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US nationals banned from entering Philippines; mandatory 14-day quarantine for all

New York – The Philippine Consulate in New York advised that foreign passengers are prohibited from entering the Philippines effective 3 January 2021, 12:01 AM until 15 January 2021, if they are coming from the US, or have been to the US within 14 days prior to their arrival. In a press release, the Philippine […]

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Christmas Prepping: FilAm Youth Learn to Make Parol

New York – Young Filipino children and their families attended a parol (lantern) making workshop at the Philippine Center on November 17, 2018 sponsored by the Philippine Consulate General New York in cooperation with the Department of Tourism in New York and the Filipino School at New York and New Jersey. It served as a […]

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PIDCI Candidates and Community Talk of Transparency, Trust

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – For the first time in many years, concerned community leaders articulated boldly the uncomfortable issues of transparency and fund mismanagement at the first candidates forum of the Philippine Independence Day Council Inc. (PIDCI) early this week. Attendees asked brave questions and witnessed how old candidates hurled explosive revelations […]

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On Facebook: If a Story Could Launch a Thousand Likes

How ecstatic could a publisher/writer get? Editor’s Notes  By Marivir R. Montebon     New York – Drum roll for the ten OSM! articles which instantaneously gathered more than a thousand likes upon posting on Facebook. I am the most excited, of course. We have consumed more than half of the year 2017, and I […]

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Filipinos Urged to Vote in the Philippine Elections ‘Til May 9

New York City – Filipinos in the East Coast have 18 more days to vote for the Philippine National Elections. Voting has begun for overseas voters last 9 April for presidential, vice presidential, senatorial, and party-list representatives. In New York, where registered voters expect to receive their voting packets by mail, some community members still chose […]

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Fil-Ams Enthusiastic in Facing Presidential Bets in a NY Kapihan

OSM! Forum   I have always found that candidates do not address specifically the needs of a younger generation of Filipino returnees. We actually want to work to build our country. We do not just want to retire there. We are concerned with the quality of life. Melissa dela Cruz     The Fil-Am Press […]

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