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NEW YORK (iiNNS) – A forum, “Know Your Candidates” has been scheduled at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center here for Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Read more: Forum: ‘Know Your Candidates’ for Philippine president March 30
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary Virgilio De los Reyes of the Philippine Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and a panel of senior Philippine officials recently discussed the "opportunities and challenges" in Philippine agriculture, manufacturing, and science and technology, highlighting the country’s economic growth, the inclusiveness of progress, the sustainability of reforms, and the quality of the Filipino workforce. The panel discussion was held at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. on 17 March 2016.
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NEW YORK -- The Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) search for Filipina beauties in the Greater New York region’s large Filipino and Filipino-American community continues despite the Mrs. Kalayaan contest already counting with six candidates and the Diwa ng Kalayaan (Spirit of Independence) contest having seven young dalagang Filipina (single Filipina) entered.
Read more: PIDCI search for Diwa ng Kalayaan, Mrs. Kalayaan continue
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NEW YORK -- The New York Filipino community gathered together at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center to honor and pay tribute to the late Ambassador Willy C. Gaa in the evening of Friday, 18 March 2016.
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NEW YORK, 23 February 2016 -- The Consulate General, in cooperation with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) and the Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP), hosted the first Philippine Healthcare Information Management Service (HIMS) Roadshow at Kalayaan Hall that highlighted the Philippines’ comparative advantage as well as the achievements and contribution to the economy of the IT-Business Process Management sector (IT-BPM).
Read more: Healthcare Information Management Services Roadshow Generates Solid Interest in New York
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JERSEY CITY - Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced on Feb. 29 that Jersey City would become the first city in New Jersey to raise the minimum wage to $15 for municipal workers, with more than 500 city employees receiving an increase in their take-home pay. The move, accomplished by Executive Order and reflected in the administration’s tax-neutral budget introduced last week, will take effect immediately.
Read more: Jersey City Becomes First NJ City to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 for Municipal Workers
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- There is a way to make your voice heard if you are a high school student with a desire to positively impact today’s global challenges and the needs of society.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2016 – AARP is pleased to announce its new Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Hero Awards to acknowledge hard-working staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations. The call for nominations is open now until March 31, 2016 at AARP’s AAPI Community Facebook page.
Read more: Call for Nominations for AARP’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Community Hero Awards
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NEW YORK -- At a memorial service held for the late US diplomat Steve Bosworth last 20 February 2016 at the Harvard University Memorial Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Del Rosario delivered a personal eulogy for his old friend and fellow fighter for democracy.
Read more: Secretary Del Rosario Honors the late Steve Bosworth for his EDSA People Power Connection
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MILAN, Italy, March 2, 2016 -- “Likened to an airplane, the Philippine economy has lifted off, but we are not yet in cruising altitude,” Loida Nicolas-Lewis says. “There is a danger for the plane to crash back down. We need 18 years of good governance, so that a culture of integrity, ethics and morality can finally uproot the culture of corruption, violence and injustice that the Marcos regime sowed over 40 years ago,” she adds.
Read more: Fil-Am Leader Rallies Global Pinoys for Good Governance
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