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‘Palaspas’ workshop on Mar. 31 in Piscataway, N.J.
The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program for New Jersey present, “Palaspas: Traditional Filipino Palm Weaving Workshop,” on March 31 at 2:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the East Jersey Olde Towne Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway in coordination with the Samahan Cultural Heritage, Eastern Seaboard, Inc. ‘Palaspas’ is […]
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In my quest to interview Tim Tebow, I became the ‘news’
By Elton Lugay Controversial quarterback Tim Tebow was officially introduced to the media March 26 at the New York Jets training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey. A horde of media attended the presser that nearly eclipsed Trayvon Martin and Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged involvement with French hookers. The circus-like attraction is astonishing considering that Tebow […]
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Save San Sebastian reaches fundraising milestone
The year 2011 was an eventful year for Bakas Pilipinas, announced President Roz Li, a preservationist architect. The New York-based non-profit dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and sites in the Philippines is reporting its accomplishments for the year, starting with the restoration of San Sebastian Basilica in Manila. San Sebastian is the initial […]
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Vargas, millionairess-in-waiting and the Top 10 stories for 2011
By Cristina DC Pastor The year 2011 has been an exciting one for Filipinos in New York. Although TheFilAm.net came by only in March, we were with you for most of the year and reported on the milestones of our lives as a community. Here is our list of Top 10 stories. Purely from a […]
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Tebowing has roots in Mindanao
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez The Tebowing phenomenon – now part of English lexicon to mean “the act of taking a knee in prayer during an athletic contest” — did not start in football. Tim’s faith began in Mindanao before his birth. His missionary mother Pam fell into a coma after contracting amoebic dysentery from bacteria […]
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The birth of Christ, not Santa coming to town
By Tony Joaquin Around December during the prewar days in Manila, my parents would take me and my sisters shopping for new and nice clothes to wear for Christmas. The whole family would drive over with Papa behind the wheel of our 1940 Chevrolet to the popular shopping areas, primarily in Escolta. But we also […]
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Archdiocese OKs Simbang Gabi – for this year
The Filipino community welcomed a decision by the Archdiocese of New York to allow the Simbang Gabi masses to continue at the consulate building this year. “In light of the fact that the Simbang Gabi masses are to begin in about two weeks, and that announcements of their dates and locations have already been distributed, […]
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After 25 years, archdiocese rules ‘no more Simbang Gabi’ at consulate
By Cristina DC Pastor The Archdiocese of New York maintained its objection to the holding of Simbang Gabi midnight masses at the consulate building on Fifth Avenue, prompting the possible relocation of the Christmas tradition observed for 25 years by Filipinos in the New York Tri-State. “A mass can only be carried out in a […]
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Remembering the Black Nazarene and the Filipino way of giving thanks
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Standing out on its own in the Philippines’ metropolitan center is the Quiapo Church, home of the Black Nazarene. Every Friday is Quiapo Day when multitudes troop to the church where hourly masses are held to honor the much-venerated Black Nazarene. Filipinos all over their island nation honor the Black […]