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Protesters feast on the ‘lechon’ to dramatize pork barrel corruption
By Maricar CP Hampton Dozens of marchers paraded a roast pig – or ‘lechon’ — in front of the Philippine Embassy. As a sign of protest, they partook of the crisp skin, dipped it in vinegar while denouncing the alleged pork barrel thievery of Philippine politicians. “Bilang simbolo na babalatan po natin ang mga conspirators […]
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Erik Matti on Philippine corruption: ‘The country is like one big Sopranos clan’
By Cristina DC Pastor The political crime drama “On the Job” was about to hit movie theaters at a time when the Philippines is all up in the grill over the P10 billion pork barrel scandal. The uncanny coincidence is not lost on film director Erik Matti. “Yes, the showing of OTJ suddenly became very […]
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Asian festival to showcase ethnic arts and culture
Singer and actress Stephanie Reese will perform at the September 28 & 29 10th Asian Festival at the Rosecroft Raceway in Ft. Washington, Maryland together with an array of Asian artists and talents. The festival venue has moved from Virginia to Maryland as a way of “reaching out to the Asian American community in Maryland,” […]
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President Obama visiting Manila October 11 & 12
United States President Barack Obama has accepted the invitation of President Benigno S. Aquino III and will travel to Manila for a two-day visit next month, the Philippine Embassy said. The Embassy said President Obama’s visit, scheduled on October 11 and 12, was announced by the White House and Malacañang Palace in separate statements issued […]
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Critically acclaimed ‘On the job’ screens in D.C. from Sept. 27th
By Joel David “On the Job” commemorates at least one milestone in the still-evolving narrative of Philippine independent cinema: it is the first digital-era action film to attain the genre’s elusive combination of critical acclaim and box-office profitability, reminiscent of the local industry’s social-realist achievements during the martial law period (roughly the ’70s to the […]
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VA to celebrate feast day of San Lorenzo Ruiz on Sept. 15
Southwest Virginia’s Filipino American community, led by San Lorenzo Ruiz devotee Nilda Jaynal, will celebrate the feast day of the first Filipino saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz, the patron saint of immigrants, on Sunday, September 15 at Saint Anthony Parish in Norton. This is a first for the parishioners. A reception, featuring native Filipino food, pandangguhan […]
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Basketball comes to town, and D.C. hoops it up
By Maricar CP Hampton Thousands of Filipino basketball fanatics from around the country – as well as Canada – swooped don on the Nation’s Capital for the 9th Inter-city Basketball Tournament held over the Labor Day weekend. Organized by the Filipino Basketball Association of North America (FBA-NA) and hosted by the Filipino American Basketball Association […]
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What the heck is IRP? PHL says no permanent military presence; U.S. wants 20 years
The Philippines and the U.S. began on August 14 negotiations on the Increased Rotational Presence (IRP) Framework Agreement. As defined by the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C., IRP is “an arrangement that will help the Philippines achieve a minimum credible defense amid territorial threats and bolster plans to modernize the armed forces.” In their second […]
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50 years after MLK speech, economic equality remains elusive, say FilAms
By Maricar CP Hampton Fifty years ago, civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. intoned how race continued to separate Americans, how black men and white men remained unequal and how the “Negro is still not free.” But he had a dream. His hopeful dream was that one day his four little children “will […]