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Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato: Life is a Red Carpet
By Wendell Gaa Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato is living proof of how an everyday Filipino in Manila can work hard and play even harder. Genato runs his family’s real estate and construction business in the Philippines. On the side, he is a beauty pageant and entertainment blogger. His film and fashion blog, HeyAdamGenato.wordpress.com, is […]
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Multimedia creative Martin Romero and his journey through fashion and fitness
By Dominic Garcia We met at Bryant Park on 42nd and Sixth. After exchanging pleasantries, we mused on how long it had been since we last saw each other while we made our way toward a Thai restaurant in Queens. “Probably during one of our friend’s birthdays,” he said. Multimedia creative Martin Romero is broad-shouldered […]
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Praise, outrage, tears over Alex Tizon’s ‘slave’ story
While the Pulitzer Award-winning journalist Alex Tizon’s essay “My Family’s Slave” has moved many Filipinos to tears, it has also sparked heated debate about attitudes toward having a housemaid in the family – still quite common in the Philippines. Does it constitute slavery if the family is harsh and exploitative, benevolence if the family is […]
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The day The New York Times called Donald Trump a liar (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor Pedro Rafael Rosado has been with The New York Times since 1994, a period when, according to a Knight Foundation report of newsrooms from 1990 to 2005, newspapers around the country were starting to hire journalists of color to address the issue of diversity. He started out as a copy boy, […]
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New York Times editor on Rodrigo Duterte: ‘What he’s doing is so beyond awful’ (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor The New York Times editorial condemning Rodrigo Duterte “as a man who must be stopped” was the paper’s second against the recalcitrant Philippine president. Publishing the editorial entitled, “Let the World Condemn Duterte” was a “huge decision” and had the strong support of the editors, said senior staff editor Pedro Rosado […]
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As the comic book industry transforms, how do Filipino illustrators adapt?
By Cristina DC Pastor America’s comic book industry is going through a painful evolution, ditching print, migrating to web and film, forcing Filipino illustrators to either abandon the trade, become independent, or learn to adapt just to survive. Sales of comic books are shrinking, according to insiders, although they have been sustained by a growing […]
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‘I Am Pinoy’ producer declines to state fate of show host
By Cristina DC Pastor “It’s nothing personal.” With these words, “I Am Pinoy Proud Ako” (IAPPA) producer Rena Avendula declined comment on the departure of Ethel Cantor Constantino as the show’s host and co-founder. When reached by The FilAm, she stressed the two-year-old show – which features entertainment and politics — will continue to air […]
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Pleasant, frothy memories of the Waldorf
By Rene Pastor For 15 years, I have been going to the Waldorf Astoria for the Sugar Club Dinner, an annual ritual for many commodities journalists. It’s one of those nights where I put on my best coat and tie and hope nothing spills from my soup or that I remember to use the right […]
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Get Reel TV: Cheers to life, diversity, and real discussion of issues
By Marivir Montebon Pop went the champagne bottle to officially welcome Get Reel online TV into the real world on Sunday evening, January 8, during one of coldest nights of winter 2017 here. Very soon, the night unraveled in cheers, laughter, and well-wishes for the co-hosts — executive director at Marcoart Jeanette Marco, filmmaker Luis […]