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Pres. Aquino flirts with power, revives ‘Cha Cha’ politics
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. There certainly are unique terms traceable to the land of our birth. Over time, ‘cha-cha’ emerged which certainly didn’t refer to that popular dance. Owing to its having been related to the term of former President Fidel V. Ramos, the consensus then was: the Ramos presidency would be extended through […]
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Amb. Cuisia invites investors to bid on PHL infrastructure, asks: Where are the Americans?
By Cristina DC Pastor Ambassador Jose Cuisia was in New York August 28 to invite prospective investors to consider partnering with the Philippine government in sectors, such as energy, agribusiness, infrastructure, and housing. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with executives from Pfizer, 3M, and Transfast, among others, Cuisia said he responded to questions and […]
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Down memory lane at ‘Love on 5th Avenue’ Sept. 12
Talented Toms River, New Jersey singer Jared Martin will join balladeer Raymond Lauchengco in an intimate, one-night concert at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on September 12. Love on 5th Avenue is a musical stroll down memory lane featuring some of the most romantic love songs of past decades featuring Original Pilipino Music, […]
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It wasn’t about coming to the U.S., says rehab center CEO Richard Holsman
By Elton Lugay Physical therapy was not the vocation of choice of Leyte-born Dr. Richard Holsman. He wanted to become a medical doctor. But he also wanted to be on the safe side. “I didn’t want to take up nursing or Biology, I wanted a fallback in case I don’t make it,” said Richard, whose […]
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Being ‘tisay’ and feeling very conspicuous in the Philippines (Part 2)
By Lara Stapleton UST is where the incident took place. M. Evelina Galang, Amalia Bueno, Fidelito Cortes and I read, with Zack Linmark moderating. There was a tremendous turnout, with what looked like a hundred and fifty students, and a lovely reception afterwards. As Fidelito was reading, I caught from the corner of my eye, […]
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Balikbayan, murky, post-modern (Part 1)
By Lara Stapleton My grandparents had come to visit us before my family left to spend a year in the Philippines in the late ‘70s, when I was 10 years old. As pasalubong (I didn’t yet know the word), they brought two small clay models of what I suppose to be pre-Hispanic stoves. These objects […]
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The Philippine Consulate attempts an intervention (Part 3)
By Cristina DC Pastor The Philippine Consulate was saddened by the breakup of AFTA, more so by the spectacle that Filipino teachers, members of the noblest profession and role models in the community, were hopelessly divided. In one gathering at the Philippine Center, Consul General Mario de Leon pulled Ernesto Pamolarco aside and asked how […]
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No comment from AFTA leadership: ‘We have moved on’ (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor I met Lilia Juele on account of my TOFA-NY duties, and we became Facebook friends soon after. Later, we would chance upon each other at a Philippine Consulate Independence Day reception in June, sharing a quick “hello.” At that time, AFTA had already lost many of its leaders. But I wasn’t […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Anatomy of a community organization: Teachers battle over AFTA (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor This is the story of a 25-year-old teachers organization created in 1989 to campaign for an extension of the H1-B visa so that Filipino teachers could continue to work legally in the United States. The following year, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 was passed under then President George H. […]
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