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Jersey City priest arrested for alleged sex crimes
On August 14, 2020, at approximately 11 a.m., Fr. Donato Cabardo, age 56, of Jersey City was arrested in connection with alleged sexual crimes that occurred in the rectory at St. Paul of the Cross Church where he is a diocesan priest. He surrendered to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City. Cabardo has […]
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The disappearance of trans FilAm Paula del Mundo: An unsolved mystery
By Cristina DC Pastor On September 15, 2019, Paula del Mundo, a trans nursing assistant, went missing at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. She was last seen walking aimlessly by the airport’s exit area wearing white shirt and lavender pants. It’s been almost a year since her disappearance, and her family to […]
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Mini-series examines war crimes committed by Imperial Japan
By Wendell Gaa The current global lockdown should give us all incentive to watch films and TV shows and keep us shielded from a very different type of virus called Boredom. One particular Netflix series which I highly recommend is the historical drama “Tokyo Trial.” It is based on the actual events of the Tokyo […]
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‘A Better Life?’ podcast tells immigrant stories from the coronavirus pandemic
Feet in 2 Worlds, a project that trains and supports immigrant journalists, announces the launch of “A Better Life?”, the latest season of their award-winning podcast. Premiering August 20th, “A Better Life?” www.abetterlifepodcast.com explores how the coronavirus pandemic and America’s failed response to COVID-19 has reshaped immigrants’ lives and their relationship to the United States. […]
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‘Painful discussions need to happen:’ NaFFAA Chair Brendan Flores on Barkada debate
By Cristina DC Pastor NAFFAA National Chairman Brendan Flores was in Mexico when the Barkada controversy blew up in the last few days of July. The Barkada Wine Bar in Washington D.C. opened on July 29, with segments of the Filipino American community accusing the bar owners of ‘cultural appropriation.’ In an instant the community […]
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Little Manila Avenue: ‘Let’s make this official’
Will the Filipino American community get its honorary street sign Little Manila Avenue by October 2020? Organizers are hoping that would happen. The street sign will be placed at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Woodside, Queens. “It would be particularly meaningful to be able to install this historic Little Manila Avenue […]
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On Global Filipinos: 1st Filipina mayor in England is daughter of an OFW
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Last June 24, Cynthia Barker was sworn in as mayor of Hertsmere Borough during the council’s annual meeting. She became the first Philippine-born mayor of a borough in the United Kingdom. The handover was done virtually instead of formally in a ceremony where the outgoing Mayor Councillor Rabbi Alan Plancey would […]
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In Maria Ressa film, a peek into the beginning of strongman rule in the PHL
By Cristina DC Pastor A documentary five years in the making: From 2015 when Rappler journalist Maria Ressa interviewed undecided presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte, to 2020 when Ressa was convicted of cyberlibel, a law widely seen as an attempt by the Duterte government to silence journalists. Watching filmmaker Ramona Diaz’s “A Thousand Cuts,” one wonders: […]
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An ugly brawl over a bar’s name
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been called an “uprising,” this outcry involving a Washington D.C. wine bar and its name. It began when a local paper announced the opening of Barkada Wine Bar on July 29, pointing out that while it chose to name it after the Filipino word “barkada” — meaning the closeness of […]