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Palawan Underground River needs our votes
Ambassador Libran Cabactulan of the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations is counting on the support of every global Filipino to make the Puerto Princesa Underground River one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. We have until November 11 to cast our votes. Here’s a link to the site: www.un.int/philippines. “The Puerto Princesa […]
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IN THE MOTHERLAND: Some notes to folks who’ve encountered my attempts at Tagalog
By Laurel Fantauzzo To Ate Susan, My First Tagalog Teacher: I’m sorry I said, “Mabaho ang anak mo!” I meant to say your daughter is tall. Instead I said she was stinky. Your daughter is not stinky. Again, I am sorry. To My Very Confused New Filipino Friend: I’m sorry I said, “Ipis ako!”I meant […]
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• ‘Amigo’ comes to U.S. theaters • 3 days of Philippines in America • Storming Times Square for Bastille Festival
“Amigo,” the much-anticipated independent feature by acclaimed filmmaker John Sayles, will be distributed in theaters across the United States by Variance Films. Set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the previous century and filmed entirely in The Philippines, “Amigo” — the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director Sayles — features a stellar […]
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• Ateneo, La Salle do a ‘Pasiklaban’ • Pinoy Idol finalists named • Free films at Secaucus Library
The Ateneo Alumni Northeast Inc. (AANI) and the De La Salle Alumni Association Metro New York are sponsoring a volleyball and basketball tournament featuring alumni players. Pasiklaban 2011: Rivalry for Charity is slated for July 9, 12 noon to 7 p.m., at St. Peter’s College on 870 Montgomery Street in Jersey City. The AANI beneficiary […]
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Gala dinner kicks off ‘balikbayan’ campaign
By Elton Lugay Like an ‘ilustrado’ soiree at the turn of the century, more than 200 community leaders and Philippine government officials resplendent in their ‘barong’ and ‘terno’ gathered at a gala event promoting the Pinoy Homecoming and Balikbayan Plus campaign of the Department of Tourism (DOT). The dinner, commemorating the declaration of 2011 to […]
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• Course in women’s activism opens in August • Filipinos in N.Y. now at 104K; in N. J. 110K
The Association of Filipinas, Feminists Fighting Imperialism, Re-feudalization, and Marginalization (AF3IRM NY/NJ) is offering an educational and transformative space for women interested in exploring and activating the intersections of their personal and political identities. For four consecutive Saturdays in August, the Summer School of Women’s Activism will offer a unique course on women’s history, method […]
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Pandemonium at Friendship Day parade
By Elton Lugay The Filipino-American Friendship Day on June 26 drew a huge crowd, and with it a melee triggered by film star Aljur Abrenica. Pandemonium broke out when eye candy Aljur showed up on stage for his number. One woman passed out from too much heat and too thick a crowd. Two fans, who […]
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‘It truly takes a village to raise a child’
By Venessa Manzano It was something my younger, American-born sister said that got me thinking. She said, “No offense, but why should I think about helping the Philippines if I feel like I have no connection to it?” I never forgot that statement. Working closely with the Filipino American community in New York and New […]
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The day I found a carabao’s tail
By R Sonny Sampayan-Sampayan, USAF Ret. There is one memory that always brings me home to Barrio Santo Nino in Binalonan, Pangasinan. I was born into poverty with a family of seven children of which I was the third. Life was hard and food was hard to come by so we all worked together to […]