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‘Thunderbolts:’ A bunch of scoundrels out to save the world
By Wendell Gaa The 2025 summer movie season has now officially kicked off with the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) newest film “Thunderbolts,” which I must say is a different kind of superhero movie from what we are used to seeing from the MCU, let alone a standard comic book-based film adaptation. At […]
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‘Mother, May I Have A Kidney?’ TV series premieres at Tribeca filmfest June 8th
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its festival lineup would feature the new comedy/drama series, “Mother, May I Have A Kidney?”created and written by Filipina actress Veronica Reyes-How. The series stars Doug Plaut, Tina Benko (“The Rehearsal,”for which she won anEmmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Digital Series), Darius de Haas, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, […]
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New teachers group vows to support Filipino mentors ‘who are having struggles’
By Cristina DC Pastor A new teachers group with an emerging presence in New York has been formed on March 3, 2025. This brings to four the Filipino teachers organizations on the East Coast after the Association of Fil-Am Teachers of America (AFTA) was founded in the 1990s, the Association of Filipino Teachers and Educators […]
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Aubrey and Arnel Parreno: A family business grows in Queens
By Maricar CP Hampton In the heart of Queens, New York, an entrepreneurial couple with a shared background in military service has built a business they vow is rooted in “love for family, fashion, and community.” Meet Aubrey (née Tolentino) and Arnel Parreno, the achievers behind NYCLUXE and Gabriella Aubrey Jewelry, two thriving brands offering […]
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Calendar from May 2025
Ongoing till July 20 Eva Noblezada in ‘Cabaret at the KitKat Club’ August Wilson Theatre 245 West 52nd Street, NYC May 3 PIDCI Mrs. Kalayaan Ball Astoria Manor 25-22 Astoria Boulevard Astoria, NYC May 4 Run Bergenfield Run 5K: Mayor’s Wellness 2025 Contact office of Mayor Arvin Amatorio for details May 4 3rd Annual Asian […]
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Menchu de Luna Sanchez: 20 teens owe their lives to this smart-thinking Filipina nurse
By Cristina DC Pastor Menchu de Luna Sanchez was partying with her family dressed as a witch during the night of Halloween on October 28, 2012. It was her mother’s birthday. The following day, on October 29, the registered nurse was rescuing 20 at-risk infants together with a team of doctors and nurses at NYU […]
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NYC couple, PHL outreach organization deliver food to the elderly
Manhattan-based dance artist Roberto Villanueva and his spouse, hospitality professional Roman Dela Cruz, were in the Philippines recently where they participated in a mission to deliver food to the elderly in the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan. Together with Frenz4hope, the Pangasinan-based community outreach group, the couple packed and delivered food and essential supplies to […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 2)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Two other leading Filipino American thespians making their Broadway débuts are Tatiana Cordoba in “Real Women Have Curves” and Kay Sibal in the musical “Six”. Twenty-five-year-old Tatiana is Latina Filipina, whose parents are of Costa Rican and Filipino descent. She plays the lead role of Ana Garcia, also famously played by America Ferrera in the […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 1)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis For the first time in Broadway history, at least 8 Filipino Americans are in leading roles in eight theaters this Spring in The Great White Way! The legendary Olivier and Tony award-winning actor, Lea Salonga, appears with another Tony awardee, Bernadette Peters in Stephen Sondheim’s “Old Friends”. It is a revue of songs and […]