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Press Club warns of disaster fraud: ‘Important to use our heads before we give with our hearts’
Make a generous donation but beware of scams and bogus solicitations. More important: Practice due diligence to make sure that your donations are making a real and direct impact on the devastated lives of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. When the Super Typhoon swept through the Visayas, it destroyed billions worth […]
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Jersey City violinist to perform in Dec. 8 winter concert
Ryan Ramos of Jersey City will perform in the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra’s 24th annual winter concert on Sunday, December 8, at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. The program showcases New Jersey’s student musicians in one concert. They include the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra (GNYO), the Greater Newark Chamber Orchestra (GNCO) and […]
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He repaired typewriters for Woody, Coppola; after 28 years he’s closing up shop
By Heather Dubin Bino Gan of Typewriters ‘N Things (profile) from Rupeshi Shah on Vimeo. After 28 years in the business, Bino Gan, owner of Typewriters ’N Things in the West Village, is closing up shop. Gan and his wife, Nita, who also sell office supplies and stationery, will bid their loyal customers a final […]
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‘Metro Manila’ and ‘Transit:’ Ambitious, impressive (Part 2)
By Joel David Sean Ellis’s “Metro Manila” is made of more ambitious stuff, the same way that Danny Boyle presumed that he was in a position to envision the slums of Mumbai as an Oscar-worthy film in “Slumdog Millionaire.” Alas, just as “Slumdog Millionaire” could only hope to repackage a proletarian children’s fantasy via all […]
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The OFW finds well-deserved recognition in Hollywood (Part 1)
By Joel David The present year, 2013, will be memorable for Pinoys mainly for the succession of national traumas it proffered, from the usual showbiz decouplings and sex scandals to pork-barrel exposés, separatist-militia violence, and global-scale natural disasters. On the other hand, those who wish to remember whatever positive developments occurred will have enough to […]
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‘Forever Families:’ What happens when adoption does not work out?
By Lorial Crowder On November 27th, an Ohio couple returned their 9-year old adopted son to Butler County Children’s Services with claims he was “displaying aggressive behavior and earlier threatened the family with a knife.” The boy was adopted and raised from infancy, according to reports. The couple was indicted on “misdemeanor counts of nonsupport” […]
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Maguindanao Massacre revisited: Is the only journalist hero a dead journalist?
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Hearing from Carlos H. Conde, Philippine researcher for Human Rights Watch, the largest human rights non-government organization (NGO) based in New York, this story’s author ventures to inquire from her homeland an answer to: “Four Years On, No Justice for Maguindanao Massacre Victims?” The same could be asked, how about […]
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OFF THE WALL: Holiday thoughts on Amazon: to dump or not to dump
By Rene Pastor Every time I think I should dump the very small amount of Amazon stock I own, the holidays sort of knock me back to reality. I am not a big fan of going to a mall and getting trampled or shoved in the mad rush to buy that $150-flat screen or whatever […]
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Youth to celebrate Andres Bonifacio’s 150th birthday with 2 festivals
Progressive Filipino youth in New York and New Jersey will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio as a working-class hero and a freedom fighter. Two festivals will be held on November 30 in his honor: the Bayanihan Cultural Festival and the Sumisigaw Youth Festival to be held at St. Jacobus Lutheran Church, Rainbow […]