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ConGen Claro Cristobal: We will be an inclusive Filipino community
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – During his first outing to the Philippine community through members of the press here, Consul General Claro Cristobal described that his leadership in the community will be inclusive, participative, cooperative, and results-oriented. Cristobal started as head of post in New York and the northeastern seaboard on June […]
Facebook Must Develop Fake News Detection Tools, Ban Fake News Publishers
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Hear ye, hear ye, Mark Zuckerberg. A Filipino-American CEO of a non-profit organization Womensphere has a strong message to Facebook CEO Zuckerberg. Analisa Balares said that Facebook and all other social media platforms needed to develop a tool to determine fake news content. She also added […]
Outgoing DCG Bong Carino: Thank You New York for the Great Memories
By Marivir R. Montebon For Fiesta Talks 2017 Magazine New York City – Deputy Consul General Felipe Carino III, or DCG Bong as he is fondly called, will say ‘till we meet again’ to the Filipino community in the northeastern coast by the end of August this year. He will leave his post as […]
NYC’s Phil. Parade: The Tradition of Fun Fare Continues, Cebu Wins Best Dance
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – The Madison Square Park smelled delicious with the grilled pork barbecue even before the Philippine parade started at 11 AM, said Muriel Iturralde of the Pinas Global Newspaper. Despite overcast skies, the paraders (about 120 groups) and spectators were bent to attend the 119th celebration of […]
Phil. Consulate General NY Asks for Balanced Reporting on War Vs. Drugs
New York City – The Philippine Consulate General in New York responded to the December 7 New York Times article titled “They are Slaughtering Us Like Animals” saying the story was totally one-sided. Taking cue from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in Malacanang, the PCGNY asked the foreign media to present both sides […]
Pasko sa Konsulado: Celebrating 30 Years of Phil. Christmas Tradition
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City-During the first simbang gabi (night mass), Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Vatican’s permanent representative to the United Nations, challenged Filipinos here to “transfer their enthusiasm of observing the Christmas tradition to their children and grandchildren.” Auza, a native of the province of Bohol, said the Christmas evening mass […]
Phil. Artist Maning Rodriguez, 104, Honored at NY Consulate
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — This summer, you have to get a chance to see the works of 104-year-old Philippine artist Manuel Rodriguez Sr. at the Philippine Center on 5th Avenue. “Mugna* – The Rodriguez Legacy” exhibits the collection of works of Mang Maning, touted as the father of Philippine contemporary […]
Filipino Leaders Urge Kababayan to Go Out and Vote
By Marivir R. Montebon Jersey City — There is after all a Filipino-American Vote, hence leaders here are rolling their sleeves to harness it. Lawyer JT Mallonga, president of the National Federation of Fil-American Associations (NAFFAA) encouraged Filipinos nationwide to go out and vote in the November 2016 elections and the May Philippine elections. In a […]
David Hyatt Launches Memoir on the Romance, Politics of Carlos and Beth Day Romulo
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — The Philippines’ most powerful man, President Ferdinand Marcos stood against the marriage of Carlos P. Romulo, his foreign minister, to Ms. Beth Day Romulo, an American journalist in New York. In the words of Ms. Romulo herself in the memoir The Writer, the Lover, and […]
Kabigting Honors Consulate General with a Vibrant ‘Sa Kabukiran’ Gift
By Marivir R. Montebon All creativity is an expression of the divine in us – Fernando Kabigting New York City — Artist Fernando Kabigting, on Thursday July 30, presented a gift (Sa Kabukiran, acrylic) to Consul-general Mario Lopez de Leon Jr. as a token of gratitude for the support of his solo exhibit […]
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