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Claude Tayag, chef and watercolor artist
By Claire Mercado-Obias Claude Tayag is best known as a chef specializing in Kapampangan cuisine. Bale Dutung, the restaurant that he runs with his wife Mary Ann, is a coveted dining destination in Angeles City. It is here where he hosted Anthony Bourdain for a Filipino cuisine episode on the show “No Reservations” back in […]
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Guns are the biggest killers of American children
By Peter White Guns are the biggest killers of American children and are tied to an unprecedented rise in suicides and homicides among this generation, according to new data that paints a damming portrait of childhood mortality in the U.S. Drugs are now the third leading cause of death, according to the most recent figures. […]
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When journalists become the news
The FilAm Editorial The classic definition of a journalist is that he or she is read, but not seen or heard. That definition has of course been stretched beyond recognition by personalities who have taken outsized roles in the public arena. They have helped define what is news and taken sides in issues where often, […]
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Apicha opens 2nd health center in Jackson Heights
Apicha Community Health Center (CHC) has opened its second location in Jackson Heights, Queens. The ribbon-cutting was held April 26 at 82-11 37th Avenue with political leaders, funders, and community partners joining the ceremony. “For years, Apicha Community Health Center shared a dream with community leaders in expanding our services to the Jackson Heights community. […]
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Basilica Cistern: Istanbul’s greatest archaeological legacy
By Wendell Gaa When my parents and I first visited Istanbul in 2014, my father, the late Ambassador Willy C. Gaa, had considered this amazing city one of his personal favorite destinations of all time. It was not hard to understand why, for this cosmopolitan Turkish urban center has been a hub for many great […]
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Sharon torch song used in absurd soda ad: ‘Balutin mo ako…’
By Joel David Once in a while popular culture bestows a piece that most of us can take to heart without having to burn our wallets or spend hours to track it down and watch it. The fact that film historian and curator Paolo Cherchi Usai could include “Surprise, Surprise,” a British Airways commercial, in […]
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Nursing is no longer just a woman’s job
By Maricar CP Hampton Men have entered the nursing work force in the 1950s-60 while looking for employment after the end of the war. Today, men comprise about 10%-12% of all American nurses creating a diverse nursing population. How many of them are male nurses of color it’s hard to say. What we know is […]
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Biden to host BBM at White House on May 1: ‘We are family’
President Joe Biden will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a bilateral meeting at the White House on May 1, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on April 20. “During the visit, Biden will reaffirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines, and the leaders will discuss efforts to […]
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Former Secretary Albert del Rosario, 83
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario —a key figure in the filing of a landmark ruling on the South China Sea that brought Beijing before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)— passed away at 83 on April 18. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said del Rosario died while en route […]