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‘New York City is my office now’
By Cristina DC Pastor Two major changes in Dia Dipasupil’s life happened one after the other. She wanted to shift career from IT to photography, and also yearned to change her gender. Today, she is a sought-after celebrity photographer for Getty Images – a true New York paparazzo. She has also completed gender reassignment and […]
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Dream come true
By Elton Lugay Aaron Enrick Gernarde, 18, had mixed feelings when he heard the news that President Obama is putting an end to the deportation of undocumented students. “Sana green card na agad,” he was exuberant at first and skeptical next. “Is that a sure thing. And then what?” Aaron and his family came to […]
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‘We’re not cool enough for New York’
By Elton Lugay How many people would bravely admit that while New York may be ‘state of mind’ to many, the city may not be for them? Pop singer and actress Rachel Alejandro is one of them. And so after a year of apartment living in the Upper East Side, she and husband, Spanish journalist […]
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What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas
By Elton Lugay “Ring announcer Michael Buffer could not believe what he saw on the results sheet,” nursing assistant Elsa Mole from Connecticut excitedly recounted her story to The FilAm. “He was hesitant to announce Timothy Bradley as the WBO welterweight champion.” Mole was among the thousands who watched the Pacquiao-Bradley match June 9 in […]
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Nurse arrested on sex charges
A male nurse from Mount Sinai Hospital was booked for alleged sex crimes against children, according to multiple reports. CBS News and NorthJersey.com identified the suspect as Roland Densen, 38, a resident of Bergenfield, New Jersey. The reports say Densen faces charges of “sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and diseased person committing […]
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Property of Edwin Josue
By Cristina DC Pastor Location, location, location may be real estate babble for success, but to Manila-born broker Edwin Josue, 57, it’s guts, discipline, patience that’s helped him to get ahead in the high-end property market. Edwin is a licensed associate real estate broker for Halstead Property, a topnotch property company, and an established realty […]
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I’m sick of it
By Sheila Marcelo By now, you’ve probably seen the TIME magazine cover featuring a mom breastfeeding her preschool-aged son. It’s attention-grabbing… to say the least. While my first instinct is shock and pity for the future teenage boy who will never live this cover down, I do see the beauty in a mother’s ability to […]
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My apology to Manila
By A. Mabini A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a horrible experience I had when I was Mugged in Manila. I wrote it to express my frustration with Manila’s tendency to be cruel to its people. Unintentional words of anger became counterproductive to my hopes that my peers abroad will consider taking their […]
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Embassy names outstanding youth leaders; 2 from N.Y.
Two community organizers from New York made the 10 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program awardees. Steven Raga, founder of the Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro); and Michael Vea, co-founder of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Infinity Charter School, will be joining the Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Tourism Directors Tour from July 11 to […]
