Fil-Ams Express Concerns for Their Social and Housing Benefits in 4th GA
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Much of the time during the whole day affair of the 4th General Assembly of the Filipino community in the East Coast was given to queries on social security benefits and Pag-Ibig Funds. Put together by Consul General Tess Dizon de Vega and her dynamic consular team, […]
Fil-Am Press Club of NY Elects New Set of Officers for 2018-2019
By Tambi Wycoco NEW YORK (iiNNS) — The Filipino American Press Club of New York (FAPCNY) recently voted digital magazine editor Marivir Montebon President of of the six-year-old organization. Also elected along with Montebon, editor of OSM magazine, are Cristina Pastor, Vice President; Tambi Wycoco, Secretary; and Momar Visaya, Treasurer. Voted to serve […]
Amatorio Lauds Dreamers Getting Citizenship But Seeks to Retain Petition for Parents
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Bergenfield council president Arvin Amatorio (D) expressed elation over Pres. Trump’s decision to give a path to citizenship for some 1.8 million youth under the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “Dreamers should have a path to citizenship. I also agree that visa lottery may […]
Trump grants immigration relief to 1.8 M Dreamers, but caps petitions for parents
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City . Pres. Trump said he will give 1.8 million ‘illegal’ immigrants a path to citizenship in a 12-year span, particularly those who have the “education, work, and full character” shifting emphasis on merit-based immigration from family-based petitions. In his first State of the Union address that lasted […]
Filipino Mother-Daughter Authors in Texas Offer Lovely Poetry & Kids Books
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Books are treasures for they magically create images in your head, especially when they are meant for kids or to nourish your soul through poems. The mother-daughter tandem of Sylvia Hubilla and Theda Fresques offers an enchanting and poignant reading treat. Both residing in Austin, Texas, […]
The Last of Our Matriarchs: Lola Berta – Regal, Excellent Teacher, Picky Eater
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon Her lifestyle of hard work, healthy eating and discipline have been lost or diluted in our generation. I wished I had the power to retain the good old practices of those bygone days. New York City – Today, my big clan says goodbye to the last of our […]
Forum: Unabated Murders in the Philippines May Be Stopped through Internatl & Local Pressure
By Marivir R. Montebon Given the magnitude of the killings, and the seeming dysfunction of the systems of government, the people and the international community must put pressure that these killings must stop. – Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch New York City – The first Community Kapihan of the Fil-Am Press Club of New […]
A Stunning Evening with Pianist Cecile Licad at the Carnegie Hall
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Once again, international virtuoso Cecile Licad has proven her mesmerizing, often-times breath-taking power as a pianist in a concert at the Weill Recital Hall at the Carnegie on Thursday evening of January 18, 2018. Her program lasted for one hour and forty minutes and opened with […]
International Pianist Cecile Licad: Relentless Practice for Perfection
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – In between our conversation, renowned international Philippine pianist Cecile Licad played Liszt: Paganini Étude No. 6 in A Minor Fireflies. This piece would be part of her program in the upcoming concert at the Weill Recital Hall of the Carnegie Hall on January 18, 2018 at 8 PM. […]
New York-based Media Group says Shutting Down Rappler is a Blow Against Press Freedom
New York City – A New York-based media organization has added its voice in support of Rappler, an online news site in the Philippines which has recently been shut down by the Duterte government, contending that its foreign owners have shown control over it. The Fil-Am Press Club of New York issued a public […]
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