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Gallery: Opening Night of the Return of The Lion King
After 18 months of theater lockdown, The Lion King returns to Broadway on September 14, 2021. The cast of the The Lion King stars Stephen Carlile as Scar, L. Steven Taylor as Mufasa, Tshidi Manye as Rafiki, Cameron Pow as Zazu, Ben Jeffrey as Pumbaa, Fred Berman as Timon, Brandon A. McCall as Simba, Adrienne Walker as Nala, James Brown-Orleans as Banzai, Bonita J. Hamilton as Shenzi and Robb Sapp as Ed. Vince Ermita and Corey J. alternate as Young Simba, and Alayna […]
9-11 Memorial Peace Essay: Peace and unity amidst diversity
Our people in Marawi rejected the violent ideology of ISIL / ISIS because we believe in the importance of love. We would be falling into their narrative if we cast them as representative of the faith of 1.6 billion people. By Famidah Dirampaten (Editor’s Note: Famidah Dirampaten is a candidate for the Master’s of Arts […]
9-11 Memorial Peace Essay: Peace in times of diversity
By Vanette Colmenares Education of the other, tolerance in what the other is and indulging on the similarities rather than differences should be the direction to have some sort of reconciliation and harmony. (Editor’s Note: Vanette Colmenares is a blogger of OSM! Online Magazine and pursuing her Doctoral Ministry at the Unification Theological Seminary. This […]
Top Filipino realtors say US uptrend in real estate stands on solid ground
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Two Filipino real estate agents painted a rosy picture of the country’s uptrend in real estate, citing that it stands on solid ground. Top agents in Hawaii and New York, Maria Valenzuela and Edwin Josue, in an interview over Issues & Inspiration digital talk show, were one in […]
Dominican Republic bullish on promoting islands for tourism in NY
By Marivir Montebon New York – With the Big Apple as its biggest market for tourism in the US, the government of the Dominican Republic is rolling its sleeves to entice tourists into its shores with an assurance of an efficient vaccination program for its industry workers and citizens. At the DR Tourism Roadshow on […]
Filipino Summer Night Market: Enjoying the simple community life Pinoys know
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – There was balut (duck eggs), sago’t gulaman, bibingka (rice cake), buko juice, pork barbecue, pancit (noodles), cassava cake, and a couple of young performers at the Filipino night market that perked up the neighborhood of Elmhurst on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The pork adobo (braised pork) contest was […]
Creativity, Govt and Community Support Helped Filipino Restos Survive the Pandemic
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The pandemic brought out the best in Filipino restauranteurs to survive its onslaught in 2020. With creativity and guts – and support from the government and communities – they hurdled an acutely challenging time for their businesses. Community Support Nora Galleros, co-owner of Kape’t Torta in Queens, pointed […]
We need that ‘Culture of Clean’
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon New York – A few weeks ago, Mr. James Montenegro, Philippine manager of Chroma Hospitality, highlighted the ‘culture of clean’ in his hotel chains in the Philippines as an elevated service at the time of the pandemic. Speaking from Cebu through Zoom at the 9th Kapihan sa New York […]
COVID19, Corruption Killing Filipinos, Filipino Activists Say
US group seeks good governance and end of Duterte rule in 2021 elections By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Just as the Philippines is into another major lockdown, Filipinos in the US have virtually launched an electoral organization called 1Sambayan (One Nation) to field candidates for the 2022 elections to end the Duterte presidency. […]
Covid19 Journals by Filipino women writers: Here’s to narratives that defy exclusion
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Here’s one silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic: a book written by women about their stories of courage and continued struggles. Prof. Maria Diosa Labiste, associate professor of Journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman penned the introduction of the book Covid19 Journals, a published by the […]
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