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‘Filipinos should not shame their President on the world stage!’
By Elton Lugay A heckling incident at Columbia University, where President Benigno Aquino III addressed the World Leaders Forum on September 23, spilled over to social media with Filipino Americans battling each other over how a Filipino leader should not be humiliated before the world stage. It began quietly enough at Columbia’s Low Memorial Library […]
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Aquino Scholar: ‘Constant struggle for freedom is the great calling of our time’
By Matthew Alonsozana The author is a recipient of the 2013 Aquino Scholarship, the highest distinction for academics and leadership given to an Asian-American student at Boston College. He graduated in 2014 with degrees in economics and philosophy. He currently works in Washington D.C. as a policy and communications analyst. He delivered this speech before […]
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Youth represent FilAm community in climate rally
By Roz Li Even by New York City standards, the September 21 People’s Climate March was very successful – diverse, peaceful, and joyous. About 400,000 people from all sectors participated in the march. A Filipino American contingent, represented by several organizations and activists, was led by the youth. Chanting and dancing all the way, this […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Are you excited about Pres. Benigno Aquino’s U.S. visit? Well, um…not really
The excitement needle is not moving at all on the eve of the U.S. visit of President Benigno Aquino III. The community appears to be more enthusiastic about other gatherings, including a Gary Valenciano concert, a balut-eating contest, and the People’s Climate March. The Aquino address before the United Nations climate summit is an event […]
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FilAms urged to join Sept. 21st People’s Climate March
On September 21, 2014, people in and near New York City will have a historic opportunity to make an impact on climate change by joining the People’s Climate March. In September, the United Nations is convening the world’s top leaders for a summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to […]
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Remembering the heroism at 9/11 on the tragedy’s 13th anniversary
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. When the ninth month of each year makes its appearance, it is incredulous to numbers who live on these shores that those terrorist attacks, tragedies of indescribable enormity, happened a decade and three years ago: September 11, 2001. Yet, memories linger. Indeed, it is inevitable to absorb what did happen […]
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Pres. Aquino flirts with power, revives ‘Cha Cha’ politics
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. There certainly are unique terms traceable to the land of our birth. Over time, ‘cha-cha’ emerged which certainly didn’t refer to that popular dance. Owing to its having been related to the term of former President Fidel V. Ramos, the consensus then was: the Ramos presidency would be extended through […]
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Amb. Cuisia invites investors to bid on PHL infrastructure, asks: Where are the Americans?
By Cristina DC Pastor Ambassador Jose Cuisia was in New York August 28 to invite prospective investors to consider partnering with the Philippine government in sectors, such as energy, agribusiness, infrastructure, and housing. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with executives from Pfizer, 3M, and Transfast, among others, Cuisia said he responded to questions and […]
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Ferguson and Filipinos: What’s it got to do with us?
By Erwin de Leon The protests in Ferguson, Missouri have calmed down, in stark contrast to the initial days of violence incited by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white policeman and spurred by a militarized police response and general insensitivity to the majority African American community. The issue, […]