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Sinulog: A Cebuano dance of faith more than ever in these hard times
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – It’s January and for Cebuanos all over the world, it is time to dance to the beat of the Sinulog! You can’t break a 500-year-old tradition even when you are not home. In New York, Connecticut, and Perth, Visayan immigrants celebrated under strict pandemic protocols. Sinulog is a […]
2021: Doing the basics of self care and vaccine
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The new year ushered in with frontliners saying it is time for continued self care and mindfulness. Dr. Laura Garcia, a nurse-educator at the College of Mt. St. Vincent, said that those who have had their covid19 vaccines should continue doing health precautions such as wearing masks, frequent […]
Philippines now back to participate in the US temporary non-agri visa program H2-B
New York – The Philippines is back on the list to participate in the H-2B or temporary non-agricultural visa program of the US starting this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a press release on January 12, 2021. In 2019, the Philippines was de-listed from the temporary work visa programs H2-A (agricultural) […]
OSM! Online Magazine now has 6.6M pages read and 700K readers reached
New York – The online digital magazine OSM! www.justcliqit.com, now its 9th year, has 6,641,632 pages read and 718,793 readers worldwide as of December 2020, and growing! Women and youth (aged 18 to 85) comprise the majority of its stable of readers. Founded by the mother-daughter team Marivir Montebon and the late Leani Alnica Auxilio, […]
FilAm nonprofit holds Christmas Caroling, Lantern Making Contest to Benefit Filipino Cancer Patients
Alexandria, VA – The nonprofit Filipino American Cancer Care (FACC) held a virtual special Christmas presentation aired via zoom and live streamed on Facebook to kick off its fundraising activities for Filipinos in the US and the Philippines who are afflicted with cancer. The Christmas caroling fundraiser started on Thanksgiving Day, November 26 and ended […]
The US Capitol is under siege; Democracy and decency are being taken down; How do you end this?
An OSM! Forum Elizabeth Cueva, Esq. “There is no excuse for violence. Whatever political party or affiliation one belongs to, causing chaos and wreaking havoc on democratic institutions is unacceptable. The freedoms of expression and to peaceably assemble to protest can only be protected by consistent application of the law and condemning all forms of […]
I found my new love in the time of the coronavirus
2020 Yearender (Last of two parts) Editor’s Note By Marivir R. Montebon Dear 2020, Thankfully, my uncle and two aunts survived covid19 during spring. Witnessing their experiences remotely confirmed everything that the legitimate news organizations reported. We have an invisible enemy in our midst. The virus and all germs for that matter made me paranoid. […]
NY hit by new Covid19 strain in Saratoga; Gov. Cuomo tells locales to get tested
New York – The Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany has confirmed the first known case of the U.K. variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 in New York State, the office of Gov. Cuomo said today, Monday, January 4. An individual from Saratoga County, NY, with no known recent travel, tested positive for the strain, which […]
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 […]
Essay: My Blessings Jar 2020
By Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, TX The first thing I do on the first day of a New Year, is open my Blessings Jar and pour out all the little notes of gratitude for blessings received in the year that just passed. And then I enjoy reading all the blessings received and prayers answered. My […]
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