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Of PIDCI candidates for president, 1 supports investigation into missing funds
By Cristina DC Pastor Two community leaders have confirmed their candidacies for president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), the organization that mounts the flamboyant Independence Day Parade held yearly on Madison Avenue. They are retired public school teacher Olivia David and media and public relations practitioner Tambi Wycoco. Long-time PIDCI officer Antero […]
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U.S. congressmen listen to horror stories of Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘killing zones’
By Rene Pastor The U.S. Congress opened on July 20 an investigation on extrajudicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines, with revelations some police officers were “being paid to kill” drug suspects. “There is an economy of murder” in the Philippines. Matthew Wells, a senior crisis advisor of Amnesty International (AI), gave this description during a […]
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Violation of labor laws complaint filed vs German diplomat, wife
By Cristina DC Pastor Two Filipina domestic workers filed a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act against a German diplomat and his wife. The complaint against Pit Koehler and wife Mareike Koehler was filed before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 28, 2017 by Sherile Pahagas and […]
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U.S. Congress opens investigation July 20 on alleged Duterte rights abuses
The U.S. Congress will open this week an investigation into alleged human rights abuses committed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in pursuit of his anti-drug campaign, according to the statement issued by the U.S. Filipinos for Good Governance, Inc. The July 20th hearing will be held at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the […]
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Sexting just for fun not to hurt victims: new study
Sexting, which is becoming a popular recreation among young adults, ironically led to the humiliating downfall of a 52-year-old New York politician, Anthony Weiner. Weiner was digitally transmitting intimate photos of himself to teen girls. The father of one of the girls spoke to the press. Other women came forward with their own selfie tales […]
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Grace Labaguis battles behemoth AOL on social media over identity hack
By Cristina DC Pastor It was a pleasant Memorial Day afternoon, and Grace Labaguis of Jersey City was out shopping with her son. When they got home in the evening, she received a voicemail alert from Western Union (WU), asking to confirm transactions she made online. Strange, because she never made any remittance. She had […]
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Question that irked Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre: Will De Lima be murdered in jail?
By Cristina DC Pastor Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre stated there have been a total of 7,080 drug-related deaths since Rodrigo Duterte became president in July 1, 2016. In a report before members of the Filipino American community on April 18, Aguirre presented the following figures: 7,080: total number of people killed in War on Drugs […]
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Family indicted for Medicare fraud, human trafficking
A Filipino American couple in Chicago was charged in an indictment with a scheme to use their health care business to defraud Medicare out of millions of dollars, while also conspiring to employ a woman against her will. The U.S. Department of Justice made the announcement. Richard Tinimbang, 38, and his wife, Maribel Tinimbang, 40, […]
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Karen Elizaga of Womankind: Showing survivors of domestic violence to be ‘kind to themselves, to one another’
By Cristina DC Pastor For women in NYC struggling with domestic abuse, the path to survival may not always lie in the hands of a friend or a family member. Sometimes, a community center run by people unknown to them can offer momentary protection and a comforting kind of solace. Womankind, formerly known as the […]