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Biden nominates Nani Coloretti as deputy director of OMB
President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Coloretti, a Filipino American, as deputy director. Nani Coloretti is currently a senior vice president at the Urban Institute, an independent policy research organization and think tank dedicated to using evidence, insight, and […]
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Well-loved Ridgway, PA Mayor Guillermo Udarbe, 81
Doctor Guillermo Udarbe, who was mayor of Ridgway, Pennsylvania for 12 years, died unexpectedly on November 11, according to an obituary announcement. He was 81. He is survived by his wife Gloria Aragones Udarbe of Ridgway, daughters Cherry Pie Udarbe Clark of Fairview, PA and Charina Udarbe Felix of Lutherville, Maryland; five grandchildren Isabella Udarbe […]
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Imani Oakley runs, vows to represent FilAm neighborhoods in Congress
Imani Oakley is a progressive candidate running for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional district which is home to a growing Filipino American community as well as the Five Corners Little Manila neighborhood in Jersey City. Born in New Brunswick and raised in Montclair, Imani has lived on the same street her entire life, despite […]
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Making a martyr of Maria Ressa
By Cristina DC Pastor To understand Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Ressa and her tense conflict with Rodrigo Duterte, let’s go back 35 years when the Philippines ousted the Marcoses by People Power in 1986. Maria – born in the Philippines and raised in Tom’s River, New Jersey by her mother and stepfather — returned home […]
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Manhattan dinner for Harry Roque marred by protest, ‘aggressive security’
Activists disrupted a cocktail reception for Philippine presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on October 29 at the upscale Aretsky’s Patroon eatery in Midtown to voice their objection to his nomination for a position in the UN International Law Commission (ILC). Roque was in town to participate in the UN International Law Week from October 28 […]
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NYPA’s Gil Quiniones: A recognized leader in the battle vs climate change
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the chief advocates of New York State’s conversion to electric vehicles (EV) is Gil Quiniones, an Iowa-born engineering graduate from the Philippines. As president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the largest state-owned electric utility in the country, Quiniones is leading the battle against climate change […]
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U.S. senators want updates on De Lima, EJK
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. held a series of meetings on September 30 with key members of the U.S. Congress who expressed bipartisan support for intensified cooperation between the Philippines and the United States. Together with Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez, Locsin met with Senator James Risch (R – Idaho), Representative Steve Chabot (R – […]
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‘Josh doesn’t like asking for money,’ so mom sends an email to his friends
My name is Teresita Price. I’m Josh’s mom. Josh doesn’t like asking for money. So today, I told him I would ask you instead — and explain to you why he’s so deserving of your donation. You always want your children to have more advantages than you had growing up. That was very true with […]
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Remembering August 22
By Tricia J. Capistrano It’s usually a 30-minute drive from Holy Spirit BF Homes, the grade school that I attended, to my parents’ house in Scout Fuentebella in Quezon City. As a fourth-grade school bus rider, however, my commute home from BF Homes Quezon City usually took an hour and a half. The bus would […]