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FILAMSPEAK: Is the NYPD being disrespectful to Mayor Bill de Blasio?
By Cristina DC Pastor Clearly, there is growing tension between NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD that many, including the Filipino American community, cannot ignore. On at least two occasions, NYPD officers turned their backs when it was the mayor’s turn to speak at the funeral services for two police officers killed in […]
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We were robbed of $1.4K, and Ebay appears to be aiding and abetting the scam
By Jen Furer On September 17, we auctioned my son’s Canon camera lens on eBay. I listed it in Ebay’s Cameras & Photo category with a starting bid price of $550, and $650 Buy it Now price plus $15 shipping. On September 30, I received a notification from PayPal that I received a confirmed payment […]
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Ferguson: A need for empathy
By Maria Cruz Lee Thousands of people are reacting this morning (of November 25) to the fact that the grand jury in Ferguson, MO chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for his actions in the shooting death of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. I watched the press conference last night and was actively participating in […]
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Lifting the shroud of shame on Domestic Violence, FilAm youth share stories of abuse
By Cristina DC Pastor Leani Auxilio loved her father dearly. He was, in good times, a funny man and a great cook. But when soused with alcohol and he would start beating up her mother, she wished he were gone. “In one fight, he kicked my mother as they argued over who would give me […]
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Ferguson and Filipinos: What’s it got to do with us?
By Erwin de Leon The protests in Ferguson, Missouri have calmed down, in stark contrast to the initial days of violence incited by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white policeman and spurred by a militarized police response and general insensitivity to the majority African American community. The issue, […]
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Where were you when Ninoy Aquino was assassinated?
By Daniel de la Rosa Thirty-one years. It’s been that long since I got on a California Bus Line that would take me to the airport to welcome Ninoy Aquino home from exile. Back then, the red-colored bus would go up past Nayong Pilipino, circle around and drop you at a stop right beside the […]
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N.J. nurse’s alleged killer is arraigned; Consulate urges ‘swift justice’ for Jennifer Bongco
Five days after nurse Jennifer Bongco was stabbed to death, her live-in boyfriend Kevin Ambrose was arraigned in a New Jersey court, charged with her murder. Ambrose appeared before Camden County Superior Court on July 30 wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and with no legal representation. Published reports say Ambrose, 52, stabbed Bongco, 41, repeatedly […]
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Friends remember Robert Martirez as karaoke fan; NYPD urges witnesses to come forward
By Cristina DC Pastor Four days before he was killed in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack, Robert Martirez, 56, was chilling at a friend’s house and singing karaoke. “Walang bisyo, he just loved to sing,” said a friend from Woodside, Efren de Leon. “His favorite song is ‘Wonderful Tonight.’” Efren remembered meeting Robert […]
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$2K reward offered; consul says attack on Robert Martirez may not be about race
By Cristina D.C. Pastor A $2K reward is being offered by the family of limo driver Robert Martirez, 56, who died June 24 or two days after he was attacked blocks away from his Elmhurst home. Some members of the Filipino American community also contributed to the reward fund. This was disclosed by Consul Felipe […]