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Bergenfield FilAm Mayor Arvin Amatorio: Hardworking Team and House-to-House Strategy Spell Victory
New York – During his Sunday inaugural, Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio said that his electoral victory was because of his rigorous house to house visitation as a campaign strategy. “And my team’s hard work,” he said. Amatorio is the second FilAm to be elected as mayor, following Robert Rivas who served the mayoral post in […]
Bergenfield Inaugurates Mayor Amatorio, 2nd Fil-Am for the City
By Marivir R. Montebon Jersey City – Mayor-elect Arvin Amatorio of Bergenfield, along with Councilwoman Ora Kornbluth, and Councilman Buddy Deauna will be sworn into office today Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 1PM at the Borough Hall on 98 N Washington Avenue in Bergenfield. Community celebration follows immediately at VFW Hall in Bergenfield. Amatorio, […]
Councilman Amatorio Seeks Mayoral Office in Bergenfield
If victorious, he will be New Jersey’s second elected Filipino mayor. Amatorio runs alongside Council members Kornbluth and Deauna Bergenfield — Philippine-born councilman Arvin Amatorio will run for Mayor of Bergenfield in November. Amatorio has the support of the Bergenfield Democratic Committee and he is teaming up with Bergenfield Council President Ora C. Kornbluth and Councilman […]
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 […]
Filipino Leaders Vow to Help Protect Immigrants on Impending Deportations
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – The city that never sleeps will not sleep on your rights as immigrants, even if you are undocumented. This was the assuring message of the office of Mayor de Blasio to members the Filipino community here who are wary of the impending crackdown of undocumented immigrants […]
Filipinos to File Complaint with Dist. Attorney for Lost Boxes
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Clients of the defunct RDR Cargo and Logistics are rolling their sleeves to reclaim their stalled balikbayan* boxes. At least 20 of them, from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland, are stepping up efforts to file a complaint against RDR owner Rommel del Rosario with […]
Learn from the Past: Heneral Luna and World Chaos
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon With the current of stream of bloody events, Heneral Luna’s timeless message comes to mind – the past continues to live in the present. Filipinos advancing Heneral Luna to the Oscar’s is a test of our ability to orchestrate ourselves in the arts. But the movie by […]
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