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Eric Baculinao: First Quarter Storm memories and 48 years in China (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor BEIJING – Almost half a century ago, he was the fiery leader of the Kabataang Makabayan. Eric Baculinao has had an interesting odyssey from the barricades of the Diliman Commune in the 1970s to winning an Emmy Award for NBC where he is still the Beijing bureau chief. Eric, 68, is […]
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Jonathan Wong: The youngest FilAm politician
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor When Jonathan ‘Jon’ Wong was a young boy, he had to undergo an emergency appendectomy. He was misdiagnosed by multiple doctors, but two Filipina doctors saved his life. “It was truly a miracle that he survived a four-day ruptured appendix,” recalled Jon’s mother, the Philippine-born Grace Sideco […]
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Philippines and China: A delicate friendship
By Cristina DC Pastor BEIJING — Like two estranged brothers, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping met here on August 29 to see how they can work around the issues that divide them. The recent Summit Meeting was Duterte’s fifth visit to China, but actually his eight meeting with Xi, said Philippine Ambassador Jose Santiago […]
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No freedom for the Monster of Calauan
By Cristina DC Pastor College sweethearts Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez were about to head home that ill-fated night of June 28, 1993. The U.P. Los Baños (UPLB) students – seated in front beside the driver — were waiting for the Toyota Tamaraw to fill up with passengers when a group of armed men swooped […]
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20 years for Trump fanatic Cesar Sayoc: ‘Beyond very sorry’
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed homemade bombs to prominent individuals, including Democratic politicians, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to reports. Sayoc’s father, Cesar Sayoc Sr., is a Filipino immigrant. His mother is an American woman from Brooklyn. Dubbed the “MAGA (Make America Great Again) bomber,” he is a fanatic follower of Donald Trump […]
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Veterans hurt, outraged by Trump plan to end parole program
By Jon Melegrito Filipino World War II Veteran Rudy Panaglima, 89, of Arlington, VA. is grateful that two of his four grown children were able to come last year to care for him and his 86-year-old wife, Pura, who passed away recently after struggling with Alzheimer’s. The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program (FWWVP) […]
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Oust-Duterte rally: It’s time for People Power
By Jimin Kim “We’ll be here rain or shine. Duterte must resign,” shouted the more than 100 people who protested under a heavy thunderstorm what they called the “macho-fascist” regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The rally was held in front of the Philippine Consulate building on Fifth Avenue on July 22, the day Duterte […]
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Leanne Sajor awarded a fellowship at the London School of Economics
Leanne Sajor has been named one of 14 new Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The 2019-20 cohort includes practitioners, policy-makers and educators, political activists and civil society professionals who have already achieved impact in fields such as financial inclusion, economic alternatives, labor organizing, women’s […]
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Who is Justin Amash and why is this Republican calling for Trump’s impeachment?
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Standing out as the sole Republican who has called for the impeachment of Donald Trump is 36-year-old Arab American Congressman Justin Amash from Michigan. He underscored to his supporters that Congress has a duty to “keep the president in check, regardless of their political affiliation.” “I’ll do it whether it […]