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• Feast of the 3 queens • ‘Parol’ festival needs volunteers
The Catholic Action of Mary (CAM) will hold its 33rd Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo in Jersey City on Sunday, May 29. But before that, there will be a Presentation Ball at the Sheraton Hotel in Newark on May 14 to introduce three Reyna Elenas. Touted as the longest running Santacruzan in the Northeast, this […]
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Why I decided to leave New York
By Laurel Fantauzzo Berto is speaking in exclamation points again. He is that kind of man: always some emphasis of joy. We have just ordered pulled pork sandwiches, and the sun in Iowa City seems to be shining specifically for us at this outdoor café, congratulating us for having made the seventeen-hour drive here with […]
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Viewers yawn through Pacquiao-Mosley; I was up and about on FB
By Elton Lugay Millions tuned in Saturday night to watch Manny Pacquiao beat ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley in a boxing match described by many as “boring,” “lame” and “a waste of money!” Those in the Philippines were sure to have their own viewing parties at home, in a ‘barangay’ community center, or if that’s not big […]
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Mom put a gun in my hand and told me to ‘shoot’
By Rene Pastor She had a gamin face in a lithe body that moved with the grace of a cat. She loved to dress up in slinky boots that emphasized her curves. My mom is, as my wife would quip, “hot.” She knew she was sexy and would flaunt it. This would infuriate my dad’s […]
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‘At the lowest points in my life, mother was always there’
By Baltazar Pinguel During the past five years or so, it has been my practice to make sure that by May Day, I would have mailed my Mother’s Day card to the Philippines. I did this to be sure that my mother, Fortunata Alido Pinguel, received it in time for the occasion. As an only […]
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Remembering Mama and her legacy of music
By Ludy A. Ongkeko Ph.D. Florists the world over will attest to the fact that their business flourishes best on Mother’s Day, year after year, as long as night becomes day and vice-versa. There are myriads of reasons why we return to memories of our mothers. When we were growing up, most people would trace […]
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Would it kill him to wear a ‘barong’?
By Elton Lugay It’s that TIME of the year again when the prestigious magazine honors 100 of the world’s most influential people – the great and the not-so — who make an impact on our lives in 2011. This time, another Filipino made the cut: Bruno Mars or the “Just the Way You Are” pop […]
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9/11 families to regroup, reminisce on 10th anniversary
Count the families of Ma. Theresa Santillan and Judy Santillan Fernandez among the ranks of the still-grieving. Cousins Maritess and Judy of New Jersey were among the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees who died in 9/11. Both were 27, Rutgers grads and living New York life to the fullest. “They were very close,” said Maritess’ father […]
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Food empire drives growth to the Max’s
Phil-Am Food Mart is unshakeable in its Jersey City neighborhood, its home since the ‘70s. But something is different now. The grocery, founded by the Aguila family from Batangas, has expanded into a merchandising behemoth supplying Asian food products to restaurants and groceries throughout the East Coast. The grocery has branched out into a restaurant-bakery, […]
