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Almost got kidnapped in Caramoan, please don’t tell my mom!
By A. Mabini I have long desired to see the beautiful islands of Caramoan. From the appealing Internet pictures to the random travel blogs, I have always imagined myself standing in the sunny sands of the Bicol haven. Fate dealt me an opportunity and so I took it. The circumstances behind my trip was unfortunate […]
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The ’emotional journey’ through Harvard and beyond
By Cristina DC Pastor ‘Lonely at the Top’ By Christina Lewis Halpern Kindle Single, Amazon Digital Services January 2012 Christina Lewis Halpern wrote an e-memoir that ranks among Amazon’s Top 10 in the categories of Business and Biography & History not far from the latest Steve Jobs bio. In “Lonely at the Top,” the journalist […]
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‘The Philippines is oozing with money’
By Cristina DC Pastor If you heard Dr. Bernie Villegas grinning and raving about the economy during a January 26 investment roadshow at the Philippine Consulate, you’d pack your bags and take the first plane back to the Philippines. “The Philippines is oozing with money,” said the economist who’s been called “prophet of boom” for […]
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Discrimination in the medical industry: Know and act
By Allison Dean In recent years, blatant instances of discrimination against Filipinos in the medical industry have come to light. Some of the highly publicized cases have come to light and they happened all across the country – including one on nationwide TV. In San Francisco, Sutter California Pacific Medical Center was sued by the […]
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Conductor debuts at storied Carnegie Hall
By Lydia V. Solis Nové Deypalan becomes the first FilAm conductor to perform at storied Carnegie Hall with the premiere of “Dream of a Hundred Flowers” on February 3. “I will be conducting for Saxophone Quartet (PRISM Quartet), percussions and four Chinese instruments by a terrific composer, Fang Man,” he said. The New York Times […]
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‘Don’t know how she does it
By Maricar CP Hampton Former FOX-5 reporter Ernabel Demillo is doing a fine juggling act, teaching journalism and practicing it, running a sporting goods business and raising an energetic 8-year-old daughter who dashes from a sleepover to a spa party. Wait, there’s more: She sits on the board of the Coalition for American Children Families […]
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Sen. Chuck Schumer wants Filipina named N.Y. district court judge
New York Senator Charles Schumer has recommended Lorna Schofield as federal district court judge for the Southern District of New York, according to the National Federation of Filipino American Associations. A NaFFAA statement said Schumer submitted the FilAm lawyer’s name to President Obama “with a recommendation to appoint her” to the position. “As a second-generation […]
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Sanitary inspection gets a ‘C’ from restaurant owners
By Cristina DC Pastor A toilet door not closing abruptly. Tongs for pulling hot trays hanging by the oven door. A variety of rice noodles. What do any of these have to do with a restaurant’s cleanliness? Restaurant owners are not sure, but they’ve been slapped fines for all sorts of alleged sanitation violations, prompting […]
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Back in Manila, the ‘missing city of the U.S.’
By A. Mabini I am sitting on the 31st floor of a posh building in Makati with mixed feelings about my trip so far. As I write this, I am watching TV, soothed by the thick Tagalog accents of Pilipino lawyers and lawmakers arguing about how full of shit Chief Justice Corona is. This trip […]
