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Veterans hurt, outraged by Trump plan to end parole program
By Jon Melegrito Filipino World War II Veteran Rudy Panaglima, 89, of Arlington, VA. is grateful that two of his four grown children were able to come last year to care for him and his 86-year-old wife, Pura, who passed away recently after struggling with Alzheimer’s. The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program (FWWVP) […]
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Banatao, Comerford among 2019 U.P. distinguished alumni
By Joe Garbanzos The University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America announced its list of 2019 Distinguished Alumni and Special Recognition awardees. The awardees will be honored at a Gala during the 20th Grand Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Francisco Airport, in Burlingame, California on September 1. Nelsie Parrado, president of […]
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Diskubre Tour invites young FilAms to visit Bicol
Young Filipinos with a sense of adventure and a wish to connect with their Filipino roots are invited to participate in the second Diskubre Tour from 3 to 13 January 2020 in the Bicol Region. Covering Manila and the provinces of Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Camarines Sur, this year’s Tour will include historical and city […]
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Wokeness, weed and Crazy High Asians in Nicole Maxali’s ‘Good Vibes’
“Good Vibes,” an original comedy pilot that follows four female cannabis aficionados, will premiere on July 30 at the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival in New York. Queens-based “Good Vibes” creator and executive producer Nicole Maxali uses her hometown of San Francisco as the backdrop to showcase strong, funny Asian American women navigating within […]
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Losing hair? Sue Reynoso can make it pretty
By Maricar CP Hampton There’s a Filipina who knows a thing or two about hair – from grooming, to styling, to growing it healthy. Her name is Sue Reynoso. A medical technology graduate of Silliman University, Sue was already a hairstylist in the Philippines when she came to the U.S. in 2005 petitioned by her […]
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PNB, the oldest Filipino bank in NYC, has a new general manager
By Cristina DC Pastor Philippine National Bank, the oldest Filipino bank in New York at 102 years, just got a new general manager. Eric B. Bustamante is a battle-scarred banker known for his turnaround smarts as a manager. He managed staffing issues he inherited, and now reports the New York office has seen a steady […]
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Planning a Filipino wedding abroad? Sinta may have what you need
A year ago, Gelaine Santiago and Jérôme Gagnon-Voyer sat at the center of a backyard of a historic landmark where they wed in front of family and friends. A Filipina born in Bulacan and raised in Toronto, Gelaine, 29, married her college sweetheart Jérôme, 33, a French-Canadian from Québec. They met through a student organization […]
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Oust-Duterte rally: It’s time for People Power
By Jimin Kim “We’ll be here rain or shine. Duterte must resign,” shouted the more than 100 people who protested under a heavy thunderstorm what they called the “macho-fascist” regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The rally was held in front of the Philippine Consulate building on Fifth Avenue on July 22, the day Duterte […]
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Protest rallies at St. Sebastian Church: What’s it all about?
By Cristina DC Pastor A dismissed Filipino priest and accusations of lack of transparency against the parish priest. How are they connected to the months-long protest rallies now going on at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside, Queens? A group calling itself the Catholic Movement for Transparency has been holding weekly protest rallies outside the church […]