By Daniel Llanto i FilAm Star Correspondent The reported ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing vessel by a Chinese trawler was a part of China’s so-called “cabbage strategy” calling for fishing boats, fishing administration ships, marine surveillance ships and navy warships to surround a group of islands until it is wrapped like layers of cabbage. Sen. Panfilo Lacson expounded this view with observation that the cabbage strategy is “working very well for China, wrap...

By Macon Araneta i FilAm Star Correspondent Opposition senators rejected a joint investigation with the China into the Recto Bank incident, stressing that the Fisheries Code and international treaties were violated, aside from the self-serving motives of the Chinese government. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros aired strong objection to the joint probe by China and the Philippines. Malacañang announced on June 22 ...

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, in partnership with the Philippine Center Management Board (The PCMB) and the Kalayaan SF committee, as well as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Sentro Rizal in San Francisco celebrated the 121st Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence with a gala dinner and concert last June 14, at the historic Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. The event started with the traditional Rigodon de...

Oakland, Ca – As part of Kaiser Permanente’s larger commitment to address affordable housing, Bay Area Community Services and Kaiser Permanente today announced an innovative breakthrough partnership that will house 515 aging, homeless individuals in Oakland. Aging on the street is a significant problem in the United States with the average age of Bay Area homeless community members now in the mid-50s. “Homeless individuals in their 50s are often as vulnerable as much older...

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By Beting Laygo Dolor i Contributing Editor The sun may soon set on the acting career of Eddie Garcia, who was active in Philippine show business since the 1950s. Now 90, Garcia suffered a serious injury on June 8 while shooting a scene for his latest role in GMA-7 telenovela Rosang Agimat. Garcia suffered a cervical spine fracture after slipping and falling on a ground cable. He failed to get up prompting bystanders to rush to his aid. First rushed to the Mary Johns...

The stage is set and the cameras are rolling as GMA Network brings forth a brand new season of its original reality-based artista search, StarStruck 7. The talent search that started it all introduces a tougher, more exciting competition that promises diverse and entertaining challenges, a thrilling judging system, real life drama, and interesting reality-based stories as hopefuls compete to become the next Ultimate Female and Male Survivors. This season of StarStruck i...

By Joseph Peter R. Gonzales Shaina Magdayao sheds light on the circulating rumor that she is allegedly moving to GMA-7. “As of now, there’s nothing like that happening,” she avers. “Technically, I’m still a Kapamilya. As you can see, I have a new project, an iWant web series titled, ‘Past, Present, Perfect.’ This is where I’m focusing my attention as of now.” The pretty actress is still overwhelmed with the fact that she recently graced the Cannes Film Fest in Fra...