Yet another Filipino attacked in New York — consulate

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MANILA, Philippines — In yet another attack on a Filipino in the United States, the Philippine Consulate in New York reported Friday that a 51-year-old Filipino woman was “verbally assaulted and harassed” in the city.

Elmer Cato, the Philippines’ consul general in New York, said on Twitter that the Filipino woman was also prevented by her attacker, identified as a “homeless woman,” from boarding a train at the 63rd Drive Subway Station in Rego Park in the Queens borough.

This comes just a little over a week since an 18-year-old Filipino tourist was violently assaulted near the Philippine Center in Manhattan where he sustained injuries on his face.

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