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The U.S. student debt: A debate between retirement and working for life
What is the future of college affordability? Though the Biden administration has made historic strides in passing student loan forgiveness initiatives, ongoing lawsuits by Republican-majority states and a possible change of White House leadership this election year threatens their survival. Meanwhile, the lifting of pandemic-era freezes to federal student loan payment forces borrowers nationwide to […]
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Patricia Evangelista book wins NYPL’s Helen Bernstein award
The New York Public Library announced on May 2 that Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country published by Penguin Random House. Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that […]
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A summer of discontent infects America’s campuses
By Rene Pastor It is confusing to take in the convulsions sweeping over the college campuses of the United States ignited by the paroxysm of violence sparked by the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. The easiest and laziest instinct is to compare it to 1968, a year when American troops were hammered by […]
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Steven Raga’s not done yet
By Cristina DC Pastor After two years serving as New York State Assembly member for New York City’s District 30, Steven Raga has announced he was seeking reelection. There’s still work to be accomplished, he said, and he would like to keep going. “You can’t do all the work you have to do in one […]
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Trilateral Summit calls for ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific order
The United States hosted a “trilateral summit” with Japan and the Philippines to “advance the security and prosperity of our own nations, the Indo-Pacific region, and the world.” The leaders – President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – issued the following statement on April 11. “We, the leaders […]
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What’s motivating women to vote?
By Selen Ozturk Abuse in office This violence is a pervasive threat for those on the ballots — and a national Brennan Center for Justice report found that abuse of local elected officials and election workers disproportionately impacts women. Among over 350 state legislators surveyed, over 40% had experienced threats or attacks in the past several years, […]
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Consul General: Countries demand that ‘rules be respected’ in South China Sea dispute
Consul General Senen Mangalile delivered a speech on the contribution of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea to international law and the crucial role of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in resolving inter-state disputes. The event was a panel discussion on March 4 at the Fordham Law School in New York. “The [Arbitral] Award […]
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Congen Elmer Cato is cleared in illegal recruitment allegations in Milan
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the developments in the Feb 13 hearing of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers was that it cleared the name of Consul General Elmer Cato in Milan as far as profiting financially from alleged illegal recruitment. Cato was previously head of the Philippine Consulate in New York. No less […]
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February 27 is declared GMA Network Day in N.Y. State
For “invaluable contributions to the Filipino community” February 27 was declared GMA Network Day in New York State. The proclamation was bestowed by the Office of New York State Assemblymember Steven Raga. In ceremonies at the New York State Assembly in Albany, Raga lauded Joseph T. Francia of GMA International and GMA First Vice President and Head of International Operations, […]