THE 7th Annual Filipino American Festival will take centerstage once more on Sunday, September 1, 2019 from 1:00PM to 9:00PM at the Overpeck Bergen County Park (199 Challenger Road, Ridgefield, NJ 07660). Ludi Hughes, the founder and chairwoman of FAFI is happy to announce that the 7th year is one of a kind. “Our headliners…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, August 27, reiterated his support for family planning and pushed for the program’s revival in the next three years. “Ang isang kulang na lang natin actually na how to get it started and you know get it rolling beginning at least in the next three years, ‘yang ibalik ninyo ‘yung…
Bags, shoes, jewelry, accessories make use of unique, recycled, upcycled materials Woven textiles and beadwork from indigenous tribes. Hardwoods and plants from the Philippine countryside. Food bags from favorite snacks. Plastic bags from the grocery and supermarket. Thrown out brass or other metals. What do all these materials have in common? These items, by themselves…
A budget of P184.9-billion for next year is being eyed by the Philippine National Police to help improve the peace and order situation in the country — which includes the hiring of 37,000 officers. Included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020, which was submitted to the Senate by the executive department…
No funding has been provided by the European Union (EU) to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supposedly serving as fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen said Tuesday, August 27. He cited a series of audits on EU’s contracts with NGOs flagged by the Philippine government as “potentially…
Vaping/e-cig can kill Vaping or electronic cigarettes were invented to be a safe substitute for smoking. As I have written in this column last year, e-cigarettes/vaping were unsafe and maybe worst than smoking regular tobacco. Recently, young people who did vaping suddenly develop severe shortness of breath, which needed the use of a ventilator, first…
DEAR Atty. Gurfinkel: I was petitioned as “single” by my immigrant (green card) parent in 2008. The priority date is now current, and I am getting paperwork and forms from the NVC to fill out. I have a live-in partner, and we had a child together. Although we never married, we put a date of…
(Part 2 of 2) “ There are definitely some enemies in my life I definitely would wish celebrity on…” — Gary Coleman Star of the sitcom, ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ who suffered a reversal of fortune and died at 42 (Continued from last week …) WE are tempted to look at movie stars, fat cats and other…
IN recent years, Los Angeles has witnessed a handful of contemporary Filipino restaurants open up, typically the ventures of second-generation Filipino Americans who have cut their teeth cooking other cuisines and are circling back to the food they grew up eating. Journey some 40 miles down to Orange County and while the selection of modern,…
THE Philippines ranked third worldwide with the highest incidence of measles over a 12-month period up to June this year with 45,847 cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It noted that, in just the first six months of 2019, the reported cases worldwide were the highest they have been in any year since…
Law will allow reusable containers and food ware to be used at temporary events, concerts, fairs, and restaurants SACRAMENTO — A bill authored by Assembly member David Chiu (D-San Francisco) to allow the use of reusable food ware at temporary food events like concerts or fairs was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom…
Investigation pushed after rumors of the release of convicted murderer Sanchez AKO Bicol Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. on Tuesday, August 27, called for a congressional investigation to clarify whether prisoners convicted of heinous crimes should benefit from the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. In House Resolution (HR) No. 260, which Garbin filed on Tuesday,…
Scientists from the University of Minnesota have discovered “a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life”. The research “identifies a virulent strain of humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge, leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them.” “These…
No reported deaths, injuries near the that clogged the 2 and 134 freeways ANYONE driving on and around the 2 and 134 freeways on the afternoon of Sunday, August 25, may have been met with unexpected bumper to bumper congestion due to the brush fire that ignited near the foothills in Eagle Rock. The fire…
Disney revealed last weekend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California that its new animated movie “Raya and the Last Dragon” will feature Pinay-Canadian actress Cassandra “Cassie” Steele as the voice of its main character. Steele will be the voice of Raya, a lone warrior in the fictional land of Kumandra, on a quest to…
“That’s the state of how I was taught, was the whole thing of Ohana, wishes family…and that’s one thing that we don’t get enough of in the Philippines; [it is] all about family and same in Hawaii and that’s one thing I’ve always enjoyed is to be able to treat my people, of the people…
A YOUNG Filipina American caregiver faces charges in a lawsuit filed by an Illinois family this week for a Snapchat video that showed her and another caregiver taunting an elderly woman with dementia. According to court filings, Filipina American certified nursing assistant (CNA) Jamie Montesa recorded a Snapchat video of fellow CNA Brayan Cortez repeatedly…
IF there was one singular political issue that has defined the 2010s for America, it’s guns. Mass shootings in schools, churches, movie theaters and supermarkets have frequently ignited national conversations on whether or not firearms, particularly assault weapons, should be more strictly regulated by the government, if not banned. Along with the zeitgeist-defining issues of…
A Filipina American professor has been named one of two faculty fellows at Cal State LA. Melanie Sabado-Liwag, along with Shikha Upadhyaya, was selected as a Faculty Fellow for the Public Good for 2018-20, after a competitive review process by a team of former faculty fellows. Sabado-Liwag and Upadhyaya, both assistant professors, are collaborating with…
6. Avoid Leverage That Amplifies Stress During A Market Crash: Sure, there’s stress during a crash – lots of it. Add margins (meaning loans that you incurred to buy more stocks) and you get more stress. Those loans have to be paid – right in the middle of a market crash. Malo. 7. Don’t Try…
A sad reality on being judgmental and unforgiving A FRIEND of mine spoke to me about how people can be so judgmental and unforgiving. He was very sad about how things turned out for him. I felt really, really bad for Antonio, my friend. Although the present society claims to accept the LGBTQIA group, many…
President Donald Trump said he is “very seriously” considering putting an end to U.S. birthright citizenship, which grants legal citizenship to those born in the country regardless of where their parents were born. “Where you have a baby on our land — you walk over the border, have a baby. Congratulations, the baby is now…
Former Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. posted bail on Friday, August 23 after his arrest for several alleged violations in relation to the now-defunct Banco Filipino. Yasay, along with five other officials, were arrested on Thursday after criminal charges were filed in a Manila court for allegedly violating banking laws. The former secretary…
THE Supreme Court on Friday, August 23, distanced itself from the reported possible release of convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez, clarifying that it did not order the release of the former mayor. According to SC spokesperson Brian Hosaka, the high court ruled only on the retroactive application of RA 10592, which expanded the application…
THE anti-graft court Sandiganbayan this week dismissed the graft and usurpation charges filed against former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III over the 2015 Mamasapano massacre. In a six-page resolution promulgated on Thursday, August 22, the Sandiganbayan 4th Division dropped the charges upon the request of Ombudsman Samuel Martires, who said that there was no sufficient…
