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Christmas Prepping: FilAm Youth Learn to Make Parol

New York – Young Filipino children and their families attended a parol (lantern) making workshop at the Philippine Center on November 17, 2018 sponsored by the Philippine Consulate General New York in cooperation with the Department of Tourism in New York and the Filipino School at New York and New Jersey. It served as a […]

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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, […]

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Filipino Children’s Story Hour Program Launches at Local Public Library

BERGENFIELD, NJ – On October 7, the Filipino Children’s Story Hour Program was launched at the Bergenfield Public Library in Bergenfield, NJ.  The event was attended by an estimated 40 people, and included welcome remarks from Norman Schmelz, Bergenfield Mayor; Vice Consul Tanya Ramiro, Philippine General Consulate of New York representative; Cely Deauna, Bergenfield Public […]

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