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Janine Tugonon: ‘Filipinos take pageants seriously’
By Elton Lugay To many Filipino pageant watchers, Miss Philippines Janine Tugonon was the complete package: Beauty, grace and smarts. She was – but, of course — the Filipino favorite from the beginning. And when she answered her final interview, many had thought she nailed it. But she ended up placing second to Miss United […]
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Devoted family man is a gun owner
By Cristina DC Pastor Let me introduce Art Tadiar (not his real name), hardworking health care employee, devoted family man, proud Filipino American and unabashed gun owner. Art, a Virginia resident, has something in common with Newtown, Conn. shooter Adam Lanza: a Glock hand gun. But while Lanza may have used this weapon to kill […]
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Grace Grande: Modern-day concubine
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been five years since Grace Grande left her common-law husband – a well-connected politician from Cagayan Valley – to make a new life for herself and their two boys in Los Angeles. But while she thought leaving the Philippines would put an end to her misery, it created more problems, […]
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What the Church failed to do: Kill bill
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Sadly, and it has been traced to almost 14 years since, the passage of the Reproduction Health Bill (RH) in the Philippines has been one of defiance and obstruction by the “Bishops.” The “Bishops” is the term ascribed to representatives of the Catholic Church in that island archipelago who […]
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Newtown trying ‘very hard’ to move on: resident
By Cristina DC Pastor Newtown in Connecticut is in a “lot of pain” right now, declared Mari Wassmann-McIlrath, 29, a long-time resident. Mari, who works as a medical assistant in neighboring Danbury town, has been living in Newtown since she was adopted from the Philippines at age 3. In this quiet little corner of New […]
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Guns and deaths in idyllic Connecticut
By Rene Meily People come to Connecticut to find nature, a piece of land and serenity. It is a nice mix of the small town and country lifestyle, with Manhattan an hour or an hour and a half away. It is less crowded and people are generally more relaxed. All that changed on Friday, December […]
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A light in a dark place
By Pamela K. Santos Since news broke yesterday afternoon about the senseless killing in an elementary school of Newtown, Connecticut, I haven’t been able to stay away from some form of media outlet. What else could I do for the two hours before my son arrived safe and sound from his school bus? Among the […]
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Consulate verifying if Connecticut shooting has FilAm casualty
The Philippine Consulate in New York is checking if the victims in the shooting incident in Connecticut included Filipino Americans. This was revealed by Ambassador Jose Cuisia in a press statement. Cuisia said he was informed by Consul General Mario De Leon that there are around seven Filipino American families registered with the Filipino American […]
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Lorna Schofield is named federal judge in N.Y., first FilAm to hold position
The nomination of Lorna G. Schofield to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York was confirmed December 13th by the Senate, making her the first Filipino American to serve as an Article III federal judge. Schofield, who currently is Of Counsel to Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was a […]