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‘The Pleasure of Being Served’ to be a full-length feature film
The 2017 short film by writer-director Michael Manese has evolved into a full-length screenplay! In the original short, the film follows the journey of Rosa (played by Maan Cruz), the main character, as she grapples with her conflicting emotions while working for Hudson (Graham Powell), a young wealthy American. On one hand, she witnesses his […]
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Patricia Evangelista puts us at the scene of the crime
By Tricia J. Capistrano David Remnick, editor of the The New Yorker calls Patricia Evangelista’s book, “Some People Need Killing,” “one of the most remarkable pieces of narrative nonfiction I have read in a long, long time.” Evangelista, who was born in 1985, was a reporter and then executive producer for ANC, the English language […]
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5K new RNs trained by NYC Nurse Residency Program
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on October 24 celebrated a major milestone of 5,000 new registered nurses (RNs) trained through the Citywide Nurse Residency Program since its launch in 2019. As the nation’s first city-led nurse residency consortium, the program offers on-the-job training and other supports to recently graduated, newly hired RNs. It has […]
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St. Malo, Louisiana Filipinos: Separating fact from fiction
By Lynn Topel There have been claims that in 1763, in a little-known fishing village on Lake Borgne in Louisiana called St. Malo, Filipino fishermen built houses on stilts, learned to live with the elements, and energized the local shrimp industry. Nearly 9,000 miles away, Filipinos in Louisiana were a long way from home. However, […]
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Boston couple brings Filipino culture to Beantown
By Cristina DC Pastor A Boston couple thought it would be great to introduce Filipino American culture to Beantown. And so in 2022, Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance (HSPAA) was one of the organizations that saw action and livened up the 44th annual Honk Oktoberfest down Massachusetts Avenue, made possible by Satrick Uy, Director of Banquets […]
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370 Filipino priests to gather at Newark for historic mass
For the first time in history, roughly 370 Filipino Catholic priests from throughout the U.S. will converge on Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart for a cultural celebration and mass led by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia — the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations — on Thursday, October 26. Lay faithful are welcome, though […]
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Fired Jollibee workers return to work, vow to continue to speak up
Workers at Jollibee Journal Square branch who were illegally terminated were offered reinstatement by the fast food corporation following months of community pressure and a judgment from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Two of the illegally terminated workers returned to work Monday, October 16th in the Jersey City location. They vowed to continue to […]
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A flavorful journey of culture, community, and coffee
By Gino Cabigao Let’s begin with a delightful buzz – coffee numbers that are as invigorating as the aroma of your morning brew. About “66% of Americans now drink coffee each day, more than any other beverage including tap water and up by nearly 14% since January 2021, the largest increase since NCA began tracking […]
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Security guard arrested for alleged multiple sexual assaults
Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Operations-West Bureau’s Special Assault Section (SAS) are seeking additional victims and witnesses in a series of sexual assaults in the Koreatown area. On September 29, 2023, a 20-year-old woman reported that she was abducted and sexually assaulted by a suspect, later identified as 38-year-old Matthew Scott Reyes, […]