New Revealing Report on Filipinos in the US and how it relates to my own family
The Migration Policy Institute , a nonpartisan political think tank in Washington DC, recently released a revealing report on Filipino […]
Immigration, Philippines
Diaspora Donors, Health, philanthropy, Philippine poverty, Philippines
Tucuma Residents Live in Poverty and Hope – Rebuilding their lives one ditch at a Time
Last February 2010, my friend Benjie Velasco invited me to visit the other side of Paranaque, Metro Manila. We visited […]
Diaspora Donors, Immigration, Philippines, Poverty
10. Philippines’ GDP increased (yay!) and so does poverty (huh?) and Nine Other Interesting Facts
Last February 2010, I’ve met Jeremiah Opiniano, Executive Director of the Institute for Migration and Development Institute, a nonprofit think […]
Diaspora Donors, Health, philanthropy, Philippines, Poverty
Filipino Medical Heroes – Saving One Patient At a Time
It was only 7:30 AM and hundreds of patients were already lining up to be seen at the surgical mission […]
Diaspora Donors, philanthropy, Philippines
Visiting the Water Well Project – Taking A Sip of Clean Water
I always take it for granted – water. I open my faucet and there it is. However, my whole perspective […]
Philippines, Poverty
Philippine Reflections: Taal Volcano’s Majestic View – But Beauty is Skin Deep
On February 2010, I went to the Philippines and I met a lot of people to network and potentially collaborate […]
Diaspora Donors, Disaster Relief, philanthropy
Asian Americans Giving to Haiti – Charity Knows No Bounds
The recent devastating earthquake in Haiti moved many people to action and to give a helping hand. I was one […]
Diaspora Donors, philanthropy
The Gift of Clean Water – Iligan City, Mindanao Island, Philippines
I’m happy to share that the local Rotary club that I belong, the Rotary Club of Chicago Far North recently […]
Immigration
Welcome to America! My cousin Sionie finally arrives after a 26 year wait for her visa
Welcome to America! My cousin, Sionie Sales finally arrived in the US after a 26 year wait for her visa! […]
Diaspora Donors
Supporting social entrepreneurs
Late August 2009, Mr. Sonesh Shah, one of the founders of Ekya, invited me to a late summer picnic in […]