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Filipino girl with rare tumor Ewing’s Sarcoma needs help
By Maya Rowencak Chesca was a healthy and happy little girl, until one day she fell, causing the rapid development of a tumor, which is now the size of a cantaloupe. In a matter of a few short months, Chesca has gone from a healthy happy little girl, enjoying princesses and the movie “Frozen” to […]
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FilAms remember Joan Rivers’s wit, bawdy humor, and share pictures
Was it Joan Rivers who, while hosting the Emmy Awards, reportedly blurted: “We’re going to a commercial break, so you have time to feed your dog, or wash your dog, or if you’re Filipino, eat your dog”? It was a remark so offensive then it prompted a public rebuke from the National Federation of Filipino […]
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Natori brings the sassy ‘sarong’ to Fashion Week
By Elton Lugay It’s September 4, Day 1 of the world-famous New York Fashion Week, and first on my need-to-watch list is the Spring 2015 collection of intimates innovator Josie Natori. Natori unveiled her tropical wear as if declaring she’s not ready to say good-bye to summer just yet. Josie’s Escape to Paradise featured models […]
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‘New York may be the center but Hollywood is the window of fashion:’ David Tupaz
In celebration of New York Fashion Week, Hollywood designer David Tupaz will showcase his latest collection on September 5 at the Philippine Center, teasing Fifth Avenue with tinseltown’s red carpet style. David, who was trained in New York, moved to Los Angeles early in his career. “I love New York but I wanted more. Hollywood […]
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Katte Geneta’s island art inspired by the Philippines
From the islands of the Philippines to the island of Manhattan and now to Governors Island in New York, Katte Geneta brings attention to the beauty of her parents’ native land with her meditative drawings. The Queens-born Katte uses Philippine volcanic ash and lahar with simple white chalks to create drawings of the cosmos, skies, […]
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Maria Ressa to host TOFA-NY as De Blasio calls FilAms ‘invaluable’ to city
By Cristina DC Pastor Journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa will host the fourth The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY), as Mayor Bill de Blasio offered his congratulations to the annual event celebrating Filipino American History Month. TOFA-NY is an independent search for exemplary FilAms in the New York metropolitan area. Voting is […]
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Pres. Aquino flirts with power, revives ‘Cha Cha’ politics
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. There certainly are unique terms traceable to the land of our birth. Over time, ‘cha-cha’ emerged which certainly didn’t refer to that popular dance. Owing to its having been related to the term of former President Fidel V. Ramos, the consensus then was: the Ramos presidency would be extended through […]
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Amb. Cuisia invites investors to bid on PHL infrastructure, asks: Where are the Americans?
By Cristina DC Pastor Ambassador Jose Cuisia was in New York August 28 to invite prospective investors to consider partnering with the Philippine government in sectors, such as energy, agribusiness, infrastructure, and housing. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with executives from Pfizer, 3M, and Transfast, among others, Cuisia said he responded to questions and […]
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Down memory lane at ‘Love on 5th Avenue’ Sept. 12
Talented Toms River, New Jersey singer Jared Martin will join balladeer Raymond Lauchengco in an intimate, one-night concert at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on September 12. Love on 5th Avenue is a musical stroll down memory lane featuring some of the most romantic love songs of past decades featuring Original Pilipino Music, […]