By Cristina DC Pastor If Andrew Cabindol were an image, he would be a three-dimensional hologram, juggling his most intense passions: powerlifting, creative design and music. He recently announced he was competing in the first-ever FISU University World Championship Powerlifting competition to be held July 23-27, 2024 in Tartu, Estonia as a representative of Team […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Charina Amunategui, this year’s PIDCI Grand Marshal, is all that and most certainly more. An Executive Director at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, her life’s narrative demonstrates the power of perseverance, unwavering determination, and the quest for holistic wellbeing, which includes physical, mental and emotional health. The harsh realities of life […]
By Wendell Gaa David Beckham is arguably the greatest football (or soccer as it’s known in the U.S.) athlete to never have won a World Cup trophy. Of course, that view is subjective and there can be countless arguments how several of his other football peers from other countries could be just as gifted, if […]
By Wendell Gaa Basketball is a sport which is practically ingrained in the blood of Filipinos and FilAms alike. Whether or not we may be active players — I’m not one myself unlike my late father Ambassador Willy Gaa and younger brother — it is the one sport which bonds Filipinos globally, from the arena […]
By Gerald Tabios The running community has lost a beloved member. Jim Diego, a resident of Jackson Heights, Queens, has died at the age of 38. Cause of death remains unknown. On Monday, the parents issued a statement regarding Jim’s sudden demise. “It is with great sadness to share the news about the untimely passing of our beloved Jim Diego. Jim was our only child and was everything to Vic and me. Not only was he our […]
By Marilyn Abalos Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, was in the U.S. recently to raise funds and participate in a training program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Passing through New York, Hidilyn was on her way to Atlanta, Georgia to train before competing in Bogota, Colombia for […]
By Lindy Rosales The 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach led an assortment of Filipino and FilAm runners who presented a united front at the TCS New York City Marathon on November 6. People cheered on Wurtzbach as she sprinted at the start of the 26.2 mile-route. She ran her debut marathon after several months of […]
While Taekwondo is a sport rooted in Korea, it is branching out to different parts of the world and producing great athletes. Two Filipino Americans from New York City won gold medals at the July 3-9 AAU Taekwondo competition in Las Vegas. Charleston John Silla and James Santos earned the title of AAU 2022 National […]
The Mayor’s Wellness Campaign 2022, a New Jersey state-wide, initiative that encourages active lifestyles and healthy living through education, fun activities, and community engagement, recently concluded with participating residents reporting healthy lifestyle improvements in their sleeping, eating, and physical activity habits. In a survey conducted of residents participating in the activities, 100 percent saw improvements […]