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Hearing for Rene Ballenas’ grand larceny charges slated for Dec. 6
By Cristina DC Pastor A second hearing in the grand larceny and burglary case against Rene Ballenas is set for Dec 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the Manhattan Criminal Court at 100 Center Street, according to lawyer Oscar Michelen. “This is the second hearing already,” he told The FilAm. The first was on October 5 […]
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Marilou Diaz-Abaya, 57: rule breaker, risk taker
By Joel David One fascinating thing about having been present during the emergence of critical awareness in Philippine cinema was observing how games of auteur favoritism played out: who would be the critics’ favorites and how would the rest fare in relation to them? The way the rules were formulated – a series of commentaries […]
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Bayanihan to perform at JALC Nov. 1
The world-renowned Bayanihan, the national dance company of the Philippines, comes to the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center on November 1 at 8 p.m. with a repertory inspired by the Philippines’ indigenous Chinese, Spanish and Islamic cultures. The Bayanihan will offer five suites featuring a display of Philippine culture […]
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Vatican canonization of 2nd Filipino saint set for Oct. 21
A Visayan teenager who traveled with Jesuit missionaries from 1668 to 1672 to the North Pacific Ocean to preach Catholicism is the second Filipino saint to be canonized. The young catechist, Pedro Calungsod, then 17, died while on a mission to “evangelize” the natives in those islands. According to a website dedicated to Calungsod, the […]
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Jose Rizal in New York after the Blizzard of 1888
By Nestor Enriquez One of the most famous snowstorms in American history was the Blizzard of 1888. It has acquired an almost legendary status. The blizzard cancelled Mark Twain’s speaking engagement in the city, and got the humorist worried about running out of cigars and not being able to come home to Connecticut. Rizal arrived […]
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Decaying San Sebastian church: What’s being done?
Paint conservator Christine Leggio will give an update on the restoration of the 121-year-old San Sebastian Basilica in Manila in a presentation organized by Bakas Pilipinas. The talk will be held on October 17th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Office of Superstructures’13th Floor at 32 Avenue of the Americas (one block south […]
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Modeling is his ‘greatest passion’
By Cristina DC Pastor I wonder if it’s typical of fashion models to secretly wish they had a billboard big enough to shade Manhattan and yet secretly dread not being able to find work if they were in excess of a pound or a zit. With fashion as an industry, one can have great expectations […]
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Artist explores identity using digital images
Artist Jun-Jun Sta. Ana will discuss the digital exploration of identity and perception through photography-based imagery during a talk on Identity & Perception: A Digital Voyage of a Filipino Visual Artist. The event will be held October 12 at the Asian American / Asian Research Institute at 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between Fifth […]
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Tofa-NY winners voted; to join Charice, Cheesa at Carnegie Hall
A town mayor, a boxing journalist and a Tagalog professor are among this year’s The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York, based on Facebook voting conducted over a period of three months. Mayor Guillermo Udarbe of Ridgway, Pennsylvania won in the Public Service & Politics category. Ring TV reporter Ryan Songalia was voted best in […]
