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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 […]
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Petition calling for Cato’s return circulating; to be sent to BBM
By Cristina DC Pastor A petition is currently circulating among Filipino communities in the Northeast calling for the “immediate return” of Consul General Elmer Cato to his post in New York. The letter on the “protracted stay in the Philippines and immediate return” of Consul General Elmer Cato is being organized by Crispin Fernandez, MD, […]
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Where is Congen Elmer Cato?
By Cristina DC Pastor While he appears to be ghosting the Filipino community of New York, Consul General Elmer Cato has broken his silence addressing speculations about his nearly month-long absence. He said he is still in a Pampanga hospital recovering from “stress-related gastro issues.” He was advised to rest for two weeks, and said […]
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Activists, progressives: ‘No’ to Bongbong at the UNGA
Community leaders, activists and progressive Filipino Americans are calling on the United Nations to “disinvite” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. from speaking before the UN General Assembly, the same forum that has provided a platform for the leaders of anti-western Iran, Russia and Cuba to tout their accomplishments. “Fifty years to the day since a […]