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Let’s help the Philippines choose better leaders through education
By Bing Branigin Really? After 1986, I thought the Philippines and the Filipino people really wanted a “democratic” country. Now 2013, the Filipinos elected their senators, congressmen, governors, mayors, etc. with an outcome that seems insulting to some of us here in the U.S., even if majority of Filipinos think otherwise. There’s one person everyone […]
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New York counts the votes; final tally in 13 hours
By Cristina DC Pastor Not a lot of people in this voting location as election inspectors opened ballot boxes and inspected ballots for possible tampering. Just a couple of curious women dressed in office suits and three journalists. No campaign fliers littered the floors, and no argumentative poll watchers were present. Definitely no partisan jousting. […]
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Health insurance exchange seen to lower premiums for 2.6 M uninsured New Yorkers
By Cristina DC Pastor Chona V., a nanny, has been coughing a lot lately her employers decided to send her to their doctor. She was diagnosed as having a mild case of allergy and told to take three days off to rest. Her employers picked up the tab of $175, but it was not a […]
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Ed Santos is first FilAm to aspire for NYC council seat
By Cristina DC Pastor For the first time in the history of Filipino migration to New York, the son of a nanny is aspiring to run for a city council seat. Twenty-seven-year-old Democrat Edward Santos is looking to represent District 8 of East Harlem-South Bronx in the city council. But first, he has to win […]
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Across the Korean Peninsula, unease in the morning calm
By Joel David News about the latest saber-rattling from the pseudo-socialist feudal monarchy of North Korea still has the capacity to upset folks back home in the Philippines, despite the fact that South Korea happens to be, after Mongolia, the farthest East Asian country from the archipelago. Our connection with the peninsula goes deeper than […]
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The Philippines, America and a love affair with sugar
By Rene Pastor As Mayor Michael Bloomberg tries to cap the amount of supersized sugary drinks to New Yorkers, one can only wistfully reflect on a time more than 70 years ago when the Philippines, an American colony, was one of the biggest suppliers of sugar to the United States. The other was Hawaii. Both […]
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The Supremes, the Bishops and the future of the RH law
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Republic Act 10354, better known as the Reproductive Health law, proclaimed on December 21, 2012 “guarantees immediate access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education and maternal care.” On December 19, 2012, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 was enacted by the House of Representatives; two […]
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Voting in November? Start vetting your candidates now
By Maria Lee Citizenship comes with many rights, one of the most important being the ability to vote in elections. Growing up in an immigrant household, my parents didn’t know how to connect with the government. Elections were taken with a sense of humor, my mom voting Republican, and my dad voting Democrat. Neither of […]
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RN and the alphabet soup of nursing
By Marissa Torres Langseth A certain congresswoman in the Philippines has misconstrued the nursing profession. Exposing her ignorance, Congresswoman Cynthia Villar said Filipino nurses in the U.S. need not be highly educated because they simply aspire to become “room nurses.” Mag-aalaga lang sila. That comment has triggered a flurry of jokes about nurses. One that […]