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SOHO filmfest partners with GIGIL for marketing campaign
GIGIL NYC partners with the SOHO International Film Festival to promote it, celebrating the cutting-edge technologies of the digital world while honoring traditional forms of storytelling. GIGIL NYC is the U.S. office of GIGIL, an independent ad agency from the Philippines that achieved global recognition when Ad Age named it International Small Agency of the […]
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Community Op-Ed: Outdoor dining is here to stay
By Mayor Eric Adams This past week we made it official: outdoor dining is here to stay. New Yorkers were hungry for an outdoor dining program that was cleaner, safer, and healthier. And by signing a new bill to bring al fresco dining to all five boroughs, we’ve delivered for them. Our new outdoor dining program, “Dining […]
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The beauty and the builder
By Cristina DC Pastor During the pandemic, the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) was led for one year by Rely Manacay, a mild-mannered man with an eager-beaver smile. The year was 2020. Rely, 63, from Cagayan de Oro City was elected president of the organization that mounts the annual Philippine Independence Day Parade on […]
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From one Barbie Girl to another
By Tracy Dizon It had been almost a year. Yes. I have been anticipating this movie for a long while… I knew since then that this is going to be HUGE! As an artist, I think I have this “Instinctive Spider-Sense” of trends and forecasting those hints of this phenomenon! The Zeitgeist had been leading to this Pink Revolution […]
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Nanding Mendez: The improbable journey (From Caloocan egg farm and Makati ad agency to New York holdings)
By Len Manansala Not many native-born Americans who dared to dream big have actually made it in New York, the United States’ financial, media and cultural capital. If the odds for success in the Big Apple are low for immigrants, the chances for immigrants-of-color to succeed in the fiercely competitive city are close to zero. […]
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On Global Filipinos: A historic time for Filipino Canadians, the founding of FCNC
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Last May, in Vancouver Canada, I was hosted by Filipino Canadians Treenee Lopez, and Lenore and Jose Lim, for my book tour of “Why Should Guys Have All The Fun?” Treenee asked me to attend an organization of Filipinos in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada to be held on June 1st. She is a […]
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Love that overcomes distance, phobias and a 20-year age gap
Back in March 2018, neither believed they could meet a lifetime partner through a dating app. Roberto Villanueva liked Roman De La Cruz’s sweet and shy disposition and Roman liked Roberto’s candor. Perhaps such traits could be traced to their upbringing: Roberto, 48, was raised in Manila and became an accomplished professional in Manhattan. Roman, […]
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NYC-based charity opens art gallery in Makati
After three years of virtual mentoring and art exhibitions, trustees and volunteers of a New York based nonprofit Eagle Eye Charities Inc. (EEC) opened its first art gallery in Makati City. Eagle Eye Art Gallery is nestled amidst residential units and offices at Valero Plaza, Salcedo Village. It celebrated the Fourth of July commemorating its […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ tour through Kerry, Ireland
By Wendell Gaa As a lifelong fan of the “Star Wars” franchise, taking a guided tour of the Ring of Kerry region in southwestern Ireland was simply a dream realized. In my view it is the greatest cinematic mythology saga of all time. A tour which would exclusively take me to see the on-location filming sites […]