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The birth of Christ, not Santa coming to town
By Tony Joaquin Around December during the prewar days in Manila, my parents would take me and my sisters shopping for new and nice clothes to wear for Christmas. The whole family would drive over with Papa behind the wheel of our 1940 Chevrolet to the popular shopping areas, primarily in Escolta. But we also […]
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Archdiocese OKs Simbang Gabi – for this year
The Filipino community welcomed a decision by the Archdiocese of New York to allow the Simbang Gabi masses to continue at the consulate building this year. “In light of the fact that the Simbang Gabi masses are to begin in about two weeks, and that announcements of their dates and locations have already been distributed, […]
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Remembering Michelle Nyce
Exactly a year ago on December 5, pharmaceutical CEO Jonathan Nyce was freed after serving more than five years for killing his Filipina wife Michelle Rivera in 2004. He has served his 11.5-year term commuted on good behavior. The court also counted the time he was in prison previous to his sentencing for manslaughter, according […]
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OFW mom hopes to raise $833K to prevent son’s beheading
By Cristina DC Pastor Around this time, most Filipino mothers would be thinking of the holiday spread, the gifts to buy, and perhaps the new dress to wear for the Sunday Christmas mass. Not Letty Lanuza, who has been knocking on people’s hearts, pleading for help so that her son Dondon, 37, will be spared […]
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Manhattan filmfest winners announced
Emilio Garcia was among the film actors and enthusiasts who graced the International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) NYC 2011 Awards Night at the Philippine Center on November 18. Emilio was at the festival to represent his film, “Sagrada Familia,” where he plays a father who molests his daughter to get back at his estranged wife. […]
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Career vs family, according to the Hukbalahap Amazons
Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines By Vina A. Lanzona University of Wisconsin Press 2009 By Lorial Crowder It began as a dare and led to an impromptu meeting two weeks later with Professor Vina A. Lanzona of the University of Hawaii Manoa, the author of “Amazons of the […]
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After 25 years, archdiocese rules ‘no more Simbang Gabi’ at consulate
By Cristina DC Pastor The Archdiocese of New York maintained its objection to the holding of Simbang Gabi midnight masses at the consulate building on Fifth Avenue, prompting the possible relocation of the Christmas tradition observed for 25 years by Filipinos in the New York Tri-State. “A mass can only be carried out in a […]
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IN THE MOTHERLAND: Thank you, Manila
By Laurel Fantauzzo I confess: I was afraid to move to Manila this year. Strange. I had never been afraid before. It was my fourth time here. I’d previously done a Tagalog language program, and the usual visits with relatives. I’d tried for three years to earn a Fulbright grant to return to the motherland. […]
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Reruns are the friends you want to have around
By Rene Pastor It’s like your favorite scoop of ice cream. The fun part is you never get fat – not unless you’re laid out on your sofa and snacking like crazy. I’m talking about reruns. You see them on cable channels and some of the local TV networks too. They are the shows used […]