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‘Textile bill most important PH-U.S. trade initiative in half a century’
By Ambassador Jose Cuisia, Jr. There is now a critical bill pending for action in the U.S. Congress that will create jobs and strengthen Philippine-U.S. relations. This legislation is called the SAVE Our Industries Act (S. 1244/H.R. 2387), and is the most important economic initiative involving the United States and the Philippines in a half […]
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Act now to SAVE textiles bill: Write your legislators
Consul General Mario de Leon, Jr. is appealing to all Filipino Americans in the northeast to send online petition letters to their senators and representatives to help push for the passage of the Save Our Industries Act (SAVE Act. The petition letters can be accomplished by following these steps: 1. Go to saveourindustriesact.org 2. Click […]
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An office warming in Chelsea
After a decade in the marketing business, Grace Hufano-Labaguis opened on July 15 a Manhattan office for her Essential Consulting Services, LLC. The ‘office warming’ was a gathering of close friends, associates and clients, with Fr. Mike Lagrimas officiating at the blessing. “I’m blessed with great, supportive, thoughtful friends and family,” she said. Among her […]
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Can 4 million FilAms SAVE this bill?
By Cristina DC Pastor Call it a case of “if at first you don’t succeed…” The Save Our Industries Act bill is slated to be refiled in the current 112th Congress, after it was snubbed in the last legislative session. The bill proposing to allow the Philippines to import American textiles and export apparel back […]
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Food empire drives growth to the Max’s
Phil-Am Food Mart is unshakeable in its Jersey City neighborhood, its home since the ‘70s. But something is different now. The grocery, founded by the Aguila family from Batangas, has expanded into a merchandising behemoth supplying Asian food products to restaurants and groceries throughout the East Coast. The grocery has branched out into a restaurant-bakery, […]