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FYBA youth bring home 3 basketball championships from the Philippines
Recently, a delegation of approximately 100 parents, players and siblings from the Filipino Youth Basketball Association of Washington DC (FYBA) made the 8,555-mile trip to Manila to participate in the 2nd Annual Laguna International Basketball Classic hosted by Tumakbo Philippines. FYBA’s four Select Teams —11u, 14u, 16u, and 20u — joined about 60 local Filipino […]
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Pulitzer and Nobel prize winners among this year’s TOFA honorees
By Cristina DC Pastor A Pulitzer Prize winner and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient are among this year’s distinguished The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) honorees. Mariel Padilla (Youth category) contributed to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Pulitzer-Prize winning project, “Seven Days of Heroin,” about the drug epidemic in the Midwest. Vivian Talambiras-Cruz (Community Service) was part […]
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GMA Pinoy TV inducted into first-ever EMMA Wall of Distinction
GMA Network makes history anew as the U.S.-based National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) inducted GMA Pinoy TV, the Network’s flagship international channel, into the first-ever Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA) Top 5 Wall of Distinction. GMA Pinoy TV, the lone Philippine network inductee, was recognized for proving its “commitment to excellence in […]
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Manny Pacquiao looms large as Jersey City and GenSan become sister cities
By Cristina DC Pastor Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said he was looking forward to visiting General Santos City because he wanted to meet Senator Manny Pacquiao. The audience reacted with delight. It was a flippant comment remarked during the August 14 signing ceremony of the Sister Cities agreement between Jersey City and GenSan, but […]
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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 […]