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Visita Iglesia on April 17, organizers request donations of rosaries, Bibles
The Catholic Fellowship of Young Filipino Professionals is inviting the community to join in the April 17 observance of the Visita Iglesia, a Filipino Lenten tradition. Participants to the Visita Iglesia pray the Stations of the Cross in their visit to seven Manhattan churches. The event begins with Holy Thursday mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral […]
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‘Norte,’ a four hour-long ideological tearjerker by Lav Diaz
By Joel David In a keynote lecture at the recently concluded Philippine studies conference in Kyoto, Resil B. Mojares described scholars in the current era as involved in commemorating the output of practitioners in what another scholar, Vicente Rafael, described as the “long 1970s,” referring to the decade-and-a-half of martial law. The description provides a […]
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The Honor Code and the strange case of PMA cadet Aldrin Jeff Cudia
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Until but a few days ago, the Honor Code of the Cadet Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was hardly bruited about outside the walls of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) since its existence decades and decades ago. To many Filipinos, it is an unknown set of rules exclusively […]
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Fundraiser for Randy Gener goes to Brooklyn
Committed journalism and comedy combine in a March 24 event to raise funds for Nathan Award-winning writer Randy Gener, who is currently recovering from a brutal attack he suffered in January. Police said Gener was assaulted by one Leighton Jennings in the early morning of January 18 following an altercation between Gener and a woman […]
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AF3IRM salutes women, celebrates stories of ‘struggle, survivorship, and triumphs’
On March 8th, more than any day, we, the women of AF3IRM, salute all women, their struggles, and their stories in honor of International Working Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Together, we have achieved numerous victories and as an organization, we are striving to reach even more goals and win more campaigns. But we […]
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Jessy Daing Musbeh knows the ABCs to a girl’s heart: Authentic Birkins and Chanels!
By Cristina DC Pastor How can she not? She wears them fashionably, sells them reasonably and urges women they’re a must-have in a wardrobe where style and deals can co-exist nicely. Designer handbags may seem overpriced at thousands of dollars a pop, but Jessy Daing Musbeh knows how to make them “within reach” of the […]
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Nanding Mendez opens up about wife’s final moments, the future of Fiesta
By Cristina DC Pastor Nearly two years after his wife passed away, Nanding Mendez still speaks of Mila like she is just in the next room — the kitchen, perhaps, making his favorite beef with olives dish — and very much a part of his life. “I am writing a book about her,” said the […]
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Concert coup hopes to raise $5M for Haiyan families
By Elton Lugay On March 11, Grammy Award-winning Jennifer Hudson, American Idol finalist Jessica Sanchez and pop star Charice will be sharing a stage in a show billed as the most star-studded fundraising to benefit the families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Pinoy Relief Concert hopes to pack the 6,000-seater at The Theatre […]
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For Robert Lopez, the road to EGOT was paved at ‘Avenue Q’
By Wendell Gaa After getting together with a few friends at a restaurant bar for a viewing of one of our favorite TV shows “The Walking Dead,” a couple of us decided to stay behind and switch the channel to see the rest of The Oscars ceremony. To our amazement, many of the night’s major […]