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Filam phone bank for Vellie

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – Filipino American leaders in the Washington metropolitan area are organizing a “phone bank” in support of the candidacy of Vellie Sandalo Dietrich Hall for supervisor of the Mason district in Virginia in the coming elections.

Leading the call are community leaders Maurese Owens and Jon Melegrito who are asking Filipino Americans regardless of their political affiliations to help Vellie, a Republican, win because it will put the community in the political map.

Asians boost US education

WASHINGTON - Asian immigrants are raising average education levels in many states, with nearly half of them holding at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the new census data released by the bureau of census.

It also said that nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English, indicating the wide-ranging effects of immigration in the United States.

Luli Wades Into The Fray

Calls De Venecia III a "drug addict".

MANILA – In what appears to be a historic first, First Daughter Evangeline "Luli" Arroyo has waded into the intensifying fray over a $230 million broadband contract with China.

Luli acted to defend her father, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, who was dragged into the fray when Joey de Venecia III, son of Speaker Jose de Venecia , told the Senate that Mike confronted him and ordered him to withdraw his company’s bid for the contract with China.

Shiraki is new Asian WH liaison

Matt Shiraki is the new White House Asian Pacific American Liaison. In this role, he will be responsible for communicating the President’s policies and priorities to the Asian Pacific American community and bringing the needs and concerns of the community to senior White House staff. In addition, Matt will represent the White House at community events and will organize briefings and outreach activities for Asian American and Pacific Islander constituency groups.

USS Leyte Gulf burns in Norfolk

VIRGINIA – A fire broke out aboard the USS Leyte Gulf, a guided missile cruiser named after the site of the largest naval battle in World War II off the Philippines and five civilian workers were injured, officials said.

The 567-foot warship armed with Tomahawk missiles, torpedoes and Harpoon missiles was undergoing repairs in Norfolk, Virginia recently when the fire broke out below its main deck.

Who is the richest, poorest RP senators?

MANILA – Senate President Manuel Villar, a successful real estate developer whose companies advertise in the Manila Mail, is the richest member of the Philippine Senate.

And the poorest member is Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV who won election this year even though he is in prison facing charges of rebellion.

The latest statement of assets, liabilities and net worth of (SALN), Villar, the Tondo boy who made good selling low-cost houses, listed his net worth as P921.4 million, up less than 1 percent from the P915.6 million he declared in 2006.

Do you want Arroyo to follow Erap�s footsteps?

By Delon Porcalla
MANILA – You want President Arroyo convicted? Do the spadework, and if possible, find a whistle-blower, prosecutors of convicted plunderer former president Joseph Estrada advised Arroyo critics.

Take it from the experts, who sent a popular ex-president to prison on a life sentence.

If there is one important thing the enemies of Mrs. Arroyo should learn, it is to stop organizing rallies, stop holding press conferences and avoid the limelight, if they really want her to suffer the same fate as the deposed president.