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Young journalist opens up about overcoming depression: The Asian American in isolation
By Ryan Gajudo Macasero I battled major depression and anxiety since I was a child and through my teenage years. The revelation is almost always a surprise because I’m known to speak in front of college groups and because I talk to people all the time as a catering sales manager and as a journalist. […]
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Lito Katigbak’s romance with journalism: It’s the chase…and the telephone
By Cristina DC Pastor “It’s probably the telephone,” winced journalist Lito Katigbak with a slight tilt of his head, letting his eyes wander as if searching for the right words to complete his thought. I tried to finish it for him. I didn’t like that I was doing it to a man who needed no […]
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The Filipino Reporter celebrates 40th year with anniversary gala
By Elton Lugay “Anniversaries afford us a clear-eyed view for stock-taking. Not so much on delving past mistakes (there are a few) but more so on what needs to be done to make ourselves better than we had been.” With these words, Filipino Reporter publisher Bert Pelayo welcomed his newspaper’s 300-plus well-wishers on its 40th […]
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FilAm journalists mourn passing of Alex Esclamado, remember his legacy
Seasoned journalists and the newbies on their trail remember feisty publisher and Bay Area community leader Alex Esclamado, who founded Philippine News, a newspaper known for its indignant opposition to Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law. PN columnist and long-time friend Rodel Rodis said Esclamado died of pneumonia in a hospital in Cebu City on November 4th […]
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‘The FilAm’ reaches milestone with ‘The FilAm San Francisco’
By Cristina DC Pastor After a year and half of writing, blogging about the New York Tri-State, ‘The FilAm’ is proud to announce the addition of a partner publication, ‘The FilAm San Francisco,’ to feature the unique stories gathered from the thriving neighborhoods of California’s North Coast. Unlike the billionaire owners of the NFL franchises, […]
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Protest against cybercrime law a Fifth Avenue attraction
Two days of protest actions were held urging the repeal of the controversial cybercrime law in the Philippines, which seeks tough penalties against all forms of Internet-based libel including those that appear in blogs, tweets and Facebook feeds. An information session called “Internet Rights are Human Rights” was held October 8th followed by a silent […]
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‘The FilAm’ honored with 2 Plaridel awards
‘The FilAm’ won two Plaridel awards for outstanding journalists in the Filipino American media in a ceremony held October 4 at South San Francisco. Contributing writer Laurel Fantauzzo won first prize in the Youth Voice category for her essay “In the Motherland: Thank you, Manila.” The article is part of a series written when she […]
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‘The FilAm’ bags 3 nominations to 1st Plaridel Awards
‘The FilAm’ earned three nominations to the first Plaridel Awards, the Philippine American Press Club’s (PAPC) award for excellence in Filipino American Journalism. Nominated are contributing writers Elton Lugay and Laurel Fantauzzo and founding editor Cristina DC Pastor. In a statement, the PAPC said the awards honor the press corps and the media agencies “as […]
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Sultry Filipina is a sports & fitness journalist
Jeannette Josue used to imagine herself a broadcast journalist like Connie Chung, whom she and her grandmother would watch on the evening news and admire. But it was a thought that lingered unshared because at that time, Jeannette was conscious of her “speech impediment.” “I had a Filipino accent and had difficulty pronouncing my “Th’s, […]