World Leaders to Address ‘Rally of Hope’
On. August 9, 2020, at 9:40 am (Korean time) Seoul – Despite material advances and the amassing of unprecedented wealth, serious global problems remain unsolved. This is all the more striking when it is seen alongside worldwide efforts to maintain peace, resolve conflicts and end poverty by major international peace-keeping bodies, public and private. Territorial […]
Book Review: Mary Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough is a Must Read
How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man By Marivir R. Montebon New York – A must read! Mary Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough (Simon and Schuster, 2020) deserves a 5 star rating because of the clarity of her writing. Her being a family member and a clinical psychologist gives her credibility to […]
With USCIS’ increase in application fees, lawyers ask where are the efficient services?
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – With the impending drastic increase in immigration fees, two FilAm women lawyers here said that the USCIS needed to improve on its internal procedures to address processing delays. The USCIS announced Friday that it will implement an average of 20 percent increase to fees for immigration benefits starting […]
Journalists as “frontliners for truth” need to uphold media ethics more than ever
By Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, TX – I watched Episode 7 of Women’s World on the topic titled, “Ethnic Media in the time of Covid” two Sundays ago. At the end of it, I felt like I just stepped out of a class in Journalism. The presentation by Marivir Montebon, co-Host of WW and Executive […]
Without a COVID-19 vaccine, use of unproven traditional remedies surges in NJ Filipino community
By Marivir R. Montebon CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ—Despite warnings from scientists and health officials that natural remedies are by no means a medically proven treatment for various diseases, Filipinos in New Jersey could not be stopped from using traditional remedies to fight the coronavirus. Without a COVID-19 vaccine, many Filipinos in the Garden State believe that […]
California’s Incredible Diversity Makes Accurate Census Count Difficult
Ethnic Media Services SAN FRANCISCO — California’s rich diversity of ethnic populations makes an accurate census count extremely challenging, says Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder and director of AAPI Data. “California’s diversity is the source of our strength. There’s a lot that we gain from having the kind of racial diversity. At the same time, those factors […]
‘A Thousand Cuts’ Film Featuring Maria Ressa opens in the US via PBS Aug 7
New York – The freedom of the press is under attack in the Philippines and journalist Maria Ressa, a 2018 TIME Magazine Person of the Year, is fighting back in an attempt to defend press freedom, a pillar of democracy. Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz (Motherland, Imelda, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey) highlights the urgency of […]
Trafficked Filipino J-1 Visa Holder Gets Immigration Relief from USCIS
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Courage will claim its reward. A young Filipino trafficked to the US under the J-1 visa program was recently given humanitarian relief (T visa) by the USCIS after suffering from miserable working and living conditions for the past three years in Los Angeles. Natalie Sevilla (real name withheld) […]
Cuomo Calls Out Partying New Yorkers without Masks and Social Distancing
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Just as when director Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had remarked that New York set a ‘good example’ in flattening the curve of covid19 pandemic, jubilant crowds were photographed in Astoria and the Lower East Side of Manhattan gathering and drinking […]
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