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Fil-Am Media Spends Relaxing Merienda Break with Outgoing Consul General
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon Despite her busy schedule, Consul General Tess Dizon de Vega had been so considerate to squeeze into her wrap-up goodbye meetings a time for the Fil-Am Press Club of NY. For sure, the media community will miss her as she officially ends her stint in New York this month. […]
Filipina Leader Gives a Poignant Tribute to ConGen Tess de Vega
“I have been admiring her and her work from afar – very impressed and more importantly proud, seeing her as a “superwoman” and role model to many – from the young to the veterans and more seasoned kababayans.” – Venessa Manzano Editor’s Note: During the 2018 Distinguished Filipino Women honoring night on March 12, […]
International Women’s Month: Filipino Women in Publishing, Engineering, News Honored
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Three Filipinas in the field of publishing, engineering, and news reporting are this year’s honorees for the Philippine Consulate General New York’s 2018 Distinguished Filipino Women awards, recently held at the Philippine Center on March 12, 2018, in time for the International Women’s Month celebration. Cyber-security […]
Bravery Ends Human Trafficking and Domestic Abuses
The case of Lurlyn Abrasaldo and many brave men and women who flee Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Lurlyn Abrasaldo listened attentively to the spirited exchanges of participants of the public forum on February 16 with Philippine undersecretary for migrant workers affairs Sarah Lou Arriola. Arriola just came from […]
Lobby for Immigration Reform, Romualdez Tells Filipinos in US
Also Says Duterte’s Drug War Will See a ‘Sophistication’ Soon By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said Saturday that Filipinos in the US should actively lobby with Congress and local officials on immigration reforms to ensure protection and intact families. This came as a response […]
Fil-Ams Express Concerns for Their Social and Housing Benefits in 4th GA
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Much of the time during the whole day affair of the 4th General Assembly of the Filipino community in the East Coast was given to queries on social security benefits and Pag-Ibig Funds. Put together by Consul General Tess Dizon de Vega and her dynamic consular team, […]
The Best of the Philippines Goes to Grand Central in Spring 2018 Expo
By Marivir R. Montebon In ‘Explore Islands Philippines’ the best of Philippines comes to life in one of the world’s largest train terminal, the Grand Central #comeexplorewithus New York City – Jerry Sibal and Edwin Josue of the JS Productions pulled off an elegant and electrifying opening salvo for what is to happen in […]
My Multi-Colored, Multi-Cultural Christmas on 5th Avenue
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon While New York continues to reign supreme with the grandeur of its holiday lights, real friendships and community are ultimately the ones that gladden my heart. New York City – The holiday season on 5th Avenue, Manhattan’s thoroughfare that divides the city into east and west, is overwhelmingly spectacular. […]
PIDCI Faces NYS Supreme Court Petition for Accountability, Transparency
By Marivir R. Montebon “We did not want to take this to court. But we were forced to, because we had been repeatedly ignored by the newly-elected officials.” Juliet Payabyab New York City – It is now in the Supreme Court. The Philippine Independence Day Council (PIDCI) is facing multiple petitions before the New […]
FIL-AM Press Club Launches Journalism Scholarship for High School Students
By Cristina DC Pastor Vice President, FAPCNY New York City – On its sixth year, the Fil-Am Press Club of New York announced the launch of a Journalism Scholarship program for high school students across the New York metropolitan area. The launch was announced November 3 at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue as the […]
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