Consular Outreach: Registration for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV)

Original Photo from Jobarracuda

Want to vote for the May 2010 Philippines Presidential Election but do not have the time to go to the Philippine Consulate General in New York?

You’re in luck! You don’t have to go to NY as the Philippine Consulate will be coming to Jersey City to serve the Filipinos here. They [...]



Filipinos Show Support For Mayor Healy

Several Filipinos in Jersey City led by officials of PAFCOM and Order of the Knights of Rizal were in attendance at the Culinary Arts Institute in Journal Square when the incumbent mayor Jerramiah Healy announced his re-election bid for this coming May.

Carrying posters that say “Mabuhay Mayor Healy” and “Filipinos For Mayor Healy” and [...]



PAFCOM’s 2nd Community Heroes Award

All Filipinos in and around Jersey City are invited to attend PAFCOM’s 2nd Community Heroes Award on January 24, 2009 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM. You’ll have the chance to meet and greet the awardees, and watch a fashion show featuring the collections of Fashion Designer Emmanuel Guinto.

The Community Heroes Award recognizes various [...]



Filipinos in Funny Skittles Tailor Commercial

I just saw a funny Skittles commercial featuring a Pinoy tailor and a Filipino in a mirror. The tailor is measuring up a gentleman, but the reflection he sees in the mirror is a Filipino eating Skittles. Watch the 30-seconds “Reflect The Rainbow” commercial below I found on Youtube:

When the gentleman noticed his “reflection” eating [...]



How Do Pinoys Celebrate New Year’s Eve in JC?

As a Filipino, how do you celebrate New Year’s Eve here in Jersey City? I know some Pinoys went to Times Square in New York to witness the giant ball drop. But that tradition is too “western” for some.

Filipinos in the Philippines use firecrackers to celebrate the New Year’s Eve. Common beliefs say that the [...]