On Anthony Bourdain: The Chef and I
How I actually managed to let Bourdain reiterate that the Cebu-Philippines lechon is the best in the world By Vanette Colmenares New York – Now it can be told. I had Anthony Bourdain actually reiterate that the lechon (roasted pig) in Cebu, Philippines, “is still the best roasted pig (in the world).” Sometime in […]
Pulitzer Winner Manuel Mogato: Internatl Attention May Have Softened War on Drugs
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Busy members of the Philippine community press here dropped everything at a day’s notice to meet with and congratulate media colleague Manuel Mogato who won his first Pulitzer for the investigative story “Duterte’s War” the day after he received his award at Columbia University. Mogato wrote Duterte’s […]
Memorial: Anthony Bourdain was a Kind and Generous Boss
I take particular pain on Anthony Bourdain’s death because his beautiful and fabulous and now famous Filipina nanny is my friend, Evangeline Tagulao Sojonas, or Tita Vangie to us. By Mona Lunot Kuker New York – I was shocked when my friend Marilyn Zarabi texted me that Anthony Bourdain died in France, in an apparent […]
Successful Philippine Independence Day Parade Despite Lesser Turn-out
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Underneath overcast skies, Filipinos here proved that they can remain gleeful despite their troubles and extremely polarized political points of view. The day saw what fun was like among Filipinos who danced, including Philippine officials, while the more feisty ones lambasted the Duterte presidency for a dismal […]
To die for: La Parilla de Manila’s Chicken Sisig
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – I am still at it, savoring these delectable Filipino dishes. One has to make way for the Philippine sisig, which admittedly, I was not so crazy about. But the chicken sisig at the La Parilla de Manila in Rahway, NJ changed all that. It was marvelous with […]
Journalists Asked to Report Domestic Violence with Depth, Context
It’s not just a homicide story By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Advocates for the protection of persons from domestic violence here have asked journalists to provide more context to their stories on domestic violence, and not just to report intimate partner crimes as mere homicide cases. Tina Rosenberg, co-founder of the […]
NaFFAA New York to Join June 3 Independence Day Parade, Respects Groups Who Opt Out
Editor’s Note: The largest organization of Filipino Americans in the US has signified its participation in the June 3 Independence Day Parade to commemorate the 120th Philippine Independence. In a statement written by its NY State chairperson Laura Garcia, NaFFAA said it respects the decision of some of its member organizations who opted not to […]
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