The World Eats Here: Recipes and stories from Queens Night Market’s immigrant vendor-chefs
A LOT of people have channeled their inner chefs and bakers as a way to cope with the global pandemic and after almost 12 weeks in lockdown, there is a need for more creative recipes. These home cooks, amateur chefs and bakers are ready to expand their repertoire and go beyond grilled lemon chicken and…
Filipino-owned bakery and restaurant Goldilocks now open at SFO’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1
SAN FRANCISCO – As businesses across America are forced to shut down due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldilocks Filipino Bakeshop and Restaurant opens its newest North America branch at the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 of San Francisco International Airport. SFO is open and providing services to travelers and partner airlines. Freddie…
RECIPE: Chicken Adobo from ‘The World Eats Here’
Recipe from Alfredo and Marienits Pedrajas of Lapu-Lapu Foods Philippines (Makes 5 to 6 Servings) Filipinos love their garlic and vinegar, and both are supporting stars in this dish. Chicken adobo is an iconic and familiar household dish in the Philippines, but it’s also sold in many fast-food establishments. It’s traditionally cooked in a wok….
Anti-terror bill OK’d in PH House
THE Philippine House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 3, approved the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, on its third and final reading. A total of 173 lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 6875, while 31 voted against its passage; 29 others, on the other hand, abstained. “No need for bicameral conference committee since there are no…
Senators welcome suspension of VFA termination
by Joseph Peralta and Ritchel Mendiola SENATE President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, June 3 both welcomed the move of Malacañang to suspend the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines. The two senators reiterated that the petition filed by senators in…
CA COVID-19 cases surpass 117k mark
California now has 117,687 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,361 deaths, according to the state Department of Public Health. As of June 2, local health departments have reported 10,293 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 63 deaths statewide. As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, the California Department of Public Health…
Gabby Lopez: I am a natural-born Filipino
ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III on Wednesday, June 3, said he is a natural-born Filipino, explaining that both of his parents are Filipino citizens. “It was in recognition of being a natural born citizen that I took it upon myself to ask for recognition of my citizenship. My understanding of my lawyer was…
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach has a new love
THEY have made it official – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach and Beautiful Destinations CEO Jeremy Jauncey are in a relationship. According to the Philippine Star, the pair, who are featured in the cover and an exclusive interview in Tatler Philippines, have admitted to dating exclusively for months now. Wurtzbach said she felt a spark…
Warning: Drug/food recalls
ONE of the functions of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to monitor and evaluate drugs for efficacy, quality, and safety. Whenever it discovers impurities or contamination, it notifies the manufacturer and recall of the product is expected or imposed. Usually, the pharmaceutical company affected initiates the voluntary recall. Lately, the popular…
Is your DAPA child now over 21?
IN November 2014, Pres. Obama announced a program, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), which would have allowed parents of U.S. citizens (or lawful permanent residents) to remain in the U.S. and obtain work authorization without fear of deportation. Their child could have been of any age or marital status….
Despite minor damages, Fil-Am restaurants stand in solidarity with protesters in LA County
EARLY morning on Tuesday, June 2, Mary Jane Rempola received a call from an employee that the front glass door of Bagnet in Panorama City had been shattered amidst the unrest unfolding across Southern California. Rempola opened the small Filipino restaurant in a plaza along Roscoe Boulevard in February, but has since been struggling to…
Why they protest: Filipinos express support for Black Lives Matter, call for structural police reform
The protest started out peacefully. Gathered on a breezy Saturday morning on May 30, tens of thousands of individuals far and wide gathered at Pan Pacific Park on the westside of Los Angeles for a Black Lives Matter rally. Standing 6-feet apart and donning face masks and wielding signs, the rally was meant to be…
Los Angeles County imposes curfew for fourth night starting at 9 p.m.
