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Revisiting NYC and finding Filipinos that inspire and radiate
By Angelito Cabigao There some things you can’t just find anywhere. For example, it’s tough to beat a hot fresh pizza slice from Prince Street Pizza in New York City, a freshly baked bagel loaded with cream cheese from Bagels Abroad in Clifton, New Jersey, and a fresh ripe yellow mango shake from the Philippines. […]
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On Global Filipinos: Sheila Marcelo is 1st FilAm woman CEO on Wall Street
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Sheila Lirio Marcelo is one of only 3% women CEOs in public traded companies. Five years ago, on January 24, 2014, the company Care.com she founded in 2006 was listed in the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol CRCM. Care.com — headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts — is the world’s […]
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Consul Khrys Corpuz Popov: Finding love in Gotham
By Cristina DC Pastor Some diplomats fell in love with the country they were sent to, the culture and its people. Consul Khrys Corpuz just fell in love. Period. Khrys is returning to Manila, after six years in New York City, with her Ukraine-born American husband Dmitry Popov. She’s put in her time, made a […]
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A visit to ‘Lord of the Rings’ set in New Zealand
By Wendell Gaa Thanks to “The Lord of the Rings” films based on the classic novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, the remote, beautiful island country of New Zealand is portrayed as the fantasy world of Middle Earth. Kiwi director Peter Jackson filmed every one of his Tolkien-inspired movies in his native homeland. The sites for Jackson’s […]
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Artemio John Tecson makes debut solo concert on Feb 2
By Cristina DC Pastor “Every concert is nerve-racking,” declared Artemio John Tecson, who is coming up fast in the music scene. The 25-year-old rising star who admires Stevie Wonder will be holding his first solo concert, “With Love, Temi,” on February 2 at DHaven in Woodside, Queens. Although he has performed at prestige venues, such […]
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FilAm lawyer, brother killed before Christmas in family dispute; another brother is arrested
FilVetREP has announced that its General Counsel Enrico “Erick” Soriano and his brother, Felicito, both passed away at their home in Marikina, Philippines on December 21. They died as a result of a family dispute, which is currently under investigation. Both were laid to rest in Christ the King Columbarium in Quezon City on December […]
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What it means to be Filipino-American
By Jessica Joyce Jacolbe I prefer to spill it onto a plate of rice. Mom will put the rice into her bowl of soup. Dad will drink all of the broth first. Sinigang is what I’d like to eat right now. It is the first week in a long time that the temperature has dropped […]
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Loida Nicolas Lewis is new board chair of Children’s Orchestra Society
The Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) has announced it has elected Loida Nicolas Lewis, a pianist and advocate for culture and the arts, as its new chairperson of the board. The COS, founded in the 1960s by the late Dr. Hiao Tsiun Ma — father of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma – made […]
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FYLPRO fellows, TV execs discuss programming, content in immersion tour
GMA Network in Manila recently hosted an immersion tour for the 2018 Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) delegates which consisted of 10 outstanding U.S.-based professionals. The immersion tour, led by GMA’s global arm GMA International, gave the delegates an overview of the network’s programs as well as its contribution to the broadcast industry in the […]