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The life, the legacy, and the woman behind Reginald F. Lewis
One of the greatest love stories that has fascinated Filipino Americans is that of immigration lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis and the legendary Reginald F. Lewis, who would become the richest African-American man in the 1980s. The two met on a blind date some 20 years earlier. Loida was then an up-and-coming lawyer who had just […]
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The International Criminal Court will open inquiry on PHL drug killings to determine jurisdiction
By Cristina DC Pastor The International Criminal Court in The Hague will open “preliminary examination” into the rash of drug killings in the Philippines. The announcement was made by ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on the ICC website. “The preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines will analyse crimes allegedly committed in this State Party […]
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Amb. Babe Romualdez receives warm welcome from N.Y. FilAms
By Cristina DC Pastor “I finished my high school here (in New York City) after I got kicked out of Ateneo.” With that opening statement, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez introduced himself before the Filipino American community in the New York Tri-State, during a General Assembly on February 3. He said […]
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Human rights forum echoes: Stop the killings, stop the killer
By Cristina DC Pastor Human Rights Watch’s Phelim Kine remembered a chilling encounter he had with then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte in 2015. The two met on the sidelines of the presidential debate forum organized by Rappler. When Duterte learned Kine was deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division, Kine recalled the mayor inviting […]
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Poet Bino Realuyo throws back UST award in protest of Mocha Uson’s alumni recognition
January 21, 2018 Very Rev. Fr. Bruno F. Cadore, O.P. MD, Chancellor University of Santo Tomas, and Officers and Members of UST Alumni Association To Whom It May Concern: My name is Bino A. Realuyo, a proud alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas and author of the novel, “The Umbrella Country” and the poetry […]
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13-year-old Riley Villazor carries cheeky placard at Women’s March
By Cristina Dc Pastor Riley Villazor, a 7th grade student at East Side Middle School on 91st Street, found herself engulfed by a sea of protesting women who marched on January 20 over issues such as violence against women, immigration, and wage gap. She was with her mother Rose Villazor, a law professor, and her […]
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Jesuit priest, HRW official to speak on Duterte’s anti-drug war on Jan 22
In the wake of the reloading of Tok-hang, the Philippine “anti-drug war” which has resulted thus far in some 20,000 killings, the Fil-Am Press Club of New York will hold a forum featuring activist priest-scholar Fr. Albert Alejo, SJ, and Human Rights Watch Asia Division Deputy Director Phelim Kine. The Kapihan event will be on […]
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New York is a bittersweet posting for Vice Consul Tanya Faye Ramiro
By Cristina DC Pastor Vice Consul Tanya Faye Ramiro used to visit NYC when her mother was working in the city. Now that she is Vice Consul at the Philippine Consulate, her mother is no longer around. On December 5, 2014, Gloria Jean Ramiro – who worked as a private chef for an affluent family […]
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Duterte and PIDCI among Top 10 stories for 2017
By Cristina DC Pastor 2017 was the year people relied on The FilAm as a news source on Rodrigo Duterte and PIDCI, or the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. Too much blood has spilled as a result of the Duterte Government’s war on drugs, and uncontrolled fraud and thievery has exposed PIDCI as an organization […]