By Boyet Loverita November 14, 2004, it was a sad day for our family. It was the funeral of our beloved mother at St. Michael Parish Church in Laoang, Northern Samar. The funeral mass was officiated by my two clergy cousins, Fr. Poten Dulay and Fr. Jonathan Loverita. It’s a Filipino tradition that after the […]
Dr. Felicisima David-Quines, who was a geriatrician in Queens and a family medicine specialist in Albany, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, retired physician Dr. Emilio Quines, and their three children Emilio III, Alan, and Lisa. She was 75. “This is so sad,” wrote former Consul General in New York […]
By Joel David The sudden end to the long and productive life of actor-director Eddie Garcia was unnecessarily tragic, with corporate negligence compounding the foolhardiness of an artist too game to retire at an age when most other people would have completed two or more entire careers. The evaluation of netizens is on the mark […]
By Tricia J. Capistrano He arrived late with a male friend. They were both wearing leather jackets. My mom greeted them at the door. He kissed her on the cheek, complimented her new pixie cut, and then proceeded to kiss the other wives while putting his hand on the small of their backs. As the […]
By Abigail Salud Emerito Flores Salud was known in the Filipino-American community as a devoted and patriotic community leader, lawyer, and advocate. He worked tirelessly on various initiatives governed by different associations, including the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and Filipino American Legal Defense & Education Fund (FALDEF). He loomed large, and he […]
By Cristina DC Pastor To her best friend, Dawn Bohulano Mabalon was the always-knowledgeable older sister, the progressive mentor, and the giggly girlfriend who enjoyed her visits to NYC. Christine Capacillo’s memories of the historian, author, activist, and professor revolved around these expressive images of Dawn. According to reports, Dawn’s “sudden death” on August 10 […]
By Cristina DC Pastor The family of Dawn Bohulano Mabalon announced the passing on August 10 of the historian and Stockton, California native while on vacation with her family in Hawaii. She was 46. The announcement was made on GoFundMe as the family requests assistance with funeral and memorial costs for the author of “Little […]
The Filipino American community woke up to a one-two punch of shock and grief with reports that a New Jersey family of five figured in a car crash after coming from a Fourth of July vacation in Delaware. Killed instantly were postal worker and Navy veteran Audie Trinidad, 61, of Teaneck, New Jersey, and his […]
By Rene Pastor Filipino chefs in NYC are mourning the death of celebrity chef and travel writer Anthony Bourdain who, according to news reports, hanged himself June 8 in a hotel in France. “Anthony Bourdain’s death is a tragic loss to the culinary world,” said Jappy Afzelius, executive chef at Tsismis, a Philippine-inspired tapas & […]