New York State and City roll absentee ballot and early voting measures
New York – The New York City Board of Elections created a portal to request absentee ballots online on Friday, August 21. This was pursuant to Gov. Cuomo’s legislation that ensures that every New Yorker can safely vote in November amid the COVID-19 pandemic and guarantees that every vote will be counted. In a press […]
Thinking Global, Acting Local: JCI – NJ River and Ocean Clean-ups Bag State and National Awards
Being a leader is about how you can inspire, connect and create change. Leadership is born from positive traits such as honesty, integrity, compassion, unselfishness and sense of self. – Maria Villasin Nucum By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Efforts to clean up the ocean and rivers had been named as the most valuable […]
Be Counted in the Census, Volunteer, Vote Early – Democrat Leader Loida Lewis Urges Fil-Ams
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Many Filipino Americans here are stepping up to vote out Pres. Trump in November. To open the 2020 National Democratic Convention in Milwaukee today August 17, the FilAms for Biden campaign held a welcome event emphasizing the necessity for Filipinos ‘to be heard and be counted in the […]
Rally of Hope: Woman Leader Leads in the Call for Peace and Interdependence in the time of Covid
Seoul – The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) recently concluded the Rally of Hope that was the latest in a series of summits, real and virtual, held over the past two years (see www.UPF.org). It brought thousands of world leaders together in search of a shared culture of ‘interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values.’ Five more […]
Sociologists: Address Global North-South Inequality Through Women’s Voices
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon She remembered who she was and the game changed. – Lalah Delia New York – Chances are, a journalist would be in a gut-wrenching situation when she is in the company of sociologists, whose world is of the high intellect and theories. Her head, so accustomed to writing in […]
Trump Escalates War on Immigrants Amidst Worsening Pandemic
By SUNITA SOHRABJI EMS Contributing Editor Los Angeles – The Trump Administration has made 400 policy changes detrimental to immigrants through its tenure at the White House, with 63 fresh blows meted out amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Migration Policy Institute in a report released July 31. “Many of the changes reflect the […]
FilAm Teacher Warns Against School Opening After Death of About 50 Co-teachers in April
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – If he had his way, an exemplary teacher would have all schools doing online classes and keeping children safely at home, saying that the opening of schools in the fall puts everyone at risk. “It seems remote learning is still good for our safety. It’s very risky,” said […]
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 […]
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