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US East Coast Kakampink ask for clean elections; endorse VP Robredo as true servant leader
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – About 600 marchers of the Walk for Democracy held a rally Sunday May 27 at the premises of the Philippine Consulate on 5th Avenue, demanding for clean and honest Philippine elections. The Kakampinks endorse Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis Pangilinan for president and vice president in […]
Comm. del Castillo to OSM!: Thank you for the commitment to spotlighting FilAm contributions
New York – Commissioner Anne del Castillo of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment added her felicitations to the 10th anniversary of OSM! online magazine in an official email sent to publisher Marivir Montebon. “I am humbled and honored to be listed among the incredible Filipino Americans featured in the book. I thank you […]
NY Senate Health Committee Passes ‘Coverage For All’ Bill After Recent Assembly Committee Vote
FilAm Leaders Laud Bill as Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Eligible To Receive Health Coverage Under C4A Legislation Albany, NY— On February 1, 2022, the New York State Senate Health committee voted to move bill S1572, also known as Coverage For All, forward to the Finance committee. The legislation passed with 7 yes votes […]
Be Counted in the Census, Volunteer, Vote Early – Democrat Leader Loida Lewis Urges Fil-Ams
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Many Filipino Americans here are stepping up to vote out Pres. Trump in November. To open the 2020 National Democratic Convention in Milwaukee today August 17, the FilAms for Biden campaign held a welcome event emphasizing the necessity for Filipinos ‘to be heard and be counted in the […]
Filipino women leaders react to Trump acquittal
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – A day after the Senate acquittal of President Trump’s charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, here’s what Filipino women leaders say. “Even before the trial, the Republicans led by Senator Mitch McConnell, already said they would acquit. What a travesty of the Constitution! I admire […]
Philippine Montessori Kids Steal Their Hearts Away at Carnegie
By Marivir Montebon New York – They’re too cute for words, wrote Manhattan lawyer Atty. Lara Gregory on her Facebook page. I’ve had a taste of the divine, remarked OSM! Blogger Vanette Colmenares. They were referring to their momentous experience of the finest musical artistry at the Carnegie Hall with young Filipino artists of […]
FilAms Call for Honest Elections, Independent Philippine Senate
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The Philippine midterm elections is in full swing here in the East Coast, defined by political actors as a crucial time in determining whether the first republic in Asia will continue to be a democracy or become another dictatorship. The overseas elections are being conducted for a month […]
Lewis: PIDCI Acting Like a ‘Private Group’ When It Owes Public Funds
Editor’s Note: Filipino philanthropist and civic leader lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis writes a reaction to the recent amendments to the By-laws of PIDCI, citing that it behaved like a private corporation when it actually uses public funds from the Filipino community. In 2016, PIDCI, the organizer of the Philippine Independence Day parade in New York, […]
Supreme Court Denies Motion to Renew Case vs. PIDCI
As Community Steps Up to Manage Parade thru the Philippine Consulate By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Justice Barbara Jaffe of the New York Supreme Court denied the motion to reopen the 2017 election case sought by petitioners led by the United Mindoro International against the Philippine Independence Day Council Inc. In a […]
NYC Art Scene: Two Cebuano Artists Open ‘Fishers of Men’ Exhibit
By Vanette Colmenares New York – The weather here had been brutally freezing but inside the Philippine Center, the ambiance was warm, jovial and fun with the opening of the exhibit “Fishers of Men” by two renowned Cebuanos: Jun Alfonso and Gil Maningo. The two artists were college buddies at the University of the […]
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