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San Lorenzo choir celebrates 5th with concert
The San Lorenzo Ruiz Choir of New York is celebrating its fifth anniversary as an organization that aims to enrich Christian faith and Philippine culture through music. This occasion coincides with the 25th year of the sainthood of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, after whom the choir is named. To commemorate these occasions, the choir […]
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Manuel Conde’s ‘Genghis Khan’ to screen at MoMA Oct 12 &17
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will screen Manuel Conde’s newly-restored Filipino classic film “Genghis Khan” on October 12 at 4 p.m. and October 17 at 7 p.m. The screening is part of MoMA’s To Save and Protect International Festival of Film. Filmed in 1950, “Genghis Khan” was co-directed by Conde and Lou Salvador, with […]
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‘The Mistress’ in New Jersey cinemas till Sept. 27
JD Torres and Sari Alfonso find themselves in a complicated situation when they give in to their smoldering passion. It shouldn’t be a problem as JD is a single, good-looking architect while Sari is also a single, gorgeous, budding apprentice cutter in a tailoring shop that JD was commissioned to renovate. Except for one hitch: […]
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In welcoming TOFA-NY, Bloomberg salutes ‘vibrant’ Filipino community
Mayor Mike Bloomberg said he is pleased to welcome The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York event to be held October 27 at the historic Carnegie Hall. “From Woodside to neighborhoods across the five boroughs, our Filipino communities are some of our most vibrant,” he said in a statement issued in connection with the city’s […]
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FASHION WEEK SPRING-SUMMER 2013: Style takes the stage
By Elton Lugay Melissa Ladinez Mejia had a great time at the Style Awards, soaking in the fashion industry’s forecast for 2013. She was eyeing the collections, the celebrities and the crowd not only as a publicist for Levi’s women’s global fashion but also as a fashion-smart Filipina. “It’s nice and exclusive,” she said of […]
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‘We are a diamond in the rough’
By Elton Lugay Everyone was there: Hollywood actors, Philippine stars, beauty queens, politicians and doctors. It’s no different from a typical barrio fiesta back home where the cabeza de barangay and the parish priest are honored guests. At Philippine Fiesta’s Empowerment Awards ball on August 17, New Jersey State Senator Robert Gordon and New York […]
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Dalaga is one busy Lady
August is a pretty busy month for Dalaga. From August 1 to 31, the Filipino-owned Dalaga boutique – with stores in Brooklyn and Soho – is the featured window display at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. And on August 14, sisters and owners Mary and Michelle Mangiliman will be featured in the TLC show […]
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Filipinos in ‘Bourne Legacy:’ Very patient, always punctual
By Elton Lugay Who coulda known? That just days after he rented the “Bourne Trilogy” on Netflix, Luis Pedron would get a casting call for him to appear in “The Bourne Legacy.” Luis would get to play two roles, that of an airline passenger and a factory supervisor. “I believe in the Law of Attraction,” […]
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The leaner, bolder brotherhood of Deep Foundation
By Cristina DC Pastor Has it been 11 years? To be exact, 11 years, two albums, four members less and countless mixtapes. The hip hop trio Deep Foundation is still writing songs about identity and the Filipino immigrant struggle. “Children of the Sun” is a groundbreaking single; in it, the group transmutes Heber Bartolome’s “Tayo’y […]