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Chris Carbonell: The first Filipino Guardian Angel
By Cristina DC Pastor Chris Carbonell, who manages a Filipino restaurant in Queens, is the first Filipino Guardian Angel. Meaning, he is the first Filipino to join the anti-crime organization founded by Curtis Sliwa in 1979 whose avowed mission is to repel crime in New York City subways. Depends on who you ask, the Guardian […]
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NaFFAA calling on cops to find attacker of Filipino elder
Jose Serra, a 71-year-old Filipino elder, was gruesomely attacked by a man with a knife on November 3, in El Cajon near the city of San Diego in California. Serra miraculously survived the assault and is currently in critical condition and recovering from his injuries at a local hospital. He was on his commute to work […]
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Nurse Maria Ambrocio dies days after being knocked down by a mentally impaired man
An oncology nurse from Bayonne, New Jersey was pronounced dead on October 10 two days after she was knocked down by a fleeing theft suspect while walking toward Times Square, according to news reports. Reports said Maria Luningning Ambrocio cracked her skull when her head hit the pavement. She was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and […]
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‘Unlicensed’ N.J. nursing home owned by prominent FilAm couple under investigation: report
By Cristina DC Pastor An adult care center in New Jersey reportedly owned by Fe Caliolio and Rolando David is under investigation for being an unlicensed facility that is not allowed to take care of people with dementia, a report by Spartaindependent.com said. Caliolio is known to the FilAm community as Fe Martinez, the four-time […]
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When brown people go missing
The FilAm Editorial The contrast is striking. It is also disturbing. When Gabby Petito went missing, the media coverage went rapidly into overdrive and resembled the feeding frenzy of sharks. For clickbait and media ratings, it was impossible to ignore. A pretty, 22-year-old white woman disappeared while on a road trip in a van with […]
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Miguel Braganza mugged at gunpoint on same day his ‘Sandiwa’ show opened
By Cristina DC Pastor Theater actor, director and “Miss Saigon” alum Miguel Braganza was attacked outside his apartment on August 7, the same day his “Sandiwa: A journey of song and dance” concert opened at the Philippine Center. “I was mugged at gunpoint, and I was hit with a gun,” Braganza said when contacted by […]
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Hate crime survivor calls for ‘vigilance’ vs anti-Asian violence
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug The Filipino health care manager who was attacked on June 8 coming out of the 103rd Station said his bruises are “almost gone” but he continues to receive counseling for possible emotional trauma. “The extent of the impact on mental health is still being assessed,” the assault survivor told The FilAm. The […]
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Husband arrested in murder of Fil-Briton wife
A Filipino-British woman married to a Greek pilot was found dead on May 11 in their Athens home. Weeks later, the husband of Caroline Crouch was arrested for her murder. Babis Anagnostopoulos was led away in handcuffs after a memorial service for his wife. The killing has gripped Greece for weeks after Anagnostopoulos’s story about […]
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How elderly FilAms became victims of Pagudpud Ponzi Scheme
Between July 14, 2017 and September 8, 2017, Maria Macasaet invested a total of $265,000 in a project called the Pagudpud Sands Resort LLC (PSR), a luxury condotel project in the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. She issued a check in two installments of $100,000 and $165,000 on behalf of herself and her […]