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Boston belongs to my heart
By Daniel de la Rosa On a bright spring morning with the lingering hint of winter still in the air, Patriots Day would dawn bright and very early in Boston. It is a day of celebration in a city that reminds me of an old European burgh with winding streets snaking around its center. The […]
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Mithi Aquino becomes the Ambassador’s wife
By Cristina DC Pastor “Why me?” Mithi Aquino, 36, would ask then-Ambassador to Manila Harry K. Tomas, 57, every time she is wracked by doubts. “Why not?” he replied in his usual curt manner characteristic of long-time diplomats. Three years after the Jolo beauty and the American diplomat from New York met, they got married […]
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Jessy Daing Musbeh knows the ABCs to a girl’s heart: Authentic Birkins and Chanels!
By Cristina DC Pastor How can she not? She wears them fashionably, sells them reasonably and urges women they’re a must-have in a wardrobe where style and deals can co-exist nicely. Designer handbags may seem overpriced at thousands of dollars a pop, but Jessy Daing Musbeh knows how to make them “within reach” of the […]
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PIDCI presents 2014 Diwa Ng Kalayaan candidates
The countdown to the 116th Philippine Independence Day celebrations in New York City, which falls on June 1, officially kicked off February 15 with the presentation of the first batch of Diwa Ng Kalayaan beauty pageant contestants and Mrs. Kalayaan popularity finalists held at the Philippine Consulate. Besides the honor to become an Ambassador of […]
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Furne Amato’s Grey Ladies on parade
By Elton Lugay Fashion Week may be over, but for Furne Amato, the end signals the beginning of his fashion career in New York. “I can’t wait to start working,” the Cebuano designer who counts Beyonce, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, among his celebrity clients, said to The FilAm. Amato Haute Couture is a name […]
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Monique Lhuillier goes Goth romantic
By Elton Lugay The ‘dark side’ of Monique Lhuillier couldn’t be more evident in her Fall 2014 collection. Imagine romance in hues of blacks and grays, skull prints and vinyl coats and you have a collection that evokes futuristic drama. “It’s all about architectural details,” the Hollywood designer told The FilAm. “It was about being […]
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Saying good-bye as I was getting to know her
By Cristina DC Pastor I sat across from Misty who coherently chronicled her “semi-nomadic” life over coffee, eyes laughing at every goofy detail. Another young writer who has graced the pages of The FilAm is leaving. But unlike the others before her, Rachel Misty Walt is not going to the Philippines. She will be joining […]
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Josie Natori reinterprets Russian opulence in Fall 2014 collection
By Elton Lugay It was a soaking Wednesday when fashion mogul Josie Natori unveiled her Fall 2014 collection to usher in New York Fashion Week. My friend Erno Hormillosa and I arrived at DiMenna Center in Midtown Manhattan pants dripping at the cuff. He offered me a fresh pair of socks, but there was no […]
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Doctor, banker wife are 2014 PAFCOM grand marshals
Dr. Edgar Lerias and his banker wife Mary Jane have been named 2014 Grand Marshals of the Philippine-American Friendship Committee, Inc. PAFCOM organizes Jersey City’s annual Philippine Independence Day Parade, a gathering that parallels the Madison Avenue parade in New York but celebrated weeks later. The Davao City-born Edgar is a long-standing community leader and […]