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A Gem Named Lani Misalucha
2008-04-14 15:40:00
After planning to see Society of Seven with Lani Misalucha for the longest time and not making it for several reasons every time I went to Lost Wages errr Las Vegas I finally made it 2 days before the show ended at Flamingo Hotel & Casino. One of the reason being is that entertainment in Las Vegas offers a variety of original performers and... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


Message from Jun Lozada
2008-04-16 18:17:00
Message from Jun Lozada to the Filipino people about the kidnapping incident at the NAIA... I wish to thank all the participants for their prayers and support. I am a witness and a victim of this Gov't attempts to stop the truth about corruption from reaching the people. They first tried to silence me forever last Feb. 5 and when they failed to... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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NAFCON Claims Victory for the Avalon 11
2008-04-16 00:45:00
Appellate Division Should Dismiss Criminal Case, Fil-Ams Demand The recent ruling of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court issuing an order staying the Criminal Prosecution of the Avalon 11 (10 former Sentosa nurses and their lawyer) marks a victory for the Filipino community-based campaign for justice for the former Sentosa 27++... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Akram Madavi, A Life fraught with Abuse & Misery
2008-04-17 20:00:00
In this modern times where we have seen so much advancement in technology and improved quality of life there are still unfathomable and disgusting societal aberration that condemns women like Akram Madavi to a life fraught with abuse & misery. Akram Madavi happens to be one of those who had the misfortune of being born into a poor ultra religious... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Call to Action on S1315 to benefit FilVets
2008-04-18 20:20:00
Pedestrian Observer GB received an email from Ernie Gange one of the supporters of FilVets alerting us regarding S1315 a bill sponsored by Senator Akaka, Chairman of the US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Said bill will include all US Veterans as well as those who saw action in Iraq, a bill that has more chances of being approved rather than a... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Abstinence, Baby Factories & Pro-Life Talibans
2008-04-21 20:45:00
The Philippines once more scored big in terms of the fastest growing industry…. baby making factories probably even ahead of the rabbits surpassing its neighboring Asian counterparts nearing 90 million population at the rate of 2.1% growth. 1.4 million Unplanned pregnancies and an estimated 473,000 abortions annually despite a US program providing... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Bloggers Unite for Human Rights
2008-04-23 16:30:00
Blog Catalog a social networking site I have been a member for quite a while is launching again a Bloggers Unite for Human Rights on May 15th, 2008 as a fitting one year anniversary. Human Rights have always been one of the reasons why Pedestrian Observer Group Blog exists, to be one of the voices so those who are victimized by human rights... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


Filipino WWII Veterans Win Senate Vote
2008-04-25 13:30:00
Filipino Veterans of WWII who fought alongside American Forces against the Japanese may soon get their due in terms of benefits in a historic vote of 96 to 1 approval of S1315. A long hard fought battle 63 long years and counting to restore their honor, dignity and status as veterans is nearing victory. The Senate has paved the way for all the... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Chastity Belts Anyone?
2008-04-27 13:00:00
Indonesia’s massage parlor setting the trend and raging national debate when masseuses in the hill resort town of Batu in East Java had them wore a “chastity belt” like contraption. Franky Setiawan, owner of Doghado Massage Parlor who is also a clothing designer came up with the idea because their clienteles "bombarded" his staff with demands for... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
Read more: Belts , Anyone

Outrageous Callousness of GMA Angers FilAms
2008-04-29 12:35:00
Filipino Americans actively lobbying for the Filipino Veterans (FilVets) equity bill's legislative victory celebration spoiled by the outrageous callousness of Gloria M. Arroyo’s reported impending sale of Veterans Memorial Medical Center. Ernie Gange, co founder of NaFFA and NAFVE member is asking Senators Dick Gordon, Nene Pimentel and fellow... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
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Raping Women and Girls for your Technological Convenience
2008-04-30 16:10:00
Is it possible that the Laptop and Cell Phone you are using right now may have cost over 4 million lives and lifelong miseries to tens of thousands of women and girls in Congo? Since 1998 a brutal war has ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 4 million casualties and tens of thousands of women and girls have been systematically kidnapped,... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
Read more: Women , Girls , Convenience

A Call for Good Governance
2008-05-01 23:55:00
GOOD GOVERNANCE: Do We Deserve it? The concept of governance is as old as, if not older than, civilization itself. The word governance means the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented, or not implemented. It could be in the context of corporate governance, international, national or local governance. To... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


ONE - A Filipino Celebration
2008-05-03 13:50:00
ONE is on! The unique Filipino celebration will introduce itself on Saturday May 24, 2008, at Kimball Park, National City. ONE is a movement standing for solidarity among Filipinos in America, where diversity is acknowledged, appreciated and invited to find unity in common causes seeking the serve the highest interests of Filipino-Americans.... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


National Spotlight on Philippine Independent Films
2008-05-04 22:00:00
If you happen to be in Los Angeles you have until May 8, 2008 to watch the Philippine s entry to the 24th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: THE PHILIPPINES This year, the global cinematic spotlight will be on the Philippines with six films from Filipino international artists and two from Filipino American... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.
Read more: National , Spotlight , Films

Remove AVL Residency Requirement
2008-05-06 16:10:00
Is the affidavit on Residency Requirement likely to be on the way out after it was insidiously inserted during the passage of RA 9189 or the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003? Earlier reports seem to indicate this development but that remains to be seen on how the Philippine Congress will amend the provision. 27 years in the making and... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


How we came to have Spanish surnames
2008-05-08 20:00:00
It is said that one of the main reasons why Filipino-Americans are without significant political clout commensurate with their huge number is because of the difficulty of segregating our surnames from that of Latinos. In the process our identity as an ethnic group is somewhat diluted by the more numerous Spanish -speaking residents. How it came to... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


Green Card Holders Illegal in RP's Election
2008-05-08 16:00:00
In effect the Supreme Court of the Philippines has declared Green Card holders illegal in RP's Election with the unseating of elected mayor of Albuquerque town in Bohol province. Martin Bautista one of AKP’s senatorial bet in the last election calls it an injustice when Albuquerque town mayor Jose Ugdoracion Jr. a green card (permanent US... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


Jueteng Nation
2008-05-10 15:00:00
The Pampanga Anti-Gambling Council started an anti-jueteng campaign with an information drive centered on the message, “Lugi tayo sa jueteng/small-town lottery (We all end up being losers when we bet on jueteng/STL).” No matter how you look at it even from a perverted point of view there is no doubt that people who bet in the illegal numbers game... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.


