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Historic ‘firsts’ as PIDCI finds hospitable welcome in South Jersey
By Lindy Rosales A lot of ‘firsts’ were noted in PIDCI’s nearly 30-year history of organizing the Philippine Independence Day Parade. One, it is the first time the organization is having an Honorary Grand Marshal to lead the parade. It is also the first time the Grand Marshal Ball was held in South Jersey, a […]
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Corporate nurse Cora Reyes: A community girl at heart
By Cristina DC Pastor For corporate nurse Corazon Reyes, 73, what ails traders, bankers and finance professionals can be a lot of things. Stress can be a health risk just like headaches and colds and the occasional accident on the job. Cora is a staff nurse at JP Morgan Chase & Co., a position she […]
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It’s not fun when billboards are vandalized: Tourism Attaché Susan del Mundo
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s “very sad,” said new Tourism Attaché to New York Susan del Mundo, that people would vandalize Philippine tourism billboards. “Sad because effort ito ng mga Pilipino,” she told members of the FilAm media in a press conference. “We would like to promote our country to have a very good image. […]
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Why invest in the Philippines? Find out at May 9-12 Grand Central expo
A panel on “Why Invest in the Philippines” will open the Explore Islands Philippines Expo on May 9, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Hall of the Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street and Park Avenue in New York City. The panelists include Manuel A.J. Teehankee, Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, Department of Foreign […]
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Knight ‘disturbed’ by one-sidedness of KOR findings: Where is the leadership?
By Roland David A well-respected member of the Knights of Rizal advised me that involvement of the media is not the right approach to solve the problem. However, because one of the personalities involved in the complaints first publicized the decision, but deliberately omitted a page showing a penalty imposed on him, I feel that […]
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Letters to our children — native, brown, yellow, white, black, gay
By Tricia J. Capistrano Two thousand and three was not a good time to be with child. In March of that year, the U.S., UK, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq. The same week, I was told that the baby that I was carrying was going to be a boy. On the subway ride home from […]
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Expelled knight responds to KOR resolution, decries forgery, intimidation
By Eddie Limon “The Committee is entitled to their own opinion but not entitled to their own set of facts!” Paraphrasing Edmund Burke, “Evil will only succeed if good men will not do anything about it” and Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s speech to the Master Masons of the La Solidaridad Masonic Lodge in Madrid, “There […]
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Knights of Rizal expels 1 member, suspends Roland David, Paul Verzosa
By Cristina DC Pastor Once upon a time there was a National Hero named Jose Rizal whose writings inspired a revolution against the colonizing power, Spain. More than a century later, Filipinos vowing to “honor and uphold” his nationalist ideals created the Order of the Knights of Rizal (KOR) with chapters all across the globe. […]
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Grand Central Terminal rolls out red carpet for Philippine tourism, business and culture
By Cristina DC Pastor Don’t be surprised if, from May 9 to 12, you will spot some men in Ati-Atihan soot and women in colorful couture at the Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse on your way to work. The frolicsome music of the rondalla is likely to lead you to Vanderbilt Hall as you exit […]