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ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio to chair Nov. 23rd International Emmy Awards gala
ABS-CBN President & CEO Charo Santos-Concio will preside over the Gala for the 43rd International Emmy Awards, which will take place on November 23 at the New York Hilton Hotel. During the event, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will recognize programming in 10 categories and present Special Awards to Julian Fellowes, creator […]
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Art historian Nina Capistrano-Baker: Romancing the gold
By Cristina DC Pastor Curating Asia Society’s massive, $1.2 million Philippine Gold Exhibit and troubleshooting all the big and small details could be intimidating. Not to art historian Dr. Florina ‘Nina’ Capistrano-Baker. Her demeanor when we met over coffee was one of excitement, exhaustion, with an element of apprehension. There is reason to be anxious […]
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8 years in jail for ex-consular official in N.Y.? ‘Too harsh,’ say some in community
By Cristina DC Pastor The conviction of a former Philippine consular official to New York has thrust civil service ethics into the brew of political discussion: ‘She did her job well’ versus ‘She was dishonest’ is now being debated before the court of Social Media. Diplomat Ma. Lourdes Ramiro-Lopez was found by the Office of […]
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St. Joseph parish to honor San Lorenzo Ruiz with masses for the elderly, victims of injustice
To celebrate the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino saint, the parish community of Saint Joseph will host a series of novena masses from September 20 to 28 at St. Joseph Church located at Pavonia Avenue corner Baldwin Avenue. The event is open to the public. Various priests led by the […]
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Bed-ridden speculations on national character: Filipinos as caregivers of the world
By Marian Pastor Roces I did not presume that you all would be interested, as a matter of course, in the emergency surgery I needed 11 days ago; after which I was confined to a pleasant enough room at Capitol Med in QC. Back home yesterday. Still have the sutures, the discomfort in the belly, […]
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OFF THE WALL: I am looking to buy
By Daniel de la Rosa I took a look at my IRA Monday morning. Everything was in the red. From Apple to Lockheed Martin, from Facebook to Gilead – there was no stock in the portfolio that was not being pounded in Wall Street. Despite all that, believe this: I am looking to buy. For […]
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Seeing Frank Sinatra ‘our way’
One of the beautiful things about New York City is how one can visit any of the public galleries even with very little money in your purse. One scorching day in August, my friend Marivir Montebon and I decided to go down to the New York Public Library’s Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center to […]
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Kirklyn Escondo is the new president of UniPro
The Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc. (UniPro) has appointed a new Board of Directors. Kirklyn Escondo will assume the role of President, Stephanie Chrispin will serve as Vice President, and Alyssa Esteban will be the Secretary General for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve the Pilipino American […]
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OFF THE WALL: Is it time to invest in oil stocks again?
By Daniel de la Rosa Is it time to buy an oil stock? I mean, would you buy Exxon Mobil at this point? Or Chevron? As I write this, Chevron is trading at $81, very much within hailing distance of its 52-week low at $80.20. Exxon Mobil, which at one time was the most valuable […]