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Mom of missing Seton Hall student pleads with son: ‘Let us know you’re OK’
By Ninia Fernandez Ninia Fernandez’s son John – known as JP or Japes – vanished without a trace on December 13, 2015. He left a suicide note but no body has been found despite search efforts by police, the family, and volunteers. The police have made a decision to end the search until new evidence […]
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‘Register, vote, and show our strength,’ NaFFAA, PAFCOM urge community
“It is now generally known that Asian Americans are the fastest growing voters in the United States today,” said JT Mallonga, chairman of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA). “They are emerging as a key voting block that could significantly influence national and local elections in the coming years.” Validating this trend is […]
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15-year-old investigates strength of biodiesel fuel, wins top award in science fair
By Julia Carreon-Lagoc Fifteen-year old Danika Dingus, daughter of a FilAm doctor, romped away with the top prize in the Science Fair of the John Paul II Catholic School in Okatie, South Carolina on February 19. “Feel the Burn,” the title of her experiment, succinctly answered in step-by-step procedure this question: How does the triglyceride […]
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Tony Taguba, Bruce Lee among 2016 Asian Hall of Famers
The Robert Chinn Foundation will induct four honorees to the 2016 Asian Hall of Fame on May 14 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. They are television journalist Connie Chung, martial artist Bruce Lee, retired Major General Antonio Taguba of the U.S. Army, and Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating Kristi Yamaguchi. The Asian […]
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ConGen Mario de Leon Jr. departs NYC in June, reflects on leaving the ‘oldest Philippine consulate’
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been the loudest whisper for months: Consul General Mario Lopez de Leon Jr. is ending his tour of duty on June 30 after five years in New York. His former deputy, Tess Dizon de Vega, will be the new ‘ConGen.’ So when De Leon recently announced his departure to officers […]
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Queens restaurants redefine dining with low-salt, low-fat menu
By Cristina DC Pastor Filipino restaurants in Queens are trying something new: They are adding less salt and less fat to some of their dishes Kalusugan Coalition, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the health of Filipino Americans in the New York area, has identified at least three restaurants that have committed to promoting […]
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‘A very very dangerous man’
The ax has fallen. Nike is cutting off ties with Manny Pacquiao, calling his comments about gays being worse than animals “abhorrent.” Pacquiao’s endorsement contract with Nike has run more than eight years, according to ESPN. Social media has been unrelenting. Comments run the range from ridicule to indignation all aimed at the eight-division boxing […]
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LGBT rights advocate to Manny Pacquiao: ‘I lost all respect for you’
By Chelle Lhuillier I would like to start by saying I was an avid fan of Manny Pacquiao. I watched almost all of his fights on Pay-per-view and followed his boxing career, win or lose. But now I will categorically say: I am not your fan anymore, and I just lost all respect for you, […]
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‘No one-size-fits-all solution to global terror,’ says U.S. diplomat to the UN Michelle Sison
By Cristina DC Pastor Ambassador Michele Sison, who is the U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said defeating terrorism and its “poisonous ideologies” requires an action plan that will address the conditions that feed radicalization. The U.S., she said, supports a proposal that each member country develop its own action plan against terrorism […]