dollars a barrel
Bush says seeking prompt action on auto industry
White House, Congress hammer out auto bailout
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OFW remittances to grow bigger in ’09
Vast majority of Filipinos remains optimistic about 2009 prospects
PNP: RP generally peaceful in 2008
Nazarene procession to start at Luneta
‘Alabang Boys’ supplied clubs, bars—PDEA
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Mang Ben takes a bow from Lucky
Almonte bares plans for school district
Mateo proclaimed Lathrop council race winner
Bay Area Asian entrepreneurs find venture capital
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Local politics and the global financial crisis will continue to shape the state of affairs in the Philippines this year, even as their effects are expected to shake the world of local entertainment as well.
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The year of events in Fil-Am sports
Filipino-Americans made an indelible impression on the U.S. sports world during 2008, and in recognition, the FilAm Star would like to count down our picks for the year’s top-10 moments.
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Partying in San Francisco, gondola-riding at Lake Tahoe, lunching on Napa Valley wine train
Well into my first month in San Francisco as Lifestyle and Entertainment editor of FilAm Star, my waking hours have become more frantic, with countless invitation…
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