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New York Jets to host FilAm Heritage Day on Oct 1
On October 1, the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) will host Filipino American Heritage Day during their 1 p.m. game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in partnership with Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc.’s (UniPro) New York chapter. This partnership provides discounted tickets for […]
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Gene Del Carmen’s second book ‘Manny Pacquiao Effect’ is out now
By Maricar CP Hampton Fresh from the successful launch of his first book, “The Pork Bun Heist and Other Stories,” short story writer Gene Del Carmen has published yet another inspiring collection entitled, “The Manny Pacquiao Effect and Other Stories.” “It was not hard to come up with nine fictional stories and one true story […]
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Ayala entices FilAms to buy Philippine property
By Cristina DC Pastor Retired Ambassador Marciano Paynor dealt with the elephant in the room. “We are sometimes painted as yellow,” he said in opening remarks at a meet-and-greet tendered by Ayala Corporation, where he now works as a consultant for External and Government Relations. The company should not be seen as a die hard […]
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Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato: Life is a Red Carpet
By Wendell Gaa Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato is living proof of how an everyday Filipino in Manila can work hard and play even harder. Genato runs his family’s real estate and construction business in the Philippines. On the side, he is a beauty pageant and entertainment blogger. His film and fashion blog, HeyAdamGenato.wordpress.com, is […]
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On its 1st year PhilAm N.J. Jaycees celebrates ‘hearts that give’
By Yves Nibungco The Philippine American New Jersey Junior Chambers International celebrated its first anniversary on July 15 at the San Carlos Banquet Hall in Lyndhurst, N.J. with an induction of new members and officers. Elected chapter president was Maricar Taino and board chair Wes Estanislao. “It’s an honor to be a part of this […]
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Film may be dead, but film culture is alive and well
By Joel David A little over a decade ago, Philippine cinema succumbed to the inevitable: the outpacing of celluloid production by digital technology, with filmographic and critical evaluators resisting the shift, insisting on recognizing “real” films as opposed to (paraphrasing a Hollywood filmmaker) “TV on the big screen.” As it turned out, the change would […]
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Nomination of PHL ambassador ‘step in the right direction,’ says top diplomat
By Cristina DC Pastor The nomination of Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez as Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. “will help” normalize relations between the two countries, said Consul General in New York Tess Dizon-De Vega. “It’s a step in the right direction,” she said in an August 14 press conference with the FilAm media led by […]
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Babata: Percival Cunanan’s soap story
By Cristina DC Pastor Percival Cunanan and his wife Myrna epitomize the industrious immigrant couple. On top of their day jobs – Percy in IT and Myrna previously a manager in a bakeshop — they come home to Long Island to work some more. They make soap. As in bath soap. No rest for this […]
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Ballet that is haunting, eerie, and elegant
By Tricia J. Capistrano When I was 6, my mom sent me to ballet class in dark green leotards and tights while all the other girls wore pink and black. The ballet studios were in an L shaped building in Quezon City, in the Philippines. Each wing had several dance studios whose mirrors reflected the […]
