Filipino Cast on Aladdin: Magnificent Actors with an Attitude of Gratitude
By Marivir Montebon New York – Filipino actors of Aladdin on Broadway exude an attitude of gratitude as they embrace the opportunity given them to perform their electrifying roles on stage. Such feeling is shared by Don Darryl Rivera (DDR), who performs Iago, the funny-but-mean sidekick to Jafar, Angelo Soriano, who swings as Omar or […]
Gifts from Santa in Alaska: Christmas is for the children
By Nieva Quezon Burdick New York – My primary goal in visiting Fairbanks, Alaska was to follow the Aurora Borealis. Alaska’s Arctic is one of the last great wilderness regions on Earth – remote, wild, and unpopulated vast land where possibly the Northern Light becomes visible. But when I was there, the days were cloudy. No […]
Maryknollers elect first Board of the Maryknoll/Miriam College Alum East Coast
New York – The Maryknoll/Miriam College Alumni Association (MMCAA) congratulates the first Board of Directors of its USA East Coast Chapter and the officers elected among them. Chapter elections were held last December 2021. A follow-up meeting among the Directors was held on 11 January 2022 to elect officers. Felicidad De Los Angeles Bunuan GS […]
Fundraiser Initiative for #OdettePH victims in Cebu and Bohol Launched in NYC
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Young entrepreneur Dalareich Polot readily agreed to an interview to provide us a glimpse of what’s going on her province of Bohol after super typhoon Odette (international name Rai) hit land on the midnight of December 17, 2021. She was, however, unable to have a conversation with us […]
What state ads would mean for New Jersey’s ethnic press
Opinion Republished from https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/12/what-state-ads-would-mean-for-new-jerseys-ethnic-press-opinion.html By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Phillip Sungyong Han, Clyde Hughes and Aleksandra Slabisz Ethnic and community media are critical lifelines of information for tens of thousands of people in New Jersey. Immigrants and people of color have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and are often the first to suffer the brunt […]
Bangon Cebu, kaya natu ni!*
By Vanette Colmenares Cebu City – It’s Christmas morning and I can hear a few hustle and bustle within the assigned hotel that I am quarantined in. It is my third day in Cebu, and accordingly, they will be releasing those with negative results but will continue their quarantine in their respective destinations. I am […]
Finally, a Little Manila Avenue in Woodside, Queens NYC
By Marivir Montebon New York – For the effort, Filipinos can pat their backs this time. The NYC Council voted Wednesday the co-naming of the southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue on 70th Street to Little Manila Avenue which residential and business enclave of Filipinos in Queens. The legislation was sponsored by Council Member Jimmy Van […]
FilAms Gather in Jersey City for Leni Robredo
By Manny Caballero JERSEY CITY – Driven by a common desire to help make VP Leni Robredo the next president of their native country, FilAms from around the East Coast trooped to this city Sunday, Dec. 12, and joined the much-anticipated Pink Caravan For Leni. Over 250 Pinoys rode in more than 100 cars decorated […]
US readily welcomes immigrants with extraordinary ability
By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Immigration restrictions became top priority during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. An invisible wall was built that hampered opportunities for countless eligible immigrants, including extraordinary ability/ EB-1A foreign nationals. Requests for evidence and denial rates increased with the USCIS (also known as the Service) plainly […]
Filipinos Sing ‘Christmas Around the World’ in Virtual Caroling on December 10
This Christmas, the nonprofit In Christ Alone Estefania Inc. (ICA) presents “Christmas Around the World” to visit your home and share some inspiring Christmas and Christian songs with your family through a Virtual Christmas Caroling. The ICA wants to feature its very own singers from all over the world – gathered by ICA founder Judilyn F. […]
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