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U.S. government, senators hail release of Leila de Lima
The United States welcomes former Philippine Senator Leila de Lima’s release on bail after nearly seven years of detention on politically motivated drug charges, the State Department said on November 13 through spokesperson Matthew Miller. “Senator De Lima’s release follows her acquittal in two out of three cases. The United States urges the Philippines to […]
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When he was 11, Ambassador Eddie de Vega’s father was assassinated…
By Cristina DC Pastor …Today, Eduardo de Vega is the Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers supervising the repatriation of Filipinos out of war-infested Gaza-Israel, drawing inspiration from his late dad who had a storied career in government. Guillermo de Vega was Presidential Assistant to former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1975 when he […]
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Angat Buhay Foundation USA to hold fundraising for advocacies in support of marginalized Filipinos
Angat Buhay Foundation USA Inc., the first international partner of former Vice President Leni Robredo’s foundation of the same name, announced a fundraising event and round table discussion to activate their advocacies in public health, public education, disaster relief & rehabilitation and community engagement. The announcement was made by Executive Director Roger Santos of New […]
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Patricia Evangelista puts us at the scene of the crime
By Tricia J. Capistrano David Remnick, editor of the The New Yorker calls Patricia Evangelista’s book, “Some People Need Killing,” “one of the most remarkable pieces of narrative nonfiction I have read in a long, long time.” Evangelista, who was born in 1985, was a reporter and then executive producer for ANC, the English language […]
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2 N.Y. bills seek to address social media’s addictive influence on children
Multiple studies have shown that social media can cause a wide range of negative mental health effects for children and young adults. Addictive feeds, which are designed to harness personal data to serve users content to keep them on the platform for as long as possible, have increased the addictive nature of social media platforms […]
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SoCSKSarGen Sisterhood: Mindanao sends its love to the world
By Cristina DC Pastor Lorelie Pacquiao, the mayor of General Santos City, snubbed the 5th Founding Anniversary of SoCSKSarGen USA, Inc., and the commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the signing ceremony celebrating the Sisterhood relationship between Jersey City and her home city of GenSan. The mayor also failed to come to another momentous sisterhood […]
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Journalists decry unsolved murder of radioman Percy Lapid
By Marivir Montebon Amid dreary economic and political times, Filipino journalists say the recipe for justice remains the same: sticking to facts and accuracy and strengthening communities of support and collaboration in holding power to account. Veteran journalists senior editor at the Asian American Writers Workshop Noel Pangilinan, Columbia University Journalism school professor Sheila Coronel, […]
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Inflation, not hate crimes, is top priority for Asian American voters
By Sunita Sohrabji Rampant inflation in all sectors of the U.S. economy is the top concern for AAPI voters, concluded the Pew Research Center in a survey released this week. The data was drawn from a survey of 7,006 Asian American voters, conducted from July 2022 to January 2023. The survey was offered in six languages: Chinese […]
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The suffocating battle to ending a culture of corruption
The FilAm Editorial There used to be a time when a whiff of scandal was enough to drive an official out of public life. It was called ‘palabra de honor’ in the Philippines and ‘fuhai,’ meaning corruption, in Japan. That sense of shame which would prompt an official to step down because honor demands a […]