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Bongbong reappoints 2nd cousin Philippine ambassador to the U.S.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed his second cousin, Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez as Philippine Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States. He has concurrent jurisdiction over the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and […]
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Arlin Fidellaga, RN on Roe v Wade: Not a political or religious issue but a health care issue
By Cristina DC Pastor Nurse educator Arlin Fidellaga was on her way to work on June 24 when the news popped up on her phone: “Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights.” It was a jarring piece of news, something Arlin did not expect to hear that morning. With […]
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Bergenfield residents report health improvements after wellness campaign
The Mayor’s Wellness Campaign 2022, a New Jersey state-wide, initiative that encourages active lifestyles and healthy living through education, fun activities, and community engagement, recently concluded with participating residents reporting healthy lifestyle improvements in their sleeping, eating, and physical activity habits. In a survey conducted of residents participating in the activities, 100 percent saw improvements […]
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‘A Texan can look like me’
By Gus Mercado Filipino Americans in our state, especially in the Dallas Forth Worth Metroplex, brimmed with pride when our very own Averie Danielle Bishop won the Miss Texas crown on June 25th. From North Texas to the Miss America stage in December, she made history as the first Asian American ever to win the […]
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Political satire on dictatorship to be staged during Ice Factory Festival Aug 10-13
The Atlantic Pacific Theatre is staging Luis Francia’s play “The Strange Case of Citizen de la Cruz” from August 10-13, as part of the Ice Factory Festival sponsored by New Ohio Theatre. Claro de los Reyes and Robert Thaxton-Stevenson are directing. Set in an unspecified time in the Philippines, this political satire explores the phenomena of […]
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Mayor Pro Tem Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, 49, succumbs to cancer
Mayor Pro Tem Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, the first Filipino American to be elected to the Duarte City Council in California, died on June 25th at age 49 following a nearly three-year battle against lung cancer. She served as the City of Duarte’s mayor in 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2019 and as the president of the Asian […]
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Steven Raga wins Democratic primary; braces for Assembly race
By Lindy Rosales History has just been made. Community leader Steven Raga won the Democratic primary elections for the New York State Assembly, the closest a Filipino American has ever reached in a race for a State-wide office. “We’ve never had representation in any level of government”, said Raga at a dinner hosted for him […]
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‘DoveLion:’ Another novel about a fictional Philippine dictator
By Allen Gaborro In the realm of poetry, Eileen R. Tabios has been as creative and prolific as any of her contemporaries going back almost 30 years. Like a fine wine, her poems have over time become more evolutionary and evocative from the first moment Tabios put them on paper. “DoveLion: A Fairy Tale for […]
