-
Domestic violence journalists seek new ways to end the cycle
By Selen Ozturk Journalists nationwide are fighting domestic violence by focusing on solutions for survivors before the cycle turns deadly. Every year, over 10 million people in the U.S. experience domestic violence, amounting to nearly 20 people physically abused by a partner every minute. Over a third of U.S. women (35.6%) and over a quarter of men […]
-
Mayor Adams orders crackdown to halt the continuing decay of Roosevelt Avenue
By Cristina DC Pastor Community leader Flo Coronel has seen them all on Roosevelt Avenue: bellowing, beer-drinking men; pushcart vendors crowding the sidewalks; and scarcely dressed women soliciting massages which could be a prelude to prostitution. As recently as two weeks ago, Coronel, a resident of Woodside for more than 23 years, said he witnessed […]
-
Over 400 survivors of sex abuse file civil lawsuits vs staff at NYC juvenile detention centers
Law firm Levy Konigsberg announced on October 2 that it has filed 168 civil lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by employees at juvenile detention facilities in Brooklyn and the Bronx, totaling 425 lawsuits filed since April. Attorneys Jerome Block and Madeleine Skaller were joined by several plaintiff-survivors of sexual abuse, local elected leaders, and advocates on […]
-
Extradite Quiboloy
By Cristina DC Pastor Now that Apollo Quiboloy is in custody, the public is weighing how Justice will be served – and where. Will the celebrity pastor, who ordained himself the “Son of God,” face accountability in the United States where he allegedly trafficked women and molested young girls, and engaged in bulk cash smuggling, […]
-
Newlywed nurse killed; suspect is another RN
A GoFundMe page was set up for newlywed nurse Melissa Jubane, 32, from Beaverton, Oregon, murdered following her marriage in late August to boyfriend Bryan Llantero. Police said her body was found September 4. They identified the suspect as neighbor Bryce Johnathan Schubert who is also a nurse, but they did not work in the […]
-
Senator Risa Hontiveros: U.S. government preparing extradition request for Quiboloy
By Cristina DC Pastor and Lindy Rosales Senator Risa Hontiveros has disclosed the United States is preparing to send an extradition request to the Philippine government for fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to face sex trafficking, fraud and smuggling charges. “We are waiting for good news, hopefully, that the U.S. government will formalize an extradition request,” […]
-
Sharon Cuneta, Kiko Pangilinan file cyber libel case vs. Cristy Fermin
By Hana Bordey GMA Integrated News Sharon Cuneta and her husband, former Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, are the latest to file cyber libel charges against Cristy Fermin. According to GMA Integrated News’ Nelson Canlas, the couple filed the case before the Makati City Prosecutors Office on Friday, May 10 for “broadcasting baseless and malicious statements […]
-
Patricia Evangelista book wins NYPL’s Helen Bernstein award
The New York Public Library announced on May 2 that Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country published by Penguin Random House. Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that […]
-
Diddy’s downfall: Did Cassie’s lawsuit trigger it?
The lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend, Filipino American model and R&B singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, could that have set off the messy state of affairs Sean “P. Diddy” Combs currently finds himself in? Some in the Filipino community are wondering. Cassie has alleged rape and abuse in a lawsuit filed against hip hop mogul […]