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PFAY: Young Jersey FilAms carve out their own safe space
By Cristina DC Pastor Lauren Lalicon threw herself into PFAY – or the Professional Filipino American Youth — in 2017 without much of a plan or a second thought. The following year, she began working for the office of Tammy Murphy, the First Lady of New Jersey, as a policy director. Then, she got engaged. […]
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FBI Wanted: Apollo Quiboloy, Teresita Dandan, Helen Panilag
The FBI is investigating individuals associated with a church called the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and a related charitable organization known as the Children’s Joy Foundation. The agency has issued a warrant poster for KOJC founder Apollo Quiboloy, and two of his trusted officers, Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag. In its website, the FBI laid out the alleged criminal violations […]
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Daughter of a veteran Geri Aglipay named SBA administrator for IL region
President Biden on January 27 announced the appointment of Geraldine ‘Geri’ Sanchez Aglipay as Small Business Administration (SBA) regional administrator for Region 5. As Region 5 administrator, she will oversee SBA programs, offices, and operations in the Great Lakes region, serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Aglipay is a second-generation American and a […]
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56 Filipinos receive PHL Presidential Awards, including 5 from N.Y.
Outstanding Filipino individuals and organizations abroad are being honored with Presidential Awards for “dedicat(ing) their work in the service of Filipinos” and “excelling in their field of work or profession.” The 2021 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) will go to 56 Filipinos in 20 countries and territories. The batch includes three individuals from […]
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Ninotchka Rosca’s ‘State of War:’ Political corruption of the present echoing the past
By Allen Gaborro As the 2022 Philippine presidential elections approach this summer, the specter of the return of the Marcoses to the apex of political power is rearing its head. It is for this reason that Ninotchka Rosca’s classically incendiary novel, “State of War,” holds as much social, cultural, and political currency today as it […]
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Jillian Robredo: ‘They’re underestimating my mom’
By Cristina DC Pastor For the first time, Jillian Therese Robredo is voting in a presidential election in May, and in a weird sort of way, her mother is on the ballot! “Exciting!” she giggled like a little kid. Now 21, and a senior completing her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from New […]
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Dear Bongbong, why do you want to be president?
The FilAm Editorial Seriously. Why? Is your mother putting you up to it? Jeez, you’re 64. You can put your foot down and say no. Is your family urging you to do it because you’re the Kuya and older sons, by tradition, are expected to “man up” and take over the reins of the family […]
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N.Y. State governor signs legislation on collecting demographic data of ethnic groups
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a package of legislation aimed at addressing discrimination and racial injustice. At least two measures are of particular interest to the Asian American community: Legislation S.2987-A/A.5679 which declares racism a public health crisis; and Legislation S.6639-A/A.6896-A which requires the collection of certain demographic data by certain state agencies, boards, departments, and commissions. […]
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Biden names 3 FilAms to the 23-member AAPI advisory board
President Biden has appointed 23 commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Three of them are Filipinos. They are Amefil Agbayani, Teresita Batayola, and Luisa Blue. In a statement, the White House said the commission will advise the President on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can […]