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The Maria Ressa case and the role of the press we all need to understand
By Cristina DC Pastor A deafening outcry of “defend press freedom” greeted the guilty verdict slapped on Rappler’s Maria Ressa and co-accused Reynaldo Santos Jr. for supposedly violating the cyber crime law in the Philippines. The uproar came from many sectors that it became like a call to arms sounded by politicians, the Left, showbiz […]
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My body, my pregnancy
By Danielle Vania Bonus A little over a year ago, I went on an exciting trip to Siargao, Philippines for my best friend’s wedding. In writing the story for The FilAm, I left out all the romantic details of the trip. The romance continued and transferred itself over to Hawaii where he is from and […]
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ success failed to boost APA representation on TV: media group
The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC)—the only organization to have graded the top four television networks since 2001—issued its annual Report Cards for the past 2018-19 season, assessing the four major TV networks on their progress toward diversity and inclusion of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) onscreen and behind the camera. Although ABC and CBS […]
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Jasmine Ting: The ‘probinsyana’ has come a long way
New York City was but a pipe dream for someone who was raised in the small, northern Philippine city of Tuguegarao. Jasmine Arielle Ting never imagined she’d end up thousands of miles away from her hometown, nor did she ever think she’d be working as a features journalist in the Big Apple at 24. She […]
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Emilia David carves her own space as a business journalist
If you ask a young Emilia David what she would be doing by the time she was 30, she would have probably said a ballet dancer. But that didn’t end up her path. Instead, she followed in the footsteps of great women in her family: She became a journalist. Emilia, 34, is a reporter who […]
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Journalism loses a home
With thousands of newspapers around the country closing, merging, or downsizing, it is just a matter of time when Newseum will write 30. On December 31, 2019, a museum in Washington D.C. that held space for journalism and the important protections of the First Amendment, closed its doors after 11 years. Photographs and memorabilia of […]
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ON GLOBAL FILIPINOS: In memory of my dear friend Nelson Navarro
By Loida Nicolas Lewis “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Never is that maxim more true than in the life of our dear friend Nelson Navarro. We were all shocked upon hearing that Nelson passed away a few weeks ago! I am glad that his younger brother Genghis is here with us today. Nelson […]
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John Jay Cabuay illustrates Bob Marley book
On the last year of his master’s program at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), John Jay Cabuay got an offer from his agent: “Bob Marley’s daughter, Cedella, is doing a children’s book and is really interested in your illustrations.” Despite his busy school schedule as a student and a teacher, and fatherhood, John Jay […]
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‘We were on the same side of the barricade. We will always remain close’ (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm: When you see the situation in Hong Kong, what goes through your mind? Eric Baculinao: All youth movements in history have always been driven by a strong sense of idealism. That’s true for the Hong Kong protest movement or even other earlier movements in Chinese history. It’s true for […]