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Ex-GMA executive Juliet De Los Reyes, 56
Juliet Arnobit De Los Reyes, former corporate executive of GMA Network, Inc., passed away on July 17, 2013 in Henderson, Nevada after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was 56. Known to friends and family as “Jonjie” or “JJ”, De Los Reyes is survived by her husband Byron Norgren De Los Reyes and sons […]
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Mother fights City Hall for air-conditioned buses for special-needs children
By Cheryl Ocampo My daughter Zariah, like thousands of children with disabilities, attends the summer school program of District 75 in New York City Public Schools. Each year for the past five years since my daughter has been in grade school, I have filed numerous complaints with the New York City Department of Education, Office […]
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A Kapihan brew of politics, opera and grandmotherhood with Loida Nicolas Lewis
By Cristina DC Pastor Loida Nicolas Lewis will always be known as that millionaire matriarch, perhaps the most recognizable Filipino face in America. Hers is the an inspiring presence to some, a source of unease to others maybe because some of us are still aspiring to what she has already accomplished. When the Filipino American […]
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Calamansi juice goes mainstream, now sold in Wal-Mart, Cost Plus stores
It takes a village to raise a child or grow an idea. Nothing can be farther from the truth for Victor Elizaga, founder and CEO of Pacific Fruit and Beverage of California. It was the Filipino community’s support for his All-Natural Calamansi juice drinks that got them on the shelves of major retailers, including Cost […]
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Meet the FilAm cast of ‘Here Lies Love’ in July 20 Kapihan
By Randy Gener Remember these names: Renée Albulario, Carol Angeli, Melody Butiu, Nathaniel P. Claridad, Natalie Cortez, Debralee Daco, Joshua Dela Cruz, Jose Llana, Kelvin Moon Loh, Jaygee Macapugay, Jeigh Madjus, Ruthie Ann Miles, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Clint Ramos, Conrad Ricamora, George Salazar, Trevor Salter and Janelle Velasquez. These FilAms are the talented stars and crew […]
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I am not Trayvon Martin
By Hernan Hormillosa I am not Trayvon Martin. I am much older than he was, but I can visualize the fear he must have shown on his face mixed with anger, this 17-year-old dark-skinned human being. I had experienced being followed by a security guard who didn’t know I have a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering […]
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‘Aparisyon,’ a movie in ‘slow mo’
By Cristina DC Pastor I have to confess, this film made me sleepy. It is so slow to the point of being droll and tiresome. While the slow pace is necessary in the depiction of life in a secluded convent where the only excitement is feeding chickens or bottling herbs to sell in the market, […]
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DCG Tess Dizon-de Vega bids community ‘till we meet again’
By Cristina DC Pastor Deputy Consul General Tess Dizon de Vega’s hashtag says as much: #pinoygoodbyeslastalifetime. It seems DCG Tess has been saying goodbye for a thousandth time. One ‘despedida’ party after another since word got around she was ending her New York assignment to become chief of staff of Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario […]
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Cure for HIV/AIDS ‘still a ways away’ (Part 2)
By Elton Lugay TF: What does your groundbreaking case mean for medical research? Are we any closer to finding a cure for AIDS? KL: Between the time that we identified the case and the time that it was worked up, it was a matter of months. But we were able to do that for a […]