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Teacher facing sex abuse charges is out on bail; friends say Erwin Magnaye is ‘kindhearted, selfless’
By Maricar CP Hampton The Filipino teacher who was arrested for reportedly sexually abusing his student at William Paca Elementary School in Landover, Maryland, was released from the Department of Corrections. Erwin Magnaye is currently out on bail awaiting his preliminary hearing, according to a statement from the Philippine Embassy. He was arrested on May 5. […]
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My heart aches for my beloved Baltimore
By Bella Santos Owens After having a great weekend with my family celebrating our children’s birthdays who are young adults and half African Americans, I am very sad watching Baltimore City being destroyed. Baltimore City had been my home and my work location ever since I came to this country in the 1980s. Our kids […]
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‘We will get Isidro Rodriguez,’ Amb. Cuisia assures trafficked teachers
Ambassador Jose Cuisia, Jr. is urging some 500 undocumented Filipino teachers who were victimized by illegal recruiters to “step out of the shadows” so that the Philippine Embassy could assist them. “Our teachers need not be afraid,” he said in a statement. “We are here to help.” Cuisia issued the call after he was told […]
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PHL Embassy, GABRIELA working for same thing: justice for trafficked teachers, says spokesman
By Maricar CP Hampton GABRIELA USA activists from across the country flocked to the Nation’s Capital on October 3, to demand justice for over 300 Filipino teachers who are victims of labor trafficking. Delegations coming from Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C., held a rally in front of the Philippine Embassy, […]
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In sending money home, vigilance is key
By Daniel Llanto The National Bureau of Investigation-National Capital Region arrested on October 7, two persons suspected of being involved in planning a scam designed to bilk beneficiaries of thousands of pesos in remittances from abroad, even as the alleged mastermind remains at large at press time. Arlene Galvan and Joshua Aron Estrellado, who were […]
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Remains of W. Virginia Filipina murdered 10 years ago to be shipped to family
A Filipina immigrant who disappeared in West Virginia more than 10 years ago and who was later found to have been murdered will soon be reunited with her loved ones in the Philippines,according to a statement from the Philippine Embassy. The Embassy, at the same time, expressed its appreciation to authorities in Waynesboro, West Virginia, […]
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Ruling on Costco shooting: ‘Justifiable homicide;’ NaFFAA dismayed
By Maricar CP Hampton The officer acted in “justifiable” self-defense. This was the decision reached August 2 by Virginia authorities on the actions of a Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed Mylene “Mhai” De Leon Scott at a Costco outlet in Sterling on May 29. “The deputy’s actions constitute a justifiable homicide as the killing […]
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Killed Costco worker suffered from depression: NaFFAA
By Maricar CP Hampton A part-time Costco worker was shot dead May 29 by sheriffs who said they could not subdue Filipino American Mylene De Leon Scott, 38, with a stun gun after she was reported to be acting strangely. Scott was killed at a Costco Warehouse Store in Price Cascades Plaza in Loudoun County. […]
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U.S. House committee chair urges Philippines to compensate Taiwanese farmer’s family ‘on humanitarian grounds’
Representatives Steve Chabot, chairman, and Eni F.H. Faleomaveaga, a ranking member, of the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific issued this statement on May 15 on the raging dispute between the Philippines and Taiwan: “Last Thursday, May 9, 2013, a Taiwanese fishing vessel, the Guang Da Xing No. 28, was fired upon by a […]