Los Angeles County will be under a countywide curfew that runs from 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 through 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 4. This is the fourth night of a countywide curfew ordered to protect public safety. Tonight’s curfew will start later than the curfew in previous nights as the County assesses public safety…
Mahal Kong Nanay, Tatay, Tita, Tito: Mahalaga Rin sa Amin ang Buhay ng Mga Itim
This is the Tagalog version of the open letter created by Letters for Black Lives, an ongoing project for people to create and translate resources on anti-Blackness for their communities in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter. The letter was written and translated collaboratively by hundreds of people who want to have honest and respectful conversations with their…
Dear Filipinos in America, are we complicit in fanning the flame of racism and police brutality in America?
MGA KABABAYAN, we have seen the gruesome video and pictures recounting how Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on African American George Floyd’s neck last week while Floyd pleaded with him, saying he couldn’t breathe. Multiple videos reveal the white police officer knelt on the 42-year-old black man for eight minutes and 46 seconds in…
Philippine Consulate in New York boards up amidst looting in the city, sets new protocols when it reopens
The Philippine Consulate General in New York — just as it was preparing to reopen — shuttered and boarded up its glass windows on Monday, June 1 as New York braced for more widespread looting and violent protests. “In light of reports of looting and break-ins in the vicinity of the Philippine Center, and as…
Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19 reach over 5,200
THE Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, June 2, reported 12 new cases of the novel coronavirus among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of infected individuals to 5,230. It also recorded five new deaths from the Middle East, raising the death toll to 347. “With only a few countries across three major geographical…
Sotto says anti-terror bill ’good as passed’
PHILIPPINE Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday, June 2, said that the proposed anti-terrorism law is “as good as passed,” after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the bill as urgent. “It’s as good as passed. It will just need my signature if it comes back to us after ratification then I will transmit to the…
Refunds available for annual summer tour to the Philippines
U.S.-based travelers who were slated to join this year’s Very Important Pinoy Tour to various Philippine destinations may receive a refund, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles announced on Monday, June 1. The annual tour — formerly called the Ambassador’s Tour — brings Filipinos from across the U.S. back to the Philippines, and was set…
Hate unmasked in America
by Anna Almendrala “You are the most selfish f—ing people on the planet.” I jerked my head to the left, where I saw a neighbor glaring at us from his driveway while unloading groceries from his trunk. “Where’s your f—ing mask?” he said. “Unbelievable.” My jaw dropped. I had just walked three blocks home with…
The Global Interfaith Dialogue
Last Monday, May 23, our nation joined our Muslim brothers in the Philippines and around the world in celebrating the Eid al-Fitr, or “Festival of the Breaking the Fast,” which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Indeed, this year’s observance of the Ramadan is unlike the previous years due to the raging…
‘They’re not even naming our dead’: Digital memorial tracks deaths of transnational Filipino health care workers
SINCE March, 74 health care workers of Filipino ancestry have died of COVID-19 in the United States. The number is nearly double the fatalities of individuals working in the same sector back in the Philippines. In the United Kingdom, where around 20,000 Filipinos are employed in the national health care system, 41 deaths have been…
Garcetti honors fallen Pinay nurse who came out of retirement to help LA’s coronavirus fight
LOS Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently honored a Filipina American registered nurse who died of COVID-19 after coming out of retirement to rejoin the front lines once the outbreak hit the city. During his daily briefing on Friday, May 22, the mayor spoke about Rosary Celaya Castro-Olega, 63, the first health care professional to succumb…
Duterte places Metro Manila under GCQ starting June 1
Metro Manila will be shifting to a more relaxed general community quarantine on June 1, according to a recent announcement from President Rodrigo Duterte. “You know, the NCR (National Capital Region) will now be placed under the general community quarantine or the GCQ starting June 1,” he said in his public address aired over state-run…
PAL seeks to resume flights on June 1
NATIONAL carrier Philippine Airlines is finalizing plans for June flights, after President Rodrigo Duterte announced that Metro Manila will be transitioning to a more relaxed general community quarantine starting on June 1. “Philippine Airlines welcomes the opportunity to resume regular commercial operations following the Philippine government decision to upgrade certain areas of the country, including…
Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19 now at 2,845
TWENTY-FOUR overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected individuals to 2,845, according to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs’ latest tally on Friday, May 29. The agency also recorded six new fatalities in Europe and the Middle East, raising the death toll to 340. Meanwhile, 11 Filipinos abroad successfully…