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· Michelle De Pacina
Bini is not just P-pop — they’re a new vision of Filipino womanhood [interview]
Historically, the Tagalog term “binibini” was used as a respectful and formal way of addressing a young woman. Often with the connotation of being a maiden of grace, elegance and modesty, one could say a “binibini” was “very demure, very mindful.” However, in recent years, the…
· Ryan General
Korean American author Ilyon Woo wins Pulitzer Prize for biography
Korean American author Ilyon Woo won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for her book “Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.” Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Here Lies Love’ actor Jose Llana on why the dark history of Philippines’ martial law must be shared
When veteran Broadway actor Jose Llana walked into the audition room for musician and writer David Byrne’s musical “Here Lies Love,” he declared, “I’m the blood of two major anti-Marcos activists, and I’m here and I would like to play your Ninoy Aquino.” Llana, 47, entered with…
· Ryan General
Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion charges
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and Filipino online news site Rappler have been cleared of tax evasion charges. In its ruling on Wednesday, the Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeals stated that prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the press freedom…
· Rohan Zhou-Lee
Rally at United Nations decries Filipino president’s arrival and demands human rights be upheld
Filipino activists will rally both outside the United Nations headquarters and nationwide on Sept. 20 while the Philippines’ current president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., delivers a speech. The rally is meant to demand accountability from Marcos and the Philippines’ former…
· Michelle De Pacina
Philippines orders news site Rappler to shut down, says founder Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa, the Filipino American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (PSEC) had revoked news site Rappler’s operating license in a statement on Tuesday. The PSEC will uphold its January 2018 ruling of revoking…
· Bryan Ke
New Jersey high school names auditorium after Nobel-winning Filipino American journalist Maria Ressa
Toms River North High School in New Jersey held a ceremony on Monday to unveil the “Maria Ressa Auditorium,” which was named after veteran Filipino American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa. “Every single decision you will make is going to decide who you are…
· Ryan General
Journalist critical of Duterte’s drug war becomes first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize awardee
Journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of news outlet Rappler, became the first Filipino recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize award on Friday. She shares the prestigious honor with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov. Press freedom advocates: On Friday, the pair, who both angered their…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans Mourn Passing of Civil Rights Icon and Congressman John Lewis
The recent passing of civil rights leader John Lewis has deeply saddened many in the Asian American community who admired him and his advocacy.
· Ryan General
Filipino Rappler Journalists Sentenced to Prison Over a ‘Typo’
A court in Manila, Philippines has convicted Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. over charges of cyber libel on Monday.
· Ryan General
Four Asian Journalists Among Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ for 2018
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2018 featured four Asian journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer, two Reuters reporters jailed by Myanmar’s government, and the founder of a Philippines news website. The staff of a daily newspaper in Maryland rounds up this…