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Victor Asuncion to hold pay-it-forward concert on Sept 25
By Cristina DC Pastor Classical pianist Victor Asuncion has this burning mission. He wants the world to know that Filipinos are excellent classical musicians and not just your after-hours Karaoke yodelers. He meant no shade. He was just stating that when it comes to music, Filipino talent runs a wide spectrum — from Broadway to […]
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Fiesta in America: ’20 years is worth celebrating’
By Cristina DC Pastor Three generations of the Policarpio family came all the way from Ossining in Upstate New York, and they came early: Eli Policarpio, his mother Leonila, and his 6-year-old son Ezar. There was a threatening thunderstorm, and the family arrived before noon because they wanted to be home before the downpour. Ossining […]
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Family announces passing of historian, community activist Dawn Bohulano Mabalon
By Cristina DC Pastor The family of Dawn Bohulano Mabalon announced the passing on August 10 of the historian and Stockton, California native while on vacation with her family in Hawaii. She was 46. The announcement was made on GoFundMe as the family requests assistance with funeral and memorial costs for the author of “Little […]
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Geo Rebucas: The male Mariah sings Whitney in tribute concert
By Cristina DC Pastor If you ask Geo Rebucas, he will say everyone in his family is musically gifted. From his four older siblings to his parents, George and Concepcion, who used to perform in Malaysia as an acoustic duo. “In my family, I’m the one with the not-so-nice voice,” he said and not in […]
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Are you new to NYC and looking for a school for your child?
You might want to visit the Department of Education’s Family Welcome Centers. FWCs are open in all five boroughs and staffed with specialists who can help students enroll in school for the upcoming year. They are also available to current families looking to explore additional options for their child. The DOE is urging families to […]
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Tax expert sees long-term growth for PHL economy through BPO, remittances
By Wendell Gaa The Philippines is one of four countries which Derren Joseph calls home. A Managing Partner at the tax consulting firm Hayden T. Joseph & Co., Derren has been delightfully enjoying living and working in the Philippines on-and-off for the past two years now. Every month you can find Derren working out of […]
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Inang
By Alex Brown I will never forget seeing the rolling of the forests. It was a sea of green, and as we carved through I realised that this scenery, and this nature, was not foreign to me. When we first moved to New Zealand my parents would take me on countless road trips, and as […]
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Rise in deportations as lawyers deplore Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance policy’
By Cristina DC Pastor If you’re an undocumented TNT, chances are people in the community know about it. TNT means “tago ng tago,” the Filipino term for illegal immigrants who are always hiding. Thanks to the corrosive power of ‘chismis’ (gossip), your legal status is likely to pass whisper to whisper by people you know […]
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Young Filipinos learn lessons on identity, giving back through Diskubre Tour
Filipinos born abroad traveled to the Baguio-Banaue area where they participated in historical tours, food trips, nature excursions, and livelihood immersion. The July 7 to 17 Diskubre Tour, organized by the Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) and the Philippine Department of Tourism New York (PDOTNY), seeks to promote a deeper appreciation of the […]