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Coconut sugar, dried mangoes among unique products at Kosherfest expo
Nine manufacturing companies from the Philippines exhibited in Kosherfest, the largest business-to-business trade event for the Kosher industry, held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey from November 14 to 15. The U.S. kosher market generates over $12 billion in annual sales, according to the OU (Orthodox Union) Kosher kosher certification agency website. The […]
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Marikina-born Roman Banting finds rewarding career as a numismatist
By Cristina DC Pastor When Roman Banting came to the U.S. in the 1990s, he felt inadequately prepared for the American job market. The only jobs he held in the Philippines were ticket taker in a movie house and car salesman. In Florida, his wife Imelda had an in-demand health care job as a physical […]
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CEO Vonz Santos: Building portable homes for typhoon-prone Philippines
By Wendell Gaa This article is part of a continuing series on Filipino Americans who have returned to the homeland, lured by more fulfilling careers and an opportunity to bridge and embrace their two cultures. A recipient of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for 2015 in the field of social entrepreneurship in Manila, Rogelio […]
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Trade secretary says PHL economy is looking good, ‘DuterteNomics’ paves the way
By Cristina DC Pastor Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez touted ‘DuterteNomics’ in a swing through New York saying it offers “real solutions to poverty” that still plagues millions of Filipinos. DuterteNomics is the government’s way of making it easy for investors to do business in the Philippines. “It will reduce inequality, increase competitiveness of […]
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Radical, pioneering creatives in this year’s TOFA (Part 3)
Rocky Gathercole’s inspiring story places him in two extreme points in life: From homeless kid to celebrity designer. His collections have hit the runways of New York and Los Angeles, and the likes of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Ariana Grande have worn his luxurious gowns. He left home as he was coming of age […]
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TOFA 2017 celebrates remarkable FilAms who influence, inspire (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor In celebration of Filipino American History Month, The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) presents this year’s accomplished individuals with varied talents, superb achievements, and who make service to community a meaningful part of their lives. White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford; pilot with missing limbs Jennifer Cox; California Assembly Member Rob […]
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Ayala entices FilAms to buy Philippine property
By Cristina DC Pastor Retired Ambassador Marciano Paynor dealt with the elephant in the room. “We are sometimes painted as yellow,” he said in opening remarks at a meet-and-greet tendered by Ayala Corporation, where he now works as a consultant for External and Government Relations. The company should not be seen as a die hard […]
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On its 1st year PhilAm N.J. Jaycees celebrates ‘hearts that give’
By Yves Nibungco The Philippine American New Jersey Junior Chambers International celebrated its first anniversary on July 15 at the San Carlos Banquet Hall in Lyndhurst, N.J. with an induction of new members and officers. Elected chapter president was Maricar Taino and board chair Wes Estanislao. “It’s an honor to be a part of this […]
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Babata: Percival Cunanan’s soap story
By Cristina DC Pastor Percival Cunanan and his wife Myrna epitomize the industrious immigrant couple. On top of their day jobs – Percy in IT and Myrna previously a manager in a bakeshop — they come home to Long Island to work some more. They make soap. As in bath soap. No rest for this […]