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‘The FilAm’ reaches milestone with ‘The FilAm San Francisco’
By Cristina DC Pastor After a year and half of writing, blogging about the New York Tri-State, ‘The FilAm’ is proud to announce the addition of a partner publication, ‘The FilAm San Francisco,’ to feature the unique stories gathered from the thriving neighborhoods of California’s North Coast. Unlike the billionaire owners of the NFL franchises, […]
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Monique Lhuillier bridal comes to Manhattan
By Elton Lugay Reese Witherspoon, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson and our own Lea Salonga all wore Monique Lhuillier bridal to their fairy tale weddings. The California-based designer recently opened her eponymous boutique on the Upper East Side for the New York brides-to-be who want the look of Hollywood glam on their special day. (But no […]
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More young FilAms are signing up to vote
By Steven Raga During this past month, we’ve watched Krystle Cruz on “The Next” where she wowed audiences with her singing, and JR Aquino on “The Voice” where he also garnered a well-deserved public praise led by no less than Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine. With both of these shows involving a voting component, friends […]
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Protest against cybercrime law a Fifth Avenue attraction
Two days of protest actions were held urging the repeal of the controversial cybercrime law in the Philippines, which seeks tough penalties against all forms of Internet-based libel including those that appear in blogs, tweets and Facebook feeds. An information session called “Internet Rights are Human Rights” was held October 8th followed by a silent […]
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Hearing for Rene Ballenas’ grand larceny charges slated for Dec. 6
By Cristina DC Pastor A second hearing in the grand larceny and burglary case against Rene Ballenas is set for Dec 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the Manhattan Criminal Court at 100 Center Street, according to lawyer Oscar Michelen. “This is the second hearing already,” he told The FilAm. The first was on October 5 […]
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Marilou Diaz-Abaya, 57: rule breaker, risk taker
By Joel David One fascinating thing about having been present during the emergence of critical awareness in Philippine cinema was observing how games of auteur favoritism played out: who would be the critics’ favorites and how would the rest fare in relation to them? The way the rules were formulated – a series of commentaries […]
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Bayanihan to perform at JALC Nov. 1
The world-renowned Bayanihan, the national dance company of the Philippines, comes to the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center on November 1 at 8 p.m. with a repertory inspired by the Philippines’ indigenous Chinese, Spanish and Islamic cultures. The Bayanihan will offer five suites featuring a display of Philippine culture […]
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Vatican canonization of 2nd Filipino saint set for Oct. 21
A Visayan teenager who traveled with Jesuit missionaries from 1668 to 1672 to the North Pacific Ocean to preach Catholicism is the second Filipino saint to be canonized. The young catechist, Pedro Calungsod, then 17, died while on a mission to “evangelize” the natives in those islands. According to a website dedicated to Calungsod, the […]
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Jose Rizal in New York after the Blizzard of 1888
By Nestor Enriquez One of the most famous snowstorms in American history was the Blizzard of 1888. It has acquired an almost legendary status. The blizzard cancelled Mark Twain’s speaking engagement in the city, and got the humorist worried about running out of cigars and not being able to come home to Connecticut. Rizal arrived […]