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Studio Ligaya hosts FAHM celebration in Metuchen N.J. Oct 10th
The Studio Ligaya, home of Central New Jersey’s Filipino Cultural Center, will host Ligaya Fest 2026, its 3rd annual Filipino American History Celebration, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 160 Durham Avenue in Metuchen, N.J. The festival runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a dance party and socials from 6 p.m. to […]
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Producer Marc Anthony Nicolas wants to open doors for Filipino brands in ‘Price Is Right’
Television producer and host Marc Anthony Nicolas has joined The Price Is Right as a producer for Season 55. Nicolas is a two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner with more than 15 years of television experience. In his role, Nicolas develops and manages partnerships that bring prizes and audience giveaways to the CBS game show. “The Price Is […]
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‘Edjop’ & ‘Silenced Nights:’ 2 tales of fascist repression
By Joel David Reality has always had a conflicted relationship with art and literature; narrative forms provide a way of promising better representation, but rare is the item that succeeds on every possible level. In two concurrent Philippine film releases, we have tantalizing cases of works based on subjects with whom sufficiently informed netizens might […]
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A Filipino American divorce: A Jersey wife reclaims her life
By Cristina DC Pastor From the beginning of her marriage 20 years ago, the red flags were there. She chose to ignore them because she was busy raising her five children and running a home-based food business. There was the constant put-downs, the hundreds of calls checking on her whereabouts, and the alarm clock thrown […]
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‘Forgotten Island:’ Where the past comes alive
By Ferlie Andong “Forgotten Island” is about two best friends, Jo and Raissa, who find themselves in a magical island, Nakali (short for ‘nakalimutan’ or forgotten), filled with creatures from Filipino mythology. To escape, they must find a way to save their friendship before they lose their memories of each other completely. The movie has plenty […]
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Finding acceptance in a gay-friendly workplace
By Veana DC Pastor I work for an LGBTQ-friendly company in Pittsburgh. I have to say it took me a while to find a workplace where gay employees are treated with maturity, dignity, and respect. It’s a small food establishment where many of the employees – in both management and staff — are mostly gender-positive. […]
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The senseless death of Bert Atienza
The FilAm Editorial There are some stories that are difficult to read because they are difficult to comprehend. The death of Bert Atienza is one of them. The 77-year-old man went to Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia with his wife after church. It should have been an ordinary afternoon, the kind of simple outing that married […]
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Patrick Martinez to face AD30 race in Queens, to succeed Steven Raga
Patrick Martinez is no stranger to Queens politics. A former teacher, CUNY graduate, Queens Community Board 2 member and Democratic district leader, Martinez is now preparing for a November general election for the seat currently held by Assemblymember Steven Raga. Raga, who has represented the district since 2023, ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate this […]
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Sharon Cuneta finds dramatic depth in ‘Honor Thy Mother’
By Joel David Amid all the usual prestige vehicles for each and every aspiring Philippine film practitioner angling for some award or other, a pair of teaser episodes has been generating buzz of a different, implausible sort. The material is modest enough to enable most viewers to predict the moral arc that the story will […]