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FilAms make history in midterm elections: NaFFAA
“Representation matters!” So declared National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) national chair and outgoing president Brendan Flores as he congratulates Filipino Americans who won in state and local positions in the November elections. He said he is seeing more Filipinos step up to run for public office. “As our fellow Filipino Americans and those […]
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Asian Americans voted Warnock: AALDEF exit poll
Asian American voters polled in Georgia overwhelmingly supported incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock to remain in the U.S. Senate, according to the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s (AALDEF) exit poll of 337 Asian American voters in the December 6, 2022, Senate runoff elections. Polling was conducted at five key sites for Asian American voters […]
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Steven Raga makes history, vows to ‘help anybody regardless of ethnicity’
By Lindy Rosales A New York City district of mostly working-class immigrant neighborhoods has elected Democrat Steven Raga as their representative to the New York State Assembly on November 8. Raga, a Filipino American community organizer, won the race over Sean Lally of the Medical Freedom Party garnering a decisive 57.9 percent — or 10,972 […]
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Supporters urge DFA: Retain Congen Elmer Cato
By Cristina DC Pastor Supporters of Consul General Elmer Cato are not taking his pending departure well. They urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to keep him at his current post in New York and denounced the “plotters (who) have opted to concoct unsubstantiated stories” against the embattled congen. A petition circulating within the community […]
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‘We met for lunch; I ate, Imee didn’t’ (Part 2)
By Marissa Bañez, Esq. When the date arrived, I was equally nervous and excited. I don’t remember the date, but it was a nice day, which leads me to think that it must’ve been sometime in the spring of 1979. Even in retrospect to this day, I can’t believe that I of the unknown Bañezes […]
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Imee and me at Princeton University (Part 1)
By Marissa Bañez, Esq. Imee Marcos attended Princeton University. I know. I saw her there. I met her. I even had lunch with her (and her bodyguards). She spoke to me in a Filipino-accented English with a British inflection. Some years ago, there was a huge brouhaha about whether Ms. Marcos attended Princeton University. I […]
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Congen Elmer Cato says goodbye, heads to Milan after NYC
By Cristina DC Pastor He burst into the NYC scene with the energy of a bold, eager bever of a leader and hit the ground running. On Facebook, he was photographed visiting victims of anti-Asian violence in hospitals while also teasing the rise of a Bayanihan community center. He quickly, nay meteorically, became a darling […]
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Imee Marcos returns to NYC after 36 years in hush-hush event
By Cristina DC Pastor The so-called “Super ate ng pangulo” walked into the Philippine Center the evening of September 30, stepping into the consulate building again after 36 years from the time the Marcos family was chased into exile in 1986. “Lumang luma na itong Philippine Center,” Senator Imee Romualdez Marcos began, speaking before an […]
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Guest editorial: A tribute to working New Yorkers
By New York City Mayor Eric Adams In order to make the world a better and fairer place, first, we agitate, then, we negotiate and finally, we legislate. We experienced the rewards of this three-pronged approach last week, when I announced that the Adams Administration has provided 1,000 taxi medallion owners and drivers with more […]