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OFF THE WALL: The conscience investor: What type are you?
By Rene Pastor Last week, AIG CEO Robert Benmosche compared the loud complaints over astronomical executive bonuses to “lynchings” in the Deep South 80 years ago. What a dumbass. He would apologize, though, calling his statement a “poor choice of words.” Was he sincere? Public backlash may have forced him to issue that statement, who […]
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The Nena way to beauty
By Veronica Velarde-Pulumbarit Tagalog is slowly creeping into the American lexicon with brands like Dalaga boutique in Brooklyn, Maharlika restaurant in Manhattan, Katamisan cakes in Queens, and now Nena makeup in Chicago. Nena Cosmetics, manufactured in the U.S. and Germany, are sold in the U.S., the Philippines, Dubai, Spain, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Singapore. They […]
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OFF THE WALL: Should I stay or should I go now?
By Rene Pastor Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay there will be double The English band The Clash wrote this ‘80s hit song over a girlfriend, but it may as well be the raging anthem of the stock market. The budget battle […]
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OFF THE WALL: Never too late to play with trains
By Rene Pastor When I was 6 or 7 years old, my parents gave me an electric train toy for Christmas. We set it up in the living room of our Quezon City house located in front of an old Catholic church. I would watch the train for hours until I got bored and then […]
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OFWs to flex economic power on Sept. 19, Zero Remittance Day
By Odette Keeley New America Media Protests against corruption in the Philippines erupted last month over a “pork-barrel” scandal, in which a wealthy businesswoman colluded with high-ranking government officials to siphon off 10 billion pesos ($233 million USD) from public coffers. The corruption, which spanned a decade and involved more than 28 legislators, came to […]
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After the ‘balut’ comes the mainstreaming of the ‘bibingka’
By Cristina DC Pastor If the “balut” can do it, why not the “bibingka”? Go mainstream, or as Eileen Formanes, 39, said with a shrug and a smile: “Americanize it.” “I want it to be the next chocolate chip cookie,” she declared to The FilAm followed by sparkling laughter. Eileen has taken the rice cake […]
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PHL-New York Jaycees to celebrate 50th with anniversary gala
It began 50 years ago when young Filipino professionals seeking to serve a fledgling Filipino American community in New York organized themselves into a Jaycees chapter. On July 20, 1963, the Philippine-New York Jaycees held its induction at the International House Auditorium in Columbia University, becoming the first Filipino Jaycees chapter formed in a foreign […]
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OFF THE WALL: Update status on Facebook stocks: Like. Share. Ignore.
By Rene Pastor I get up in the morning, turn on my computer and after going through a stream of junk mail, I go to Facebook to catch up on everything else. I find out if my niece Emma is singing one her favorite Disney songs, check on my sister Vicky’s family, or dive into […]
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FilCanadian’s memoir ‘Don’t Forget the Soap’ to launch Sept. 17th
By Carissa Villacorta FilCanadian banking executive Marie Claire Lim Moore has published her first book, “Don’t Forget the Soap,” a collection of anecdotes from different points in her life: the tight-knit Filipino community in Vancouver, memories of her move to New York, her experiences at Yale, and travels as a young career woman. Underlying this […]