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Filipina architect’s buildings awarded preservation grants
Sixteen historic places received preservation grants as part of the Partners in Preservation competition in New York City, the first-ever citywide effort powered by social media. Four of the sites are current and past clients of UST alumna and preservationist architect Roz Li. These are the Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, the Lower East […]
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‘Goodbye to the little angel who taught us the meaning of faith’
By Jun Ilagan On May 9, our first grandchild died of respiratory complications from Aicardi Syndrome. Andrea was 4 months, 12 days old. Six months in her mother’s womb, the baby was diagnosed with the rare syndrome. Devastated would seem an understatement to describe how my son and his wife felt when the team of […]
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The foreigner in the corner
By Shakira Sison I am the quiet one in the crowd with an approving nod and a warm chuckle, the one who just smiles at whatever you say. Looking spineless and overly agreeable, I give affirmative responses to most questions and suggestions while appearing to be afloat in my own world. To an outsider, it […]
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‘New York City is my office now’
By Cristina DC Pastor Two major changes in Dia Dipasupil’s life happened one after the other. She wanted to shift career from IT to photography, and also yearned to change her gender. Today, she is a sought-after celebrity photographer for Getty Images – a true New York paparazzo. She has also completed gender reassignment and […]
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Dream come true
By Elton Lugay Aaron Enrick Gernarde, 18, had mixed feelings when he heard the news that President Obama is putting an end to the deportation of undocumented students. “Sana green card na agad,” he was exuberant at first and skeptical next. “Is that a sure thing. And then what?” Aaron and his family came to […]
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‘We’re not cool enough for New York’
By Elton Lugay How many people would bravely admit that while New York may be ‘state of mind’ to many, the city may not be for them? Pop singer and actress Rachel Alejandro is one of them. And so after a year of apartment living in the Upper East Side, she and husband, Spanish journalist […]
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What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas
By Elton Lugay “Ring announcer Michael Buffer could not believe what he saw on the results sheet,” nursing assistant Elsa Mole from Connecticut excitedly recounted her story to The FilAm. “He was hesitant to announce Timothy Bradley as the WBO welterweight champion.” Mole was among the thousands who watched the Pacquiao-Bradley match June 9 in […]
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Nurse arrested on sex charges
A male nurse from Mount Sinai Hospital was booked for alleged sex crimes against children, according to multiple reports. CBS News and NorthJersey.com identified the suspect as Roland Densen, 38, a resident of Bergenfield, New Jersey. The reports say Densen faces charges of “sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and diseased person committing […]
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Property of Edwin Josue
By Cristina DC Pastor Location, location, location may be real estate babble for success, but to Manila-born broker Edwin Josue, 57, it’s guts, discipline, patience that’s helped him to get ahead in the high-end property market. Edwin is a licensed associate real estate broker for Halstead Property, a topnotch property company, and an established realty […]