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Without a COVID-19 vaccine, use of unproven traditional remedies surges in NJ Filipino community
By Marivir R. Montebon CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ—Despite warnings from scientists and health officials that natural remedies are by no means a medically proven treatment for various diseases, Filipinos in New Jersey could not be stopped from using traditional remedies to fight the coronavirus. Without a COVID-19 vaccine, many Filipinos in the Garden State believe that […]
‘A Thousand Cuts’ Film Featuring Maria Ressa opens in the US via PBS Aug 7
New York – The freedom of the press is under attack in the Philippines and journalist Maria Ressa, a 2018 TIME Magazine Person of the Year, is fighting back in an attempt to defend press freedom, a pillar of democracy. Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz (Motherland, Imelda, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey) highlights the urgency of […]
Trafficked Filipino J-1 Visa Holder Gets Immigration Relief from USCIS
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Courage will claim its reward. A young Filipino trafficked to the US under the J-1 visa program was recently given humanitarian relief (T visa) by the USCIS after suffering from miserable working and living conditions for the past three years in Los Angeles. Natalie Sevilla (real name withheld) […]
International Journalists Ask Tax Evasion Case vs. Maria Ressa be Thrown Out
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The International Federation of Journalists Asia-Pacific region today joined the call to end the tax evasion case against Rappler co-founder Philippine journalist Maria Ressa. Trial for Ressa’s alleged tax evasion will be heard on July 22 in Manila. The IFJ is currently part of the #HoldTheLine coalition that […]
International Summit Council for Peace Slated July 9
New York – The COVID 19 crisis has had enormous impact on our world and has given rise to a wide range of political, economic, and social challenges. Despite the hardships that the pandemic has brought, First Ladies have shown effective and nurturing leadership with empathy and compassion.In partnership with their husbands, they have rallied […]
Bersales Lecture: Magellan Took Two Years to Circumnavigate the World and Dies in the Hands of Mactan Chief
By Vanette Colmenares New York – My alarm was set for 2:30 a.m. but I was up before that and had turned on my computer. Normally, my waking time would be between 5 to 6 which starts with drinking coffee, doing tiny chores and then sitting on my desk for some writing. But this was […]
Congratulations to the Unique Graduates of 2020
While Lauren graduated in the front yard, I graduated in my bedroom. My hair was untrimmed with lots of white streaks showing. I wore my old nevertheless still presentable cream blazer and a pajama which was not shown in my camera. I just had the strangest feeling of all. It was the 61st day of […]
Champorado: Arroz con Chocolate Y con Anchoas
By Vanette Colmenares New York – The champorado dish is as old as ‘Mampor’ which is the Visayan adaptation of the Spanish language to mean being born in the ‘tiempo ni Mampor’ (time of Mampor). Who is Mampor? Only God knows. Ever since I was born, the dish ‘champorado’ has already been there. It is […]
Love Heals Racial Divide, Interracial Couples Say
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Interracial couples believe that marrying someone outside one’s race would help bridge the racial divide among peoples. The testimonials of Greg and Yuka Agulan and Noel and Rhia Luz speak of enduring relationships of people coming from different racial and cultural backgrounds with one common element: trust. Businessman […]
Review: A Thousand Cuts – Eerily Timely, Brave
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Watching Ramona Diaz’s two-hour documentary A Thousand Cuts makes you bleed, figuratively. It brings you to the backstory of Filipino journalists covering the horrendous arbitrary killings of suspected drug pushers and users in the Philippines. Produced by Cine Diaz, it is about the age-old adversary of the frontliners […]
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