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 […]
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Renewed Hope for Dreamers
By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – President Barack Obama introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012 as a protective measure to shield those who were brought to the United States as children and did not possess citizenship or permanent residency status. Certain undocumented immigrants will be eligible for a work […]
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 […]
Cecile Azarcon, Maestro Rob Shroder headline “Alay Kay Inay” – A Virtual Concert for Moms
New York – After a successful Valentine’s virtual concert, UPAAA, Inc. together with two other UPAA chapters in East and West coasts, joined forces to stage yet another online event to give tribute to the special women in our lives, our mothers. The virtual concert will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 7:30 […]
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, […]
Mayors Richard Gomez, Isko Moreno, Francis Zamora in NY Kapihan “Fiesta Filipinas”
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez will be among the guests of the Kapihan sa New York themed “Fiesta Filipinas” on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 8PM EST, 8AM Mla. Time, and 5PM PST. Gomez is the local chief executive of Ormoc in Leyte from 2016 to the present. […]
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 […]
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