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Visiting the endangered Philippine Eagle
By Cristina DC Pastor DAVAO City –The Philippine Eagle named Pag-asa was the first eagle in captivity to be bred and hatched by Artificial Insemination. He came into the world in 1992 as Cory Aquino was winding down her presidency. He is now 25 years old. It took a while for me to process that […]
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Directory of FilAm artists is coming out in 2018
The Filipino American Artist Directory is scheduled to launch in February 2018. The directory is a living archive and annual publication dedicated to artists of Filipino heritage living and working between the United States and the Philippines, with particular focus on artists based in the Midwest and South, according to St. Louis-based artist Janna Añonuevo […]
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The legend called Digong
By Cristina DC Pastor TAGUM City, Davao del Norte — At the rambling Hijo Resorts in this city dotted with graceful coconut trees, Rodrigo Duterte used to frequent the firing range every Sunday before he became president of the Philippines. He would fire a few shots, usually with his best friend, relax a bit before […]
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Davao’s Banana Republic
Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn’t peeling very well! – Popular banana joke By Cristina DC Pastor TAGUM City, Davao del Norte — We saw no ill-looking bananas as we cut across the Hijo Resorts plantation here in a van. Only robust, healthy Cavendish varieties hanging from rows of drooping […]
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Coconut sugar, dried mangoes among unique products at Kosherfest expo
Nine manufacturing companies from the Philippines exhibited in Kosherfest, the largest business-to-business trade event for the Kosher industry, held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey from November 14 to 15. The U.S. kosher market generates over $12 billion in annual sales, according to the OU (Orthodox Union) Kosher kosher certification agency website. The […]
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GMA Network’s Christmas Station ID inspires viewers to love wholeheartedly
GMA Network invites viewers to spread love wholeheartedly via its 2017 Christmas Station ID dubbed, “Buong Pusong MaGMAhalan Ngayong Pasko,” which now airs on GMA Pinoy TV. This Yuletide season, the Kapuso Network helps bring to mind that any act of kindness, no matter how simple, can make a huge difference when it comes from […]
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Fil-Am Press Club launches journalism scholarship for HS students
On its sixth year, the Fil-Am Press Club of New York announced the launch of a Journalism Scholarship program for high school students across the New York metropolitan area. The launch was announced November 3 at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue as the club celebrated its anniversary with the theme “Celebrating the People Who […]
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The community leader who stalks women on FB and other stories of sexual misconduct
By Cristina DC Pastor Nancy is a 39-year-old businesswoman who used to regularly chat with a male friend, a well-to-do community leader, in this 70s. A few weeks ago, she was stunned when he told her that he was masturbating while chatting with her. He told her when he ‘came.’ Right away, she decided to […]
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For this grandma, romance with sports began in the City of Pines
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Who knew that growing up in Baguio — amid the city’s parks, bowls, race tracks, and, of course, the famed Burnham Park — would turn me into a sports enthusiast? My love for sports would nurture me through half a century of being an American citizen, where my Superbowl Sundays […]