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• Follow him @MannyPacquiao • Tagalog classes for children • Wanted: cultural performers for Independence Day
He came. He saw. He Tweeted. Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division world champion and lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, has returned to Twitter. Manny’s authorized user name is @MannyPacquiao. Fans are invited to follow Manny as he trains with Freddie Roach for his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title defense against […]
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The Papaya challenge: Getting the youth to exercise
By Maricar CP Hampton There is life after “Desperate Housewives” and the activist vigor that came with it. Kevin Nadal, who led the 2007 online protest against the program for slurring Philippine medical schools, has taken on another cause: The campaign to educate the community about obesity and depression. TF: How serious is obesity and […]
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• Banana fashion from the republic • Angono artist holds painting workshops
Designer Dita Sandico Ong, known for her diaphanous banana fiber — or abaca — clothing collection opened an exhibit, With a Touch of Green, at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on March 15. The lobby exhibit runs through April 8. Dita has worked vigorously for the past 25 years, enjoying a reputation for […]
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When Manila manufactured its own Elizabeth Taylor
By Tony Joaquin The Philippines in the 1950s exuded arts and culture. Perhaps, it was because the country had just begun to slowly recover from a horrible world war barely five years before. In Manila there were stage presentations galore in schools as well as by private drama groups such as the Barangay Theatre Guild […]
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‘Spider-Man’ actress: Racism is the real villain
By Maricar CP Hampton An accident in “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark” did not deter Teresa Victoria Carpio – nicknamed T.V. — from taking on the role of Queen meanie Arachne. TF: You suffered an injury in one of your performances. How are you doing now? TVC: I’m much better. Hopefully I’ll be going back […]
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• Danseur exits dance company to ‘follow my heart’ • Despedida for beloved DCG Millie
The Israel-born ballet dancer Leo Arpon is bidding goodbye to the Armitage Gone! Dance company that has been his home in New York. This is his eighth and last season. Arpon taught ballet in Israel, Japan and New York, and before becoming a U.S. citizen, considered the world his home where he continues to nurture […]
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‘I went to a spa, had a massage with Marcos money’
By Cristina DC Pastor; TF photo Feminist writer and former political prisoner Ninotchka Rosca was one of more than 7,500 claimants to the $10-million settlement paid to victims of human rights violations under the Marcos regime. TF: What did you do with your $1,000 check? NR: I ate something really nice, I went to a […]
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• Community welcomes new ConGen • ‘Tamales’ and mangorind at NYT travel show • Condolence book for Japan
By Felix Manuel In an unusually freezing spring evening, community leaders, guests and members of the FilAm media welcomed Consul General Mario Lopez de Leon Jr. to a warm and lively reception organized by GMA Pinoy TV. De Leon, Jr. assumed his post March 1. As the new ConGen for New York, he has jurisdiction […]
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• Tribute to poet-prof Luis Francia • Human rights lawyer Len Weinglass, 77 • Visita Iglesia around Broadway
In this special 20th anniversary workshop reading, the Asian American Writers Workshop honors on April 8 Luis H. Francia, poet, journalist, professor, and former board member of the AAWW. Francia will read selections from his works, including from the just published chapbook “The Beauty of Ghosts,” alongside writer/friends. Linda Faigao Hall, Nita Noveno, Susan Soriano, […]