It was May 1980 when I arrived in the Philippines and prepared to take command of the U.S. Naval Supply Depot (NSD) on the Philippines Navy base at Subic Bay. It was a dream assignment for a U.S. Navy Captain who loved the business of the Navy. At the change of command, a young Philippine […]

I read your column “Is Noynoy qualified to be a President?” Allow me to ask you who is your choice? According to you Noynoy has no experience and therefore ineligible to become President. Marcos, Fidel Ramos, Erap Estrada, Gloria Arroyo, Cory Aquino – who among them have experience? Of course, the first four except President […]

I came across your Philippine Tribune due to my forthcoming trip to Sydney in August 2010. I find your newspaper very helpful, yet have not finished reading the whole paper at all. One of the articles that impressed me is the Best Intentions by Marie Rea. It was very well-written and very informative. I read […]

Last September 2009, I was talking with somebody about my band performing for the Fiesta. He said there shouldn’t be any problem as he is part of the committee. A week later he came back to me a bit embarrassed with the suggestion that we could play at 10am but we had to enter a […]

On Cory and restoration of democracy Yes, you are absolutely correct! Other than what you have mentioned, Cory (Aquino) was not the (only) one who worked to restore our democracy from the dictatorship (of Marcos). They were the countless and many nameless nationalists, left-leaning activists, student sympathizers, farmers and many more who sacrificed their lives […]

For months, I have been asked who I would vote for in the coming elections. After enumerating the names of the different candidates and their different pluses and minuses, I had to say that I had not made up my mind. Of the three front-runners in the Presidential race: Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar, and Gibo […]

Dear Editor, I want to share with readers of Philippine Sentinel how my children were treated by their music teacher and his wife. During one school holiday, members of a Community Band (to which they belong) were invited to the house of their music teacher. They were instructed to bring their own packed lunch. At […]

[Editor’s note: Danny Vinluan and his wife Myrna of Atlanta, Georgia are regular cruise passengers. The following is Danny’s reaction to this article.]

Dear Friends, I would like to thank you, and every Filipino and friend(s) of the Filipino Community for your generous donation and helping out in the appeal for the assistance of our kababayans affected by Typhoon Ondoy. Every contribution and donation that we made helped give relief to people who had lost everything in the […]

It was distressing to hear of Typhoon Ondoy’s strike on the Philippines. I was particularly upset because, only days before it hit, I had arrived from a holiday there with my partner, daughter and mother-in-law. I felt relieved and grateful, but also somewhat guilty. We got home safe and sound, while the people we left […]

I used to think that corruption and criminality in the Philippines were caused by poverty. But recent events tell me this isn’t true. It is one thing to see people turn into drug addicts, prostitutes, thieves and murderers because of hunger and poverty, but what excuse do these rich, educated people have that could possibly […]

by Monique Yes, this is true. We had an unfortunate encounter with those C-5 squatters last Father’s Day night. My husband Rey and I and our 1-year old daughter Jana, were driving home around 9:30pm along the centre lane of C-5 southbound lane, in the area between Petron Gas Station and Heritage Park.  Two men suddenly […]