Chicago-based chefs Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, owners of the Michelin-starred Filipino restaurant "Kasama," were hailed as two of the best new chefs of 2022 in the United States by the Food & Wine magazine. Featured in the October issue of the magazine, Flores and Kwon were praised for the...
The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Foundation Inc. has honored 11 Filipino women for their contributions to the nation in their respective fields of practice. The 2022 Towns Awardees. From left to right, Keisha Alena Mayuga (Transport Planning); Ana Patricia Non (Community...
An alliance of Filipino women called on the national government to strengthen and increase its budget for calamity response a day after tropical cyclone Karding ravaged Luzon with torrential rains, severe winds, and other rain-induced hazards. Photo shows the extent of damage of Super Typhoon...
A fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to pursue peace negotiations with groups that advance “reasonable aspirations of any civilized society.” (Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas) Manila Regional Trial Court’s junking of the Department of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez looked like he was having the time of his life early Saturday morning (Philippine) Sept. 24 as he sampled popular Filipino food truck fare in New York City in the United States (US) with Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Photo by Ryan Pacpaco)...
For Filipinos growing up abroad, a way for them to connect is through Filipino food, whether it is through their family’s cooking or humble Pinoy snacks. The same thing happened to Jo Koy who grew up in Washington. The Fil-Am comedian’s childhood years were filled with good memories of Filipino...
Angelo R. Lacuesta’s first novel is a deeply personal story that spans decades of changes—political, social, economic, technological—in the Philippines HAPPINESS IN TEXT Joy , in its synopsis, is a story of joy—lived forward, backward, sideways, and upside down, in lives and loves that...
In time for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a fisherfolk group told President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassert the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea (Photo courtesy of AFP) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Filipino fishermen, on Thursday, Sept. 15, requested for an immediate onsite investigation on the alleged dismantling of fishing structures for a 650-hectare reclamation project in Navotas City. Fisherman (Pixabay) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), in a letter...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed 17-year-old tennis sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala not just for winning a juniors Grand Slam title in the United States (US) Open, but also for not forgetting about her Filipino roots during her shining moment. Alex Eala “What has...
Seventeen year old Alexandra Maniego Eala made history last Saturday when she won the US Open junior girls’ singles championship in New York by defeating Lucie Havlickova from the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. She is the first Filipino tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Her feat is...
Fishers, together with other Philippine-based environmental organizations, vowed to continuously defend and protect the Philippine marine and aquatic resources. Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Sunday, Sept. 11 aired its goal to further protect...
