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‘Bwakaw’ among the Asian films to screen at LGBT festival
Veteran Filipino actor Eddie Garcia stars in director Jun Robles Lana’s “Bwakaw” as a crotchety and closeted man, faced with reminders of death and stirred by a new friendship. He confronts the regrets of his life and attempts to find a self-affirming way forward in this moving and powerful drama. “Bwakaw” is one of the ...
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Bukidnon tribal ‘datu’ promotes Talaandig music from NYC to San Francisco
“I couldn’t imagine myself taking train ride(s) to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. When I was small I took a carabao ride to the mountains of Mt. Kitanglad.” With that post, Bukidnon tribal leader and musician Waway Saway invited Filipino Americans to watch his May 4th performance at the Lincoln Center. “Definitely, we will have good ...
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A literary travelogue to Marian pilgrim sites in new anthology
By Lorenzo Paran III Prolific writer and anthologist Cecilia Manguerra Brainard has recently released another book, and this time the subject is especially close to her heart. “Magnificat: Mama Mary’s Pilgrim Sites,” edited by Brainard, gathers 24 essays by Filipino writers on the subject of Marian devotion sites. One of the writers is San Francisco ...
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What’s the penalty if you don’t buy health insurance?
By Viji Sundaram New America Media SAN FRANCISCO – To buy or pay the penalty? That is the question that will confront many U.S. residents in the coming months, when open enrollment season begins for health insurance coverage, under the terms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. ACA will be fully ...
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Dado Banatao urges Philippines to invest in science & technology
The Philippines should pour more money into science and technology to further boost its standing as Asia’s new tiger economy. This was the gist of the keynote speech of Silicon Valley venture capitalist and technopreneur Diosdado Banatao at the 2nd Philippine Investment Seminar which was held in Boston on April 26 as part of the ...