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In first dialogue, embassy officials and Grand Isle activists agree to disagree
By Cristina DC Pastor What began as a picket ended in a dialogue with both parties no closer to a meeting of the minds than where they started. Philippine Embassy officials and leaders of migrant rights organizations sat across from each other on March 18th to discuss the fate of Filipino offshore oil workers in […]
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The Supremes, the Bishops and the future of the RH law
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Republic Act 10354, better known as the Reproductive Health law, proclaimed on December 21, 2012 “guarantees immediate access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education and maternal care.” On December 19, 2012, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 was enacted by the House of Representatives; two […]
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Chapel hosts Stations of the Cross art contest
The Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz is calling on all creative minds to participate in a Stations of the Cross Art Contest on March 23 at 6:30 p.m. The contest is open to artists, singers, dancers, poets, photographers, and other creative minds, according to CSLR publicist Jessica Abejar. There is no fee to join the […]
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The ethnic weaves of Jane Arrieta Ebarle
By Barbara Mae Dacanay Artist Jane Arrieta Ebarle uses images identified with progressive women: ethnic figuration and weaves, but her visual concoctions are enlivened with abstract-expressionism making her paintings original and authentic. Her latest collection of “Hibla” (Weaves) will be on exhibit at the Philippine Center from March 17 to 25, her sixth solo show. […]
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Voting in November? Start vetting your candidates now
By Maria Lee Citizenship comes with many rights, one of the most important being the ability to vote in elections. Growing up in an immigrant household, my parents didn’t know how to connect with the government. Elections were taken with a sense of humor, my mom voting Republican, and my dad voting Democrat. Neither of […]
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Matthew Cheirs II: Growing up biracial
By Cristina DC Pastor Matthew Cheirs II was supposed to join the military, but a visit to the Bayanihan Center in Queens stopped him in his tracks. The son of a Filipina from Quezon City and an African American father, Matthew, 25, is now a full-fledged grassroots organizer. He is the chairperson of Anakbayan New […]
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RN and the alphabet soup of nursing
By Marissa Torres Langseth A certain congresswoman in the Philippines has misconstrued the nursing profession. Exposing her ignorance, Congresswoman Cynthia Villar said Filipino nurses in the U.S. need not be highly educated because they simply aspire to become “room nurses.” Mag-aalaga lang sila. That comment has triggered a flurry of jokes about nurses. One that […]
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Edwin Ramsey, military officer who organized Filipino guerrillas in WW II, 95
By Chris Schaefer An era in U.S. military history came to a close with the death on March 7th of a genuine American war hero. Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Price Ramsey was a First Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry at the beginning of World War II, stationed in the Philippines. On January 16, 1942, he […]
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We should be happy Cardinal Luis Tagle still belongs to us
By Rachel E. Khan There was stunned silence among the 300,000-strong crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square after the new Pope’s name was announced in Latin on March 13th. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was not one of the “pope-ables” touted by the media so the general reaction was: “Who did he say it was? […]