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Luis Francia honored with lifetime achievement award
The Metro New York Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) will be presenting the third annual community awards to individuals, led by writer Luis Francia, who have demonstrated a commitment to community engagement and the preservation of FilAm history. The presentation will be held October 1st at the Philippine Center. The “Contributions […]
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Opera singer makes New York debut
Filipino soprano Armela Fortuna makes her New York debut in “Cantares,” a classical program featuring the best in Philippine and European music. She will be performing with up-and-coming Filipino American artists Jared Martin and Jellyn Anne Echon. The trio will be accompanied by pianist Maximillian Antig. Some selections from “Cantares” include Handel’s Piangero, “Puccini’s Quando […]
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Montclair exhibit features retrospective of Philippine art spanning 50 years
Montclair State University opened on September 21st an exhibition of contemporary Philippine art, inspired by the South East Asian archipelago’s long history of socio-economic/political struggles and their search for a national identity. Titled “Triumph of Philippine Art,” the unique retrospective is the first exhibit to ever specifically use artwork to tell the nation’s political story, […]
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OFF THE WALL: Never too late to play with trains
By Rene Pastor When I was 6 or 7 years old, my parents gave me an electric train toy for Christmas. We set it up in the living room of our Quezon City house located in front of an old Catholic church. I would watch the train for hours until I got bored and then […]
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Erik Matti on Philippine corruption: ‘The country is like one big Sopranos clan’
By Cristina DC Pastor The political crime drama “On the Job” was about to hit movie theaters at a time when the Philippines is all up in the grill over the P10 billion pork barrel scandal. The uncanny coincidence is not lost on film director Erik Matti. “Yes, the showing of OTJ suddenly became very […]
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Martial law victims eyeing proceeds from sale of Imelda Marcos’s Monet painting
By Cristina DC Pastor A group of human rights victims are seeking to get their hands on the $32 million proceeds from the sale of a Claude Monet painting that once belonged to Imelda Marcos. A September 11 motion was filed by petitioner Jose Duran et al against Marcos’ former secretary Vilma Bautista, before the […]
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What we can learn in the present from Russia’s imperial past
By Wendell Gaa Perhaps we have heard and read so much about Russia, yet understand only a little of what this country is all about, and it is truly one country we cannot ignore. It has made headline news for sometimes controversial reasons, from its status as a rising economic power shedding off its post-Cold […]
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OFWs to flex economic power on Sept. 19, Zero Remittance Day
By Odette Keeley New America Media Protests against corruption in the Philippines erupted last month over a “pork-barrel” scandal, in which a wealthy businesswoman colluded with high-ranking government officials to siphon off 10 billion pesos ($233 million USD) from public coffers. The corruption, which spanned a decade and involved more than 28 legislators, came to […]
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After the ‘balut’ comes the mainstreaming of the ‘bibingka’
By Cristina DC Pastor If the “balut” can do it, why not the “bibingka”? Go mainstream, or as Eileen Formanes, 39, said with a shrug and a smile: “Americanize it.” “I want it to be the next chocolate chip cookie,” she declared to The FilAm followed by sparkling laughter. Eileen has taken the rice cake […]