Standing Up to a Heavy-Hand
/This is the worst of times; but it could also the best of times. President Trump disallows the entry of refugees from seven "terrorist" countries. Fortunately, people around the world would have none of it. They showed humanity’s best values of compassion and solidarity by staging firestorms of protests worldwide.
The vagueness of the order led to chaos in ports of entry that victimized even legitimate visa holders. An incident at LAX airport on the day of Trump's inauguration leads us to question whether immigration officials had already been given instructions to stop and question non-U.S. citizens even before the executive order was made public.
Meanwhile, many Filipinos are joining The Resistance as Positively Filipino Correspondent Cherie Querol-Moreno reports in "Marching for Justice Around the World."
On a calmer note, Correspondent Rey de la Cruz profiles Leonardo Cunanan, an artist-musician now based in Canada. Correspondent Anthony Maddela catches up with Stella Abrera, principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Our Happy Home Cook recipe: Beef Chayote Soup from new Correspondent Rene Astudillo.
For our Video of the Week, Mikey Bustos presents the different reactions Filipino pageant fans exhibit during the Miss Universe contest.
Here are our In The Know links for this week:
From the New York Times: Duterte’s Free Birth-Control Order Is Latest Skirmish With Catholic Church
From The Asia Foundation, Steven Rood reflects on his 17 Years As Country Representative In The Philippines
http://asiafoundation.org/2017/01/18/reflecting-17-years-country-representative-philippines/
From Yahoo, Philippines invasive plant could fuel the country's kitchens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-invasive-plant-could-fuel-114459236.html?.tsrc=fauxdal