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Vanilla cupcake, cookie to go for Mario Batali
A familiar-looking man barreled into Pan de sal Patisserie and Resto Bar in Gramercy on a late and lazy October 30 morning. She wasn’t quite sure, so pastry chef Liane Ramos coyly asked the stocky customer, “You look like Mario Batali?” “I get that a lot” came the curt but friendly reply. Then he asked […]
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Rolando Lavarro wins in low turnout election
Amid a dismal 18 percent voter turnout, Rolando Lavarro Jr. was elected Jersey City’s council member-at-large. He will represent Ward A, a predominantly FilAm district. Messages of congratulations essentially saying ‘We’re proud of you, kabayan’ streamed into Lavarro’s Facebook page. Long-time Jersey City resident Ledy Almadin told The FilAm she voted for Lavarro and was […]
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On Veterans Day, remembering the Pinoy as a great lover, dancer and fighter
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez Alfredo Diaz was studying at the University of the Philippines before World War II broke out 71 years ago. When Alfredo Diaz was learning the art of artillery, the UP student body president was Ferdinand Marcos, who was also the ROTC cadet commander. Diaz held up till the 1942 Fall of […]
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Celebrities wear his shirts
By Cristina DC Pastor The way Darwin Dion Ignacio told the story, it sounded so simple. “I met him at a NY Knicks game. I knew he was gonna be there so I brought a couple of shirts. I tapped him on the shoulder and said, ‘Hey Spike, I know you’re a big fan of […]
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The mirror diplomacy of ConGen Mario de Leon
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the first things Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. did on assuming office in March was to ask his staff to look in the mirror. He wasn’t trying to be insulting, not even superficially bellicose. He was simply suggesting a practical trick calculated to foster harmonious relations between the […]
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Veteran’s son invited to White House breakfast with Obama
By Eric Lachica It was a great Veterans Day for a son of a U.S. Filipino WWII veteran Enrique Furbeyre (1920-2002) of Dumaguete and a grandson of veteran Salvador Lachica (1903-1990) of Iloilo. I was honored and proud to be invited by President Obama and the First Lady to the White House breakfast to celebrate […]
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Tito Bernie
By A. Mabini This is for my dear friend Rhea and her loving family. What can you say to someone with a broken heart? I am normally confident in my ability to comfort a friend in difficult moments but as I paid attention to the sorrow of my dear friend, I suddenly felt absolutely insecure […]
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IN THE MOTHERLAND: Remembering Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc on All Saint’s Day
By Laurel Fantauzzo In Vancouver, Canada, where Alexis Tioseco spent his grade school years, his four remaining siblings gather each year on September 1. They buy his favorite foods, eat, and watch a movie they know he would have loved. This year it was Canadian candy—Purdy’s chocolate and Coffee Crisp—McDonald’s chicken nuggets and Chungking Express. […]
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‘Forgotten Soldiers’ to screen Nov 12
In remembrance of Veterans Day on November 11, the documentary “Forgotten Soldiers” will be shown at the International Film Festival Manhattan on November 12 at the Quad Cinema 34 on W 13th Street. The film by Donald Plata is about the Philippine Scouts, regiments of Filipino soldiers who fought the Japanese invasion during World War […]