1st Anniversary of Sentosa 27 Campaign for Justice
2008-05-12 12:00:00
As we celebrate the National Nurses’ Week in the US, the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) would like to offer the following short video as a celebration of the achievements and strengths of the former Sentosa 27 nurses, victims of illegal recruitment from the Philippines, and the one year anniversary of the NAFCON led Justice for... Philippine political & social events as seen f
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Child Abductors Harvesting Organs
2008-05-13 23:00:00
Is this real or an urban legend? Lately there were reports of child abductions in the Southern Luzon area of the Philippines particularly Cavite, Laguna and Batangas where children and young women are allegedly forcibly abducted. So disturbing and alarming especially when it is reported that the incidence is rampant allegedly carried out by... Philippine political & social events as seen from


Bloggers Unite-Against Peddlers of Human Misery & Corruption
2008-05-15 02:00:00
In solidarity with members of Bloggers Unite for Human Rights at Blog Catalog, a post to highlight the vulnerability of women in poor countries victimized by their circumstance in human trafficking and sexual bondage. As always, greed and poverty is the driving force of peddlers of human misery in the thriving business of human trafficking of sex... Philippine political & social events as seen f
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Charice Pempengco & the Wonders of the Internet
2008-05-16 16:00:00
Charice Pempengco the child prodigy is on her way to stardom, all because a stranger posted her performance on youtube that was picked up by influential American television host like Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey, UK’s Paul O’Grady, and other notable Entertainment television shows in the US and Korea where she was the most requested guest. ... Philippine political & social events as se
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Call to action on S.1315 in the US Congress
2008-05-20 00:00:00
FILVETS CAMPAIGN - U.S. House will Vote on S.1315 on Wednesday 21 May Urgent YOU CALL, FAX OR EMAIL your US Representative to Support S.1315 and Ensure Benefits to FILIPINO WW2 BENEFITS We Will Lose IF YOU DO NOT DO IT NOW! To All FILAMS: The House will vote on S1315 on Wednesday. FOR US TO WIN, ALL FILAMS MUST CALL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVES... Philippine political & social events as seen fro
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JUSTICE VS. PERVERTED TRUTH
2008-05-19 11:15:00
SENTOSA IS LYING! AVALON NURSES DID NOT WALK OUT ON THE JOB! Sour Grapes Plague Sentosa Camp as Criminal Case Moves to Higher Court NEW YORK-As oral arguments continue this month with the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, the healthcare management company known as SentosaCare LLC is launching a desperate media offensive against... Philippine political & social events as seen from


Crispin Beltran
2008-05-20 18:00:00
Crispin Beltran the grand old man of Philippine labor is gone a party list representative of the labor sector in a tragic accident. A true representative and a genuine leader of the labor sector true to his origins as a working class till his last breath remain not just in principle but all throughout his life. Indeed he will be missed, a... Philippine political & social events as seen from t


The Defenders of the Oppressed Turned Oppressors?
2008-05-22 15:00:00
While trying to search Philippine Congress on the recently passed House Bill 3793 regarding the amendment on Absentee Voting Law I chanced upon this very disturbing privilege Speech of Akbayan Party-List Rep. Hontiveros-Baraquel on Journal no. 66 Monday, March 10, 2008. The revelation of Hontiveros-Baraquel paints a different picture wherein the... Philippine political & social events as seen f


Velarde and His Tongress Perks & Privileges
2008-05-24 18:00:00
Manuel Buencamino of Uniffors is having a fit on the private trip of the Velardes’ to Japan via HongKong on the 28th of this month. Nothing wrong if it was a private trip or is it our business as Manuel says except that Rene M. Velarde the son of top honcho of a religious sect that fielded him as the Buhay Party List Representative wrote the... Philippine political & social events as seen from
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Philippine Consulate to issue machine readable passports
2008-05-23 20:00:00
Los Angeles, 20 May 2008 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles wishes to inform the public that effective 2 June 2008 it will be accepting and processing applications for the new Machine Readable Passports (MRP). A Machine Readable passport is a passport where the personal details of the passport holder are not only printed in a... Philippine political & social events as seen fr
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Filipino veterans' bill: The worst enemy is from within our ranks
2008-05-25 18:00:00
Mga Kababayan, With its lopsided passage in the U.S. Senate recently, it may be said that the long sought Filipino veterans' benefits bill has once again managed to progress beyond initial obstacles laid across its path. To this initial milestone we have the principal sponsors of the bill, ardent supporters, veterans organizations and other... Philippine political & social events as seen from
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Corruption Plus Fraudulent Election Equals Pathetic Education
2008-05-26 19:00:00
All systems go reports Jesli lapuz of the Department of Education assuring the high priestess errr the Garcified president of a smooth back to school opening to more than 20 million students. Normally in a perfect world we would have said congratulations for a job well done but this is not a normal perfect world at least not in the context of... Philippine political & social events as seen from t
Read more: Corruption , Fraudulent , Election , Equals

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