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Filipino leaders thank Biden for donated vaccines, appeal for more
By Eric Lachica Press release fromwww.USMedicarePH.org WASHINGTON, DC – Filipino American leaders rallied Saturday morning in front of the White House to thank Pres. Biden and the American peoplefor delivering an initial donation of 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX facility to the Philippines. The dozen leaders also appealed to Biden to […]
Essay: My Three Citizenships
By Vanette Colmenares New York – It was a few minutes before 9AM when I arrived at the Philippine Consulate in Manhattan to keep an appointment earlier made the previous week. A man holding a Philippine flag, and Erwin, the front desk person greeted me and gave me a piece of paper to write my […]
Celebrate your Mom this Mother’s Day, but protect her by keeping masks on
By Sunita Sohrabji/EMS Contributing Editor Carmela Bernal vividly remembers “El Dia de la Madre” Mother’s Day celebrations of her childhood. “The whole family would get together in my uncle’s backyard: 20, 30 people and lots of kids,” said the fledgling artist, who grew up in San Bruno, California. “Uncle would bring out his guitar and […]
Biden nominates FilAm Gina Ortiz Jones as USec of US Air Force; Filipinos’ support needed to back up appointment
By Gus Mercado Pres. Joe Biden has, once again, fulfilled his old promise to Filipinos that he would honor Filipino veterans of war. When he was Vice President and Senate President, he helped shepherd a bill to finally recognize and compensate Filipino WWII veterans who had fought under the American flag but denied benefits for […]
Immigrant Labor Pains: Frontline Essential Workers are Poorest in NYC
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – They deserve more than a pat on the shoulder. Immigrant workers, including the undocumented ones (age 16 and older), comprise the majority of frontline essential workers who continued to operate in-person throughout the pandemic here. According to the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA)’s fourth Annual Report, […]
Filipino Ingenuity: Let a Thousand Community Pantries Bloom
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon Love and share – it is what people should do, I believe, in face of this pandemic. We Filipinos call it bayanihan or pagtambayayong or pagtinabangay. The informal structure of friendship and family is strong in the Philippines as a way to survive vis-a-vis the long-standing inadequacy of public […]
Earth Day: Mabuhay ang Bayanihan; FilAm children sing songs of the Earth
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon A few days ago, I was truly ecstatic at the initiatives of Filipinos who shared their extra food from their own kitchen and home gardens to other people on their neighborhood. It was touching. I have shared one story on my FB page and clicked loved on similar posts. […]
NJ Epidemiologist says blood clot side effects of J&J is incredibly small; two-dose alternative vaccines rolled
The rate of blood clots among J&J vaccinated individuals is literally less than one in a million – Dr. Stephanie Silvera By Marivir R. Montebon Cliffside Park – An epidemiologist here assuaged public anxiety over the blood clot side effects of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, citing that these cases were extremely low and that […]
Sen. Padilla of California pushes for US citizenship of undocumented essential workers nationwide
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Democrat Senator Alex Padilla of California is pushing for a law that would provide essential workers in the US a road to citizenship. In a press conference called for by the Ethnic Media Services (EMS) on April 16, 2021, Padilla said that it was time to honor immigrant […]
NYC Holy Mass for 500th Anniversary of Christianity in Philippines Apr 25th Sunday
New York – The 500th Anniversary Committee (New York) and the San Lorenzo Ruiz Global Ministry will hold a Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines on Sunday, April 25th, 2PM at the Church of Corpus Christi, 529 West 121 Street in New York City. Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, D.D., […]
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