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Menchu de Luna Sanchez: 20 teens owe their lives to this smart-thinking Filipina nurse
By Cristina DC Pastor Menchu de Luna Sanchez was partying with her family dressed as a witch during the night of Halloween on October 28, 2012. It was her mother’s birthday. The following day, on October 29, the registered nurse was rescuing 20 at-risk infants together with a team of doctors and nurses at NYU […]
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Philippines looking to buy U.S. aircraft, military equipment at cost of $5.6B
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of F-16 Aircraft for an estimated cost of $5.58 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today, April 1. The announcement was made […]
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First-ever internet voting will start for overseas Filipinos Apr 13
By Lindy Rosales The system will go live for 77 Philippine embassies and consulates worldwide including the Northeast USA, according to the Commission on Election (Comelec) during a recent briefing at the Philippine Center in New York City. Currently, there are 1.2 million registered overseas Filipino voters while in the Philippines there are 68.6 million […]
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Rallyists call for prosecution of Duterte, claim human rights violations continue under Marcos
In response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, advocates from Filipino and human rights community groups rallied at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue to call for his prosecution and hold him accountable for crimes against humanity. The action is part of the “Black Friday” global day of action, […]
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Dear Mr. Heydarian: ‘Your argument exposes an ignorance that is frustrating, amusing and careless’
By Agustin Guido There’s a certain art to rhetoric, but there’s also a fine line between eloquence and intellectual laziness. Richard Heydarian, in his attempt to wax geopolitical, made a statement that is as reductive as it is reckless: “I came from the North of the Country where our human development index is almost Southern […]
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Schumer warns cuts in U.S. foreign aid to the PHL is ‘shortsighted mistake’
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said on March 7 the Trump administration’s sudden freezing, and now terminating, of nearly all U.S. foreign aid, including for the Philippines, is “a shortsighted mistake that hurts Filipinos, the United States -Philippines relationship, and American interests in the region.” In a press statement, he urged the Trump administration to “unfreeze and reinstate” USAID programs and foreign assistance for the […]
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Ambassador Adelio Cruz returns as consul general to L.A.
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles is pleased to announce the assumption at Post of its new Consul General, Adelio Angelito S. Cruz. Cruz is no stranger to the Filipino-American community of Southern California, having led PCG LA from July 2016 to January 2021. He concluded his tour of duty as consul general in […]
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NYC in tumult as 4 top Adams deputies, led by FDM Maria Torres-Springer, quit
New York City is in turmoil following the resignation of four of Mayor Eric Adams’s top officials days after the Department of Justice has dropped corruption and bribery charges against him on instructions from the Trump administration. The top officials who announced their resignations include First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer; Deputy Mayor for Health and […]
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Educator Deirdre Levy announces candidacy for mayor of NYC
By Cristina DC Pastor Deirdre Levy, a K-2 special education teacher, has announced her candidacy for mayor of New York City. This pits her possibly against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is reportedly mulling a decision to run, and re-electionist Eric Adams in the June 24 Democratic primary. Cuomo resigned in 2021 over sexual misconduct […]