Filipino Victim of Anti-Asian Hate in Stable Condition; Asian-American Community Condemns Brutal Attack
Press Release EGC-019-2022 3 January 2022 FILIPINA VICTIM OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE IN STABLE CONDITION; ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACK Consul General Elmer G. Cato joined leaders of the Asian-American Community and local elected officials in a press conference outside the Yonkers City Hall on 15 March 2022 where they condemned the recent anti-Asian hate attack on a 67-year old Filipina. (Photo by Jose Magaso) NEW YORK - The 67-year-old Filipino woman who was seriously injured after she was brutally assaulted in an anti-Asian hate incident in New York is in stable condition and could be discharged from the hospital anytime, the Philippine Consulate General in New York said on Tuesday. Consul General Elmer G. Cato said the Consulate was informed of this development by the family of the victim, a dual citizen from the Ilocos Region, who sustained serious injuries to the head and face after she was savagely attacked inside her apartment building in Yonkers, on Friday. “We have reached out to the family of our kababayan and assured them that we will assist in whatever way we could,” the Consul General said. On Tuesday, Consul General Cato joined leaders of the Asian-American Community and local elected officials in…