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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 […]
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OFF THE WALL: The pill-popping Boomers and the wild swings in biotech stocks
By Rene Pastor People of a certain age are ‘suki’ of prescription medicine. We reach for the bottle to manage all sorts of ailment: a pill to wash the cholesterol out of your system, a pill to trim your sugar level, a pill to rein in your blood pressure. There’s also a pill to keep […]
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Conversations with thinkers, innovators in NYC, L.A. events
Social enterprise NextDayBetter will launch an event in New York on September 14th featuring innovators and thinkers who, organizers say, are creating a better future for the Philippines and beyond. Inspired by TED Talks, NextDayBetter ideas and actions are Philippine-flavored and rooted in design, entrepreneurship and innovation, according to founder Ryan Letada, also known as […]
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OFF THE WALL: What to do when your stocks are nuked by Syria
By Rene Pastor There are simply no pearls of wisdom to be had when the possibility of war with Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons sends almost every stock in your portfolio diving over the Niagara Falls. Threats of missile strikes against Syria and Russia coming to Syria’s defense conjure possible military confrontation […]
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OFF THE WALL: In romancing a stock, learn when to break up nicely
By Rene Pastor I remember the company like a truck that ran over me yesterday: PTA Holdings. This penny stock from a company involved in transportation was trading then and now below a cent. I had just taken over my IRA and was looking for a quick way to score a winner, very much like […]
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OFF THE WALL: The first-timer’s guide to stockpicking
By Rene Pastor Starting this week, The FilAm is running a regular column on the stock market to be written by Rene Pastor, a long-time business journalist and commodities analyst. Rene writes analyses for Southeast Asia Commodity Digest, an affiliate of Informa Economics based in Memphis, Tenn. Prior to SACD, he was a financial journalist […]