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Little Manila Park turns idle lot into a community garden
Under sunny skies, community leaders, residents, performers, and supporters gathered on June 13 to celebrate the grand opening of Little Manila Park, a volunteer-built greenspace that transformed an idle forested block beside the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway into a welcoming public oasis for the neighborhood. The opening marked the culmination of years of planning, fundraising, and volunteerism […]
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Need language help in the coming primary elections? Bring your own Tagalog interpreter
By Ferlie Andong If you’re a Tagalog-speaking Filipino who needs language assistance in the elections, NYC’s Civil Engagement Commission (CEC), through its Voter Language Assistance Program says you are entitled to bring an interpreter to the polls. This is important because Tagalog is not among the ethnic languages that the New York City Civic Engagement Commission […]
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Pharmacist Ruth Avegail Capapas wins Green Product Award in Berlin for ‘Bebot’ soap
A Filipino-American pharmacist from Mississippi is bringing Filipino-inspired innovation to the global stage after winning a prestigious international sustainability award in Berlin, Germany. Ruth Avegail Capapas, founder of Bebot Simple Soap, was named a winner of the 2026 Green Product Award, an international competition recognizing products that combine innovation, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. Her soap […]
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Champions at last: The Knicks and their FilAm connection
By Wendell Gaa I have been watching on various news outlets the outpouring of elation among New Yorkers following the victory of the New York Knicks in this year’s NBA finals. I couldn’t help but likewise feel a sense of sensation and excitement for the team’s well-earned victory which has surely been a long time […]
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Beyond the Visa: Judge blocks H-1B filing fee of $100,000; gov’t to appeal
By Licelle Cobrador In September 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10973 introducing a $100,000 supplemental fee for new, first-time H-1B visa petitions filed from abroad. That proclamation was in effect for several months although on June 8, 2025, a federal judge vacated the order and nullified the $100,000 fee. Judge Leo Sorokin said President Trump […]
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WW II veteran Rudy Panaglima, 96
Filipino World War II veteran Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Panaglima, one of only two surviving veterans in the Washington metropolitan area, died on June 12 at the Virginia Medical Center. He was 96. Panaglima was just 13 when he joined his father in a Filipino guerrilla unit that worked in secret with the U.S. Army during World […]
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Beauty queen Maria Victoria Ginter’s quiet, low-key campaign for breast cancer awareness
By Cristina DC Pastor Maria Victoria Ginter was in her teens when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her mother discovered a lump in her breast and underwent surgery, but the disease had already progressed. After years of treatment, including chemotherapy, the cancer reached Stage 4. “She was only 45 years old when she […]
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A sense of nervousness as Steven Raga faces Mamdani-backed opponent in State Senate race
The entry of Palestinian American community organizer Aber Kawas into the race for New York State Senate District 12 has prompted discussion among some Filipino American voters, particularly because she has the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani. Mayor Mamdani is a prominent — and popular — progressive figure whose policies have drawn both supporters and critics […]
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Author Cinelle Barnes finds her way back after losing memory from aneurysm
By Allen Gaborro Today’s volatile, information-laden, post-truth paradigm makes it difficult to turn our focus away from the external world and toward our inward life. However, even at the risk of confronting doubt, anxiety, and the fear of inadequacy—and with the outside world ceaselessly closing in—we are compelled to observe and comprehend our delicate, complicated […]