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Lone candidate Prospero Lim is a shoo-in for PIDCI presidency
By Cristina DC Pastor Staten Island psychiatrist Prospero Lim is almost certain to be elected president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), but until votes are cast and counted on October 3, nothing is final. Lim is the lone candidate for the position after accountant Albert Diala withdrew from the race because, he […]
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First Filipina worker-owned cleaning cooperative launched
More than two years after Rina Hernandez was rescued from human trafficking from a Middle Eastern family, life has quieted down a little bit for this former school teacher. She now lives in Queens secure in her resolved immigration status and has worked job to job to get by. Some days are hard because her […]
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Mentorship program between NYC and young FilAms explored in meeting
Consul General Mario L. De Leon, Jr. on September 11 made a diplomatic visit to the office of Maria Torres-Springer, who was recently named president of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Torres-Springer is the first woman — and first Filipino American — to be appointed to lead the EDC, which serves as the […]
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RN Lea Batomalaque: Nursing prodigy who graduated cum laude at age 19
By Cristina DC Pastor If there’s such a thing as a nursing prodigy, that may well be RN Ma. Lea Batomalaque. The post-anesthesia care nurse at Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital graduated cum laude at age 19 paying tuition of a little less than $20 for a four-year course. While all this happened in the 1980s […]
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Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler warns landlords vs illegal, multiple bedspacers
By Cristina DC Pastor The Elmhurst, Queens apartment where housekeeper Wilma de Jesus lives looks like a maze for lab rats. The living room is creatively partitioned using book shelves, wall dividers, and bamboo screens. Each space has a futon or a sleeping bag a tenant calls her bedspace. Wilma shares this apartment with a […]
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Boston College students, alum on candidacy of Grace Poe: ‘U.S. education can help, hurt her’
By Cristina DC Pastor When Grace Poe announced on September 16 that she is “offering herself” to be the next Philippine president, the news was met with nary a ripple of reaction in Boston College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. “Unfortunately, I have not been following Philippine politics […]
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Up close with Lea Salonga, young theater fan finds an inspiring role model
By Isabella Rivera This was not the first time I was meeting Lea Salonga. I first met her was when she had a concert in Hawaii; I was 8 years old then. From that time on, my mom saw how I followed her shows, watched some of them, and became a fan. However, seeing her […]
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Manny Pacquiao named one of 2015 Asia Game Changers
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will be honored as one of 2015 Asia Game Changers, for using sport and his star power as sources for good, the Asia Society announced in a statement. He will be following in the footsteps of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, who took the honor in 2014. “The Asia Game Changer Awards […]
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Sharing a common dislike for Math, community journalists find career reporting the news
By Jen Furer “Meet and Ask the Press” was an event meant to ‘turn the tables’ on the journalists who write the stories of our community, our leaders, events, and occasional celebrities. It was a panel discussion organized by the Fil-Am Press Club of New York (FAPCNY) where the community got to ask questions about […]
