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Prayers, donations pour in for children of Jersey City couple killed in tornado
By Cristina DC Pastor Americans and Filipinos alike are opening their hearts, and wallets, to three children who lost their parents July 24 when a tornado swept through a campsite in Cheriton, Virginia. The tornado hit a tree that toppled on the tent of sleeping Jersey City couple killing Lord Balatbat and his wife Lolibeth […]
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President Putin, the Free World deserves an explanation!
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. A unanimous condemnation on the unspeakable downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight M-17 — how it was shot down with 298 people on Board — has been demanded by the United Nations Security Council. It’s time that the world makes the aforementioned demand. Indeed it is high time, President Vladimir Putin. […]
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N.J. nurse’s alleged killer is arraigned; Consulate urges ‘swift justice’ for Jennifer Bongco
Five days after nurse Jennifer Bongco was stabbed to death, her live-in boyfriend Kevin Ambrose was arraigned in a New Jersey court, charged with her murder. Ambrose appeared before Camden County Superior Court on July 30 wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and with no legal representation. Published reports say Ambrose, 52, stabbed Bongco, 41, repeatedly […]
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WHERE I LIVE: At Stuy Town, Adrienne Zulueta comes home to the calming charm of the East River
By Cristina DC Pastor Adrienne Zulueta is one happy camper at Peter Cooper Village-Stuyvesant Town, New York’s largest private housing complex and her home for the last three years. “It feels very safe here,” she said, appreciative of the building’s public safety officers, who are visible at most times. Adrienne, 23, shares an apartment with […]
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OFF THE WALL: Why ‘logged-outs’ like myself are the bane of Twitter
By Daniel de la Rosa I am what is called a “logged-out,” a Twitter user with an account, but does not really stay long on the site firing a series of 140-character tweets day after day. I usually log in, post a few tweets on sports and some politics and then vanish for a month […]
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Greta Lood’s love affair with Central Park
By Cristina DC Pastor Imagine a trio of women enjoying a scenic boat ride in a Claude Monet painting. Artist Greta Lood did not just imagine it; she made it happen. She invited two of her Filipina friends to go rowing under Central Park’s Bow Bridge. Instead of wearing summer hats, each one cradled a […]
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Makilala TV celebrates milestone, looks forward to Year 2 with bigger shows
By Cristina DC Pastor Makilala TV, the first Filipino American television talk show in New York, celebrated its one-year anniversary with a July 19 taping at its home studio at Queens Public Television (QPTV) in Flushing. The three hosts, Jen Furer, Rachelle Ocampo, and Cristina DC Pastor, presented a one-hour program with animated discussions on […]
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Philippines calls shooting of Malaysian plane ‘most revolting of acts’
The Philippines on July 21 issued a strong call for a full, thorough and independent investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. In a speech before the UN Security Council, Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Libran Cabactulan said Manila condemns “in the strongest possible terms” the downing of the Malaysian […]
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Filipinos to the Marcoses: ‘Never again!’
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph. D. Thanks to the social media, a very recent photo of ‘Imelda at the Ateneo’ proclaimed volumes. Four students identified as enrolled at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), one of the homeland’s leading schools of higher education, joined Imelda Marcos, the other half of the infamous conjugal dictatorship, in […]