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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 […]
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GMA international channels now on Xfinity X1
GMA Network’s international channels GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV are now distributed in all Comcast service areas via Xfinity X1. Following Comcast’s recent expansion of international channels on Xfinity X1, GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV are now available across its footprint, coast-to-coast. “We are pleased to share with our beloved Kapuso […]
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‘Ulam’ among Filipino entries at Jul 25-Aug 4 Asian film festival
There’s a significant contingent of Filipino and FilAm films at this year’s Asian American International Film Festival, including ‘Ulam: Main Dish,’ a documentary on how Filipino chefs are breaking barriers in America. ‘Ulam’ will be the festival’s Closing Night presentation. The Asia Society will host the screening and reception on August 4. Among the selections […]
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Jersey City and General Santos to promote commerce, culture as sister cities
By Cristina DC Pastor What do Jersey City in the U.S. and General Santos City in the Philippines have in common? Aside from both being highly urbanized cities, not much. In our search for some kind of a connection, we find out that J.C. is the birthplace of basketball great Shaquille O’Neal, and GenSan is […]
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Beloved singing priest’s transfer saddens parish community
By Lindy Rosales Inside a huge white tent packed with community, friends, and family, Father Adolfo Novio bid farewell to his parish in Shrub Oak, a hamlet in Westchester County. It was a cloudy but humid day, and more than 500 people came to see him perhaps for the last time. Having completed his three-year […]
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‘Balangiga’ film: Amid the nightmare of war, a coming-of-age
By Joel David A small town (now a municipality) on the eastern part of Samar island in the Philippines, Balangiga [balan-HI-ga] was the site of the bloodiest conflict during the Philippine war of resistance against American colonization. In 1901, when Americans themselves believed that the war was nearing its end, Philippine revolutionaries succeeded in overpowering […]
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A visit with a Filipino detained by ICE
By Mariel Padilla In the waiting room, a handful of people wait for the security guard to call their names. An elderly man with a black hat and wooden cane taps his foot. A young woman rocks a baby. Melanie Dulfo enters the detention center, walks past the seated people and tells the security guard […]
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A mother’s ‘special place’ for adults with autism
By Cristina DC Pastor In the beginning of her journey into autism advocacy, Lirio Sobreviñas-Covey was like some parents whose children had the condition: “I was in denial.” She and her husband Michael brushed aside unwelcome remarks that their younger son, Mikey, was too quiet, too slow, and a little delayed in his speech. They […]