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Calendar from March
Ongoing until September 30, 2027 iRehistro Overseas Voter Registration Visit website for details: https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/ovf1. Ongoing until May 29, 2026 Nominations for the 2026 Presidential Awards For Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas Download: https://presidentialawards.cfo.gov.ph/forms-and-guide/ Ongoing until March 15 Call for nominations: Presidential Filipinnovation Awards Award honors individuals, startups, and enterprises with innovations at early-stage commercialization and […]
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A Filipino community center can be both a blessing and a burden
By Ricky Rillera For decades, Filipino Americans in the New York–New Jersey region have dreamed of a permanent home — a place where our stories can be told, our elders can gather, our youth can lead, and our culture can breathe without apology. That dream has flickered, brightened, dimmed, and revived again through generations of […]
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Under the sea with whale sharks in Cebu
By Wendell Gaa The severe winter storms which several regions in the U.S. have been experiencing these past days should serve as a perfect incentive for people to take a holiday break, however short or long, to a much warmer tropical climate rich with opportunities to bask under bright sunlight and palm trees. What better […]
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Remembering Lea Salonga’s wedding as she confirms split from Robert Chien
By Elton Lugay More than two decades ago, I counted myself among the fortunate few reporters invited to witness the wedding of Lea Salonga and Robert Chien. At the time, I had just relocated from Cebu to Daly City to reunite with my mother and had begun working as a correspondent for Philippine News. I […]
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Elton Lugay: Journalist is Hall of Fame honoree
By Elaine Joy Edaya Degale Last month, Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, the first Filipina elected to the California State Legislature, hosted the inaugural Filipino American History Month reception in Hollywood Hills. Among those recognized was journalist Elton Lugay, who received a Hall of Fame Award. “The award recognizes my longstanding work as a journalist and columnist […]
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Calendar from February
–Ongoing until September 30, 2027 iRehistro Overseas Voter Registration Visit website for details: https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/ovf1. –Beginning February Ateneo Leadership, Financial Management and Social Entrepreneurship Course in New York: Leadership, Innovation, Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship (OF-LIFE) Program is a six-month learning program designed especially for Overseas Filipinos For further information contact ALSE.NewYork@gmail.com or 1 (929) 994 […]
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PIDCI heralds new leadership with Lea Frain, presents 2026 Grand Marshals
By Ricky Rillera With the world‑famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree shimmering in the background, the Equinox at Rockefeller Center offered an exquisite setting for the turnover ceremony of new officers of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which has organized the largest Independence Day parade in the Northeast for over 35 years. […]
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Marcelito Pomoy’s Mar-a-Lago Moment
By Cristina DC Pastor Marcelito Pomoy, the Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 champion whose rare vocal range has mesmerized audiences around the world, was not quite ready to close out the year on a quiet note. On December 28, the Filipino singer found himself performing at Mar-a-Lago, the luxurious Palm Beach, Florida club resort owned […]
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Bottle caps for ‘Jingle Bells’
By Gene P. Del Carmen Joseph could not have been more than 16. He stood at the front of the church choir loft, towering above us, during our Filipino evening Mass, Simbang Gabi, our novena Christmas tradition that we bring with us wherever we migrate. Robust and earnest, Joseph was a little nervous. When the […]