Filipino-Pakistani Mina Malik Runs for Queens Dist. Attorney
Cites experience and qualifications make her the best DA for Queens residents By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Over a few plates of bam-i (a Philippine noodle dish made of canton and bihon that originated in Cebu) and fresh lumpia, Mina Malik talks of her family as a bi-racial daughter seeking to hold […]
Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika Returns for its 15th Season on GMA Pinoy TV
New York – The 15th season of Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika (Into the Hearts of the Filipinos in America) is set to unveil more informative and fun-filled segments to its loyal viewers beginning June 9, 4:30 p.m. (PST) on GMA Pinoy TV. This season’s theme “Truth, Resilience, and Family Unity: Filipinos’ Resolve to Attain Family […]
Life for Children Foundation Relaunched in NYC
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – There are so many things that are on the plate of the indefatigable 82-year-old Lumen Castaneda, Fil-Am community leader and founder of the teacher’s group UNIFFIED. A few years ago, when she saw the horrible situation of little school children in Batangas who had to traverse the […]
Philippine Montessori Kids Steal Their Hearts Away at Carnegie
By Marivir Montebon New York – They’re too cute for words, wrote Manhattan lawyer Atty. Lara Gregory on her Facebook page. I’ve had a taste of the divine, remarked OSM! Blogger Vanette Colmenares. They were referring to their momentous experience of the finest musical artistry at the Carnegie Hall with young Filipino artists of […]
CEBU Wins 121st Philippine Day Parade, Increase of Participants Seen
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The diverse Philippine culture came alive once again on the first Sunday of June on Madison Avenue as Filipino communities commemorated the 121st Philippine Independence Day. A total of 138 marching contingents and floats joined the parade on June 2, 2019, a visible increase in participation compared […]
Artist Fernando Kabigting Opens Milestones Exhibit in NYC
Vibrant life in the Philippines come alive on antique wood By Marivir R. Montebon New York – A walk through the gallery of the masterpieces of consummate artist Fernando Kabigting is a walk through the rustic Philippine life, of joyous childhood, or the sweetness of maidens, and generosity of Mother Earth. One is taken […]
‘Kapusong Pinoy Studio 7 Musikalye sa Brooklyn’ captivates East Coast Fil-Ams
Filipinos from all over the US trooped to the Kings’ Theatre on May 11, 2019 to witness a night of pure entertainment from some of GMA Network’s sought-after stars—Christian Bautista, Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, Kyline Alcantara, Golden Cañedo, Betong Sumaya, and Alden Richards. New York – The highly-successful show, dubbed ‘Kapusong Pinoy Studio 7 Musikalye sa Brooklyn’, was filled […]
Montebon’s ‘In the Belly of the Beast’ now on Amazon
New York – OSM! Executive editor Marivir Montebon’s ‘In the Belly of the Beast: Stories of Sadness, Stories of Success of Trafficked Filipinos in America’ is now on Amazon. Published in April 2018 by the University of San Carlos Press in Cebu City, this human trafficking book contains real-life narratives of victors of human trafficking […]
